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...Fitch is the latest rating agency to strip the US of its triple A rating, downgrading it to a more humdrum AA+....
...Fitch did not adjust its “country ceiling”, which it affirmed at AAA....
...In Tuesday’s announcement, Fitch analysts did duly cite some statistics....
...Fitch, a rival rating agency, downgraded the bank on Friday but left its rating in investment grade territory. Moody’s said NYCB faced numerous “financial, management and risk management” issues....
...“Fitch’s quantitative ratings model declined markedly between 2018 and 2020 — and yet Fitch is announcing its change now, despite the progress that we see in many of the indicators that Fitch relies on for...
...Attwell, of Sustainable Fitch, expects further growth in the blue bond market this year, helped by the emergence of clear standards for the space....
...The Treasury will spend £110bn on debt interest in 2023, according to a forecast by Fitch....
...The downgrade by Fitch is a non-event for yields.” Treasury markets reacted modestly to the Fitch decision and the US plan to increase borrowing unveiled on Wednesday....
...Fitch busted the US’s sovereign debt rating down from AAA, the highest, by one notch to AA+....
...“This decision is the result of a pessimistic assessment by Fitch regarding France’s growth prospects and its debt trajectory,” Le Maire said in a statement....
...Fitch stated that the company did not respond to a request for confirmation on the coupon payments, and it was therefore assuming they had not been made....
...The slated equity injection from Australian investor Macquarie comes the same day that ratings provider Fitch downgraded the water utility, citing its high interest costs and operational challenges....
...US prosecutors have charged Donald Trump in connection with his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, Uber reported its first operating profit, and Fitch Ratings has cut the US debt rating...
...“Rising interest bills are a key risk to public finances and sovereign ratings, particularly in developed markets,” said Edward Parker, managing director at Fitch Ratings, the credit rating agency that downgraded...
...Fitch still expects a resolution to the debt limit before the x-date....
...“It feels like the early adopters have adopted,” said Fitch ratings analyst Steve Brown....
...The disclosure came days after rating agency Fitch stripped the US of its prized triple A rating....
...loan obligations — the vehicles that own roughly two-thirds of America’s low-grade corporate loans — has made refinancing “challenging” for loan issuers, according to Elizabeth Han, a senior director at Fitch...
...While Fitch still expected a deal to be reached, it said the risks have risen that the government could miss payments on some of its obligations....
...You can find a lot of great pieces such as T-shirts from Gap or tank tops from Abercrombie & Fitch there. When you find something that you like, buy it....
...“They’ve been incredibly aggressive,” said Fitch Ratings analyst William Van Meerbeke. “Their industry was dying. There would be no growth ever [without the acquisitions]....
...Fitch does not have a rating on the conglomerate....
...The UK’s credit rating came under further threat on Wednesday as Fitch put the country on a “negative” outlook while giving a damning verdict on the government’s fiscal policy and political credibility....
...Last week saw Southern Water downgraded by Fitch, citing challenges that included servicing its “high interest costs”....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on July 4. ©2023 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
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