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US credit downgrade means junk sovereign bonds now outweigh AAA debt for the first time, Fitch says
AAA bonds no longer make up the largest nominal share of the sovereign market when measured by outs…
Filip De Mott
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BAML: There are 2 different $3 trillion risks hanging over markets - but there's only one that should really scare investors
"As we saw with Greece at the height of the European sovereign crisis, the key risk associated with…
Will Martin
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S&P: This Sort Of Political Brinksmanship Is Exactly Why The US Is No Longer Rated AAA
"In our opinion, the current impasse over the continuing resolution and the debt ceiling creates an…
Sam Ro
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The mix of global sovereign credit ratings hasn't changed much since the financial crisis
Countries boasting S&P's pristine AAA rating include Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hong …
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America's racial inequality is a risk to its credit rating, Moody's says
Addressing the increasing wealth gap between Black and white families could boost the US economy, t…
Marguerite Ward
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A major credit rating agency just issued a stark warning to Congress on the debt ceiling
"If the debt limit is not raised in a timely manner prior to the so-called 'x date' Fitch would rev…
Bob Bryan
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The world's debt is on pace to set a distressing record
"The partial recovery in commodity prices in 1H16 has led to improved market sentiment towards emer…
Bob Bryan
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Russia will be considered in default if it uses rubles to make payments on its US dollar bonds, Fitch Ratings says
Russia has interest payments of $117 million due for two US dollar bonds. Its access to assets has …
Carla Mozée
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'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says US debt-rating downgrade means there's less faith in the dollar and Treasurys
"There's no way to sugarcoat this at all. It's bad," Kevin O'Leary told Fox News on Wednesday.
Filip De Mott
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FITCH PUTS USA'S AAA CREDIT RATING ON NEGATIVE WATCH
Fitch's federal debt projections reflect its economic and fiscal policy assumptions and were detail…
Matthew Boesler
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Here's The Controversial Argument From A Major Bank That A US Debt Default Wouldn't Be That Bad
It is a measure of how unusual the current situation is that those sovereigns that have been SD in …
Steven Perlberg
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CITI: Cracks Are Starting To Appear In Europe, And One Market Is Particularly Concerning
Although demand for peripherals has fallen, like the core, it remains positive. It is this cumulati…
Matthew Boesler
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There's a staggering amount of bonds investors own for almost nothing in return
"Unconventional monetary policies, regulatory risk mitigation by banks and a flight to safety in gl…
Akin Oyedele
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Moody's rating downgrade not surprising: SBI report
"...India has not been alone to witness rating downgrade. So far around 21 emerging and developing …
PTI
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Risk to India's sovereign rating from external pressures is limited: Fitch
The risk to India's sovereign rating from external pressures is limited, said Fitch Ratings on Wedn…
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One of the world's leading credit rating agencies thinks Trump could be a disaster for the global economy
"In Fitch's view, the present balance of risks points toward a less benign global outcome. The Admi…
Bob Bryan
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Congress' debt-ceiling game of chicken has rating agencies sounding the alarm. S&P could slash rating to D on a default, while Fitch also warns of downgrade.
If the US were to default on even a single debt instrument, an S&P analyst said, "we don't know, we…