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Marginal credit boost: Fitch on India's inclusion in JP Morgan's bond index

Fitch estimated that inclusion in the GBI-EM indexes could facilitate approximately $24 billion in passive inflows into government bonds between June 2024 and March 2025

Reliance Industries may transform into holding company: CreditSights

Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd may eventually transform into a holding company, with majority stakes in independent entities that operate the major business verticals, CreditSights, part of the Fitch Group, said on Monday. In a report on billionaire Mukesh Ambani's succession plans at Reliance, it said robust credit profile, aided by strong anticipated earnings outlooks for its telecom and retail segments, mitigate a poorer outlook for Reliance's downstream oil unit amid high crude oil prices and its elevated capex needs. Reliance recently shed more light on the conglomerate's business succession plans, when company chairman Mukesh Ambani announced that his three children - Akash, Isha and Anant - would be inducted into the firm's board of directors. Ambani said he would continue performing his duties as chairman and CEO for five more years. "We view the further progress in Ambani's succession plans favorably, considering key man risk has been a persisting conce

Fitch retains India's growth forecast at 6.3%, flags inflation risks

Fitch Ratings on Thursday retained India's growth forecast for the current fiscal at 6.3 per cent saying the Indian economy continues to show resilience despite tighter monetary policy and weakness in exports, but upped year-end inflation projection on El Nino threat. The Indian economy grew 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter of current fiscal on strong services sector activity and robust demand. "The Indian economy continues to show resilience despite tighter monetary policy and weakness in exports, with growth outpacing other countries in the region," Fitch said, while projecting 6.3 per cent growth for current fiscal, and 6.5 per cent for next fiscal. In its September update of the Global Economic Outlook Fitch, however, said that high-frequency indicators suggest that the pace of growth in the July-September quarter is likely to moderate. Growth in the July-September quarter is likely to moderate as exports continue to weaken, credit growth flatlines and the Reserve Bank of

What more can India do to win over the Big Three sovereign rating agencies?

A high sovereign credit rating can raise a country's star among the global investor community; a low rating, indicating doubts over ability to repay debts, increases its financing costs

Rating agency Fitch cuts China's 2023 GDP growth forecast by 80 bps

Beijing eases down payments, mortgage rates in fresh stimulus move

Fitch Ratings affirms 'BBB-' rating on ONGC with a outlook stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) rating at 'BBB-' with stable outlook. "ONGC's ratings are constrained by the ratings of the state of India (BBB-/Stable), its majority owner," Fitch said. "We maintain ONGC's Standalone Credit Profile (SCP) at 'bbb+', which reflects ONGC's scale as the largest oil and gas (O&G) producer in India, its significant reserves and production, and its vertically integrated and geographically diversified business model." The SCP also considers Fitch's expectations that ONGC's credit metrics will improve over the financial years ending March 2024 (FY24) to FY27. ONGC's credit strength, however, is counterbalanced by its long track record of declining domestic oil and gas production, which we expect to reverse over the next few years, though there is less certainty on its ability to sustain organic production growth through the cycle in the longer term. "We believe ONGC's status, ownership and control by the sovereign is ..

Fitch retains SBI, 5 other PSB' rating at BBB, with stable outlook

Fitch Ratings on Thursday affirmed the ratings of the nation's six public sector lenders, including State Bank of India (SBI) and Bank of Baroda (BoB), at BBB- with stable outlook. The other banks which the agency rated BBB- with stable outlook are Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Bank of India, and Union Bank of India. The rater has also affirmed these banks' viability rating at BB and its government support rating of BBB-. On retaining the long-term issuer default rating of SBI, the agency said the rating is support-driven, with the government support rating (GSR) above the viability rating (VR). SBI's GSR is the same as the sovereign rating of BBB- with stable outlook, reflecting the agency's view that SBI has the highest probability of extraordinary state support among the banks. The stable outlook mirrors that on the sovereign's own rating, it added. Revising the operating environment score of the bank to BB+ from BB, the agency said it reflects the view of structural ...

Fitch affirms SBI's long term rating at 'BBB' on asset quality, loans

Agency revises outlook for lender's asset quality score from 'stable' to 'positive'

Fitch warns rapid growth in unsecured retail credit needs management

Operating environment for Indian banks improved as economic risk recede

Sensex rebounds 507 pts from lows, ends 138 pts up; auto, IT stocks gain

Closing Bell on August 16, 2023: The shares of SBFC Finance, which debuted on Wednesday at a premium of 44 per cent, settled at Rs 92.2 per share, up nearly 62 per cent over issue price

JPMorgan, other top banks likely to face ratings cut, says Fitch Ratings

Stocks sink on downgrade warning

Threat of govt shutdown builds in after rating downgrade by Fitch in US

The credit rating company's determination has emboldened Republicans to call on President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats to yield to their demands for fresh spending cuts

Numbers justify Fitch downgrade, says Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman

"The numbers justify it, regrettably," the Blackstone Inc. chief executive officer said on CNBC Friday

TMS Ep491: GST on gaming, AI & Indian IT, Fitch's US downgrade and more

Has the online gaming industry got a new lease on life? Is Indian IT embracing AI? How soon can equities recover from Fitch's US downgrade blow? What is Minerals Security Partnership? Answers here

Fitch downgrades US' rating: How soon can the markets recover?

Stock markets, analysts suggest, are impacted by unexpected events and see a knee-jerk reaction. When market valuations are high, the sell-off, they say, will be sharp

Gold needs to clear this hurdle for sentiment revival, shows chart

The MCX Gold October futures need to overcome the resistance at Rs 59,930, for fresh buying to emerge, indicates technical chart.

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What does Fitch downgrade of US credit rating to AA+ mean for the markets?

The development caused a flutter across equity markets, with most leading frontline global equity indices trading weak on Wednesday.

Fitch Ratings downgrades US: A stern criticism of political standoffs

The Fed raised interest rates by 25 bps in March, May, and July 2023. Fitch expects one more hike to 5.5 per cent-5.75 per cent by September

Fitch downgrades US credit rating to AA+, Treasury calls it 'arbitrary'

Fitch downgraded the United States to AA+ from AAA, citing fiscal deterioration over the next three years and repeated down-the-wire debt ceiling negotiations