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RULES & RATINGS
Rules & Ratings: EM credit risk on the rise, says Fitch
Fitch Ratings has revised its sector outlooks for APAC, Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa sovereign to ‘deteriorating’ from ‘neutral’ as credit risk rises.
Credit risk is increasing for emerging market (EM) issuers, the agency stated,...
Rules & Ratings: Big Beautiful Bill highlights US credit cracks
Fitch Ratings has adjusted a quarter of its US sector outlooks for 2025 to ‘deteriorating’.
The agency cited slowing growth, increasing uncertainty and the expectation of higher-for-longer interest rates for the remainder of the year.
Trump’s...
Rules & Ratings: S&P’s APAC sovereign ratings stable – for now
No changes were made to S&P Global’s 21 APAC sovereign ratings or outlooks in H1 2025, suggesting an expectation that the global economy will avoid severely negative outcomes – despite ongoing geopolitical tensions in...
Rules & Ratings: S&P Global brings standard identifiers to private credit
S&P Global has expanded its LoanX IDs (LXIDs) to provide private credit identifiers.
The LXIDs identify instruments across counterparties and datasets, enabling them to be tracked and managed throughout the private credit loan lifecycle.
Catherine Ross,...
