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Emerging Markets Feeling The Heat From S&P
Emerging market economies are feeling the sting amid an oil price crisis and a slowdown in global growth which is battering economies, markets, and companies; alongside political risk these factors are eroding creditworthiness, which has lead to a spate of downgrades from ratings firm Standard & Poor’s (S&P). S&P has been the first ratings firm to downgrade sovereign debt from Saudi Arabia to Poland so far this year. On February 17, … Continue reading
Brazil’s Credit Rating Cut To Junk Status By Standard & Poor’s
“US rating agency Standard & Poor’s downgraded Brazil’s credit rating to junk status on Wednesday, pointing to political turmoil in the country and the government’s failure to pull the economy out of recession,” RT reports. According to the news provider: … the rating agency warned about a possible downgrade less than two months ago, the move … Continue reading
Brazil Must Do More To Maintain Its Investment-Grade Rating If It Wants To Attract Foreign Capital, BlackRock Says
“The world’s biggest money manager said Brazil must do all that it takes to maintain its investment-grade credit rating if it wants to remain an attractive destination for foreign capital,” Bloomberg reports. Although BlackRock claims it wants to promote Brazil, most of its clients refuse to allocate towards this destination as the country remains at … Continue reading
Moody’s Cuts India’s 2015 GDP Growth Forecast To 7% Amid Below-Normal Monsoon
Moody’s Investors Service lowered India’s economic growth forecast to 7 percent for 2015, from its previous estimate of 7.5 percent, as it believes that below normal monsoon rainfall will offset higher government spending and cautioned that further risks to growth stems from a slow pace of reforms. “We have revised our GDP growth forecast down to … Continue reading
Investors Flee Russia As Recession Deepens Due To Plummeting Oil Prices
The persistent decline in oil prices that keeps pressure on the Russian ruble will further deepen the recession of the Russian economy, Moody’s reports. According to the rating agency the Russian economy is in a recession and if the current macroeconomic and geopolitical situation doesn’t change soon, especially with respect of oil prices and the country’s … Continue reading
Brazil Prepares For Mass Demonstrations On Sunday As Allegations Of Corruption Swamp Rousseff Government
“Brazil President Dilma Rousseff is poised to face another key test as allegations of corruption and incompetence swamp her government, and plummeting commodity prices sap the country’s economy,” Seeking Alpha reports. According to Bloomberg: As allegations of corruption and incompetence swamp Brazil’s government, and plummeting commodity prices sap its economy, hundreds of thousands of angry … Continue reading
Brazil’s Credit Rating Just Above Junk Status After Moody’s Downgrade
Moody’s rating agency, yesterday on August 11th, downgraded Brazil’s government bond rating to Baa3 from Baa2 (only one notch above a non-investment / speculative grade). Also the outlook on the rating has been changed from negative to stable. According to Bloomberg: The company’s decision to assign a stable outlook to Brazil’s rating, now at the lowest level … Continue reading
Russia To Launch A Rating Agency By Year End
Russia is planning to launch a rating agency by the end of this year. The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) reported, the initial capital would be around $52 million. The CBR said today in a statement the following: … credit rating agencies are one of the most important elements of the financial market infrastructure. Their activities … Continue reading
Greece: The Struggle For An Honourable Compromise Is Far From Over
“Greece’s economy will barely grow this month, and unemployment will be even higher than previously feared,” The Guardian reports. That’s according to new forecasts from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development this morning. The OECD has adjusted its expectations downwards, given the events of recent months, The Guardian noted. Greece has the highest unemployment … Continue reading
Greece Likely To Default On June 5th: Liquidity Squeeze Keeps Pushing The Economy Deeper Into Recession
Greece may miss a deadline for a deal with creditors this week, as the parties haven’t made any progress in talks, Bloomberg sources close to the negotiations said, accelerating fears of an Athens default. Greece remains too far from striking a debt deal with its international creditors, unnamed sources who wished to remain anonymous told Bloomberg. … Continue reading
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