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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
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
Saudi Arabia: S&P Lowers Outlook On Oil Price Negative Trend
S&P Rating agency has lowered the outlook for Saudi Arabia to negative at the back of sliding oil prices. The country is the world’s top oil exporter. The agency maintained its sovereign credit rating for the kingdom due to the country’s very solid fiscal condition and despite the substantial deficit planned. S&P also stated that “… … Continue reading
Russian Central Bank Voids Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, Fitch Ratings
The Central Bank of Russia will no longer use credit ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Fitch, or Moody’s that were assigned after March 1, 2014. All credit ratings given to Russian companies and banks will now be at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Bank, according to a press statement Monday. The … Continue reading
S&P Especially Negative On Russia’s Banking Sector
By BNE Russian banks are facing the most pressure out of the major emerging markets, as the end of US quantitative easing leaves financing in those countries facing a new reality, according to a new report by credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s. “We have a negative view on the banking industry in Russia,” the report says, noting that almost … Continue reading
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