Tag: Fitch 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...
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...
Rules & Ratings: Ratings agencies spar in private ratings legitimacy debacle
KBRA has hit back at Fitch Ratings’ claims that private credit ratings are inaccurate, stating that the agency has damaged its reputation and integrity...
Mexican bond markets: Keep your friends close
Sitting next to the US in the current trade war meant that Mexico avoided the highest bracket of US tariffs, thanks to its existing...
Rules & Ratings: Rating agencies hit with US$49 million in SEC...
The SEC has charged six nationally recognised statistical rating organisations (NRSROs) with failures to maintain and preserve electronic communications. In total, more than US$49...
Key trends in emerging markets debt issuance in 2024
Emerging market debt is seeing the effects of government reforms in both democracies and autocracies this year, with stability being the watch word for...
The changing liquidity picture for fallen angels and rising stars
When a company has its credit rating adjusted, the impact on bond liquidity is not entirely predictable. In a changeable rate environment as seen...
Regulators to take tougher line on green bonds
Green bonds have become popular in recent years but the lack of transparency over how proceeds are invested has made some investors nervous. This...
