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A recently published whitepaper by Moody's looked deeper into the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on the credit memo process, including ...

Though global growth will slow in 2024 as high interest rates percolate through credit channels to the real economy, it ...

There are several major credit trends in 2024, said Moody’s recently. These major credit trends are as follows. Interest rates ...

Shadow credit in China is expected to remain subdued, said Moody’s recently.  According to the firm, shadow banking as a ...

Defaults among APAC high-yield nonfinancial firms will decline in 2023, with the default rate falling to 4.9% from 11.7% in ...

An ageing population will drag on growth of six Asian economies, said Moody’s recently. The growth of six Asian economies ...

Most rated Chinese corporates would see stable outlook in terms of credit quality over the next few months, despite soft ...

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China's reopening will spur a rebound in its economic growth, which in turn will affect economies and businesses across Asia-Pacific ...

China's reopening will support companies' credit quality as it will ramp up their earnings with a rebound in domestic demand ...

China’s policy, including its reopening and policy measures that refocus on growth rather than regulatory tightening, will likely drive a ...

Defaults among Asia Pacific high-yield nonfinancial firms is estimated to decline to 7% this year from last year’s 10.9%, said ...

IFRS 17 will change insurers' reported earnings and equity as it alters their profit recognition patterns and measurement of liabilities, ...

The credit trend for Asia Pacific’s non-financial firms is stable in 2023 said Moody’s recently. However, slowing economic growth, persistent ...

A strong US dollar will have credit effects on rated Asia Pacific companies, with those that have a significant portion ...

Asia Pacific outlook for rated nonfinancial companies is stable with still-solid, though slowing, growth and supportive domestic business conditions, said ...

The credit trend for nonfinancial firms in Asia Pacific will remain stable for the remainder of 2022, said Moody’s recently. ...

The top risks for emerging Asia over the next 12 to 18 months are inflation and supply chain disruptions, according ...

Asia Pacific emerging market firms' earnings will improve and its growth is set to outperform that of developed market firms, ...

The majority of repeat defaults by the same corporate debt issue are caused by industry stress said Moody’s recently. Some ...

ASEAN banks are expected to face modest worsening in asset quality as interest rates will rise, said Moody’s recently. Central ...

Credit trends in Asia Pacific for most non-financial companies in the rest of 2022 remain stable with the exception of ...

Liquidity woes have pushed the number of Asian high-yield companies with weak liquidity, in particular Chinese developers, to record highs ...

Growing blockchain applications bring new revenue streams for software and technology companies and first-mover industry leaders while helping some companies ...

Global credit conditions has turned more negative this year amid slower global growth, rising borrowing costs, surging prices for energy ...

Global growth forecasts for 2022 and 2023 are lower as Russia's invasion of Ukraine and pandemic lockdowns in China add ...

The credit trend for Asia Pacific companies will remain broadly stable in 2022, said Moody's recently. The stable trend is ...

More than a quarter of rated Asia Pacific (APAC) companies will be at risk under a downside scenario of a ...

Supply side strains in Asia Pacific will remain elevated at least through the end of the year, with energy and ...

Asia Pacific will see growing risks to its economic growth as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, said Moody’s recently. ...

Defaults among high-yield nonfinancial companies in the Asia-Pacific will slightly decline but stay elevated in 2022, said Moody’s recently. This ...

The credit trend for Asia Pacific companies will remain broadly stable through 2022, Moody’s said recently. Smoother and more sustained ...

Asia Pacific’s economic growth pace will stabilise in 2022, supporting a broad normalisation of credit conditions across sectors, said Moody’s ...

Potential action to tackle environmental issues, such as building resilience against the effects of physical climate risks and protecting biodiversity, ...

China's shadow banking assets will continue to decline on regulators' continued focus on containing systemic risks in the financial sector, ...

The rising vaccination rate, stabilising consumer confidence, low interest rates and higher public spending in India underpin positive credit fundamentals ...

Asia's (ex-Japan) corporate sector will be largely stable over 2022 on the back of a demand rebound from advanced economies, ...

The headwinds to global economic growth — such as those from the pandemic, supply chain imbalances and labor shortages -- ...

China's shadow banking assets will shrink further after falling sharply in the first half (H1) of 2021, as the deadline ...

The number of countries developing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) has dramatically increased as consumer preferences for digital payments shifted ...

Reaching net-zero will require massive shifts in policy and investment, challenging the credit profiles of debt issuers in sectors exposed ...

Asia Pacific covered bond issuers comprise high-quality financial institutions that can support the credit quality of their covered bonds through ...

Asia Pacific likely will grow faster in 2021-22 than the Middle East & North Africa and Latin America, but performance ...

The trailing 12-month default rate for Asia Pacific high-yield nonfinancial companies will fall to 3.6% at the end of 2021, ...

The number of companies on Moody's B3 Negative and Lower Corporate Ratings List fell 21% quarter-over-quarter, finishing June with 256 ...

China's (A1 stable) economic rebound has strengthened and become more broad-based since the beginning of 2021, said Moody's recently. Although ...

Refinancing risk in China is increasing for some finance firms, as increased borrowing in recent years have led to a ...

Rated Asia Pacific nonfinancial firms piled up their total cash holdings to a record-high $1.44 trillion, said Moody’s recently. The ...

The average covenant quality (CQ) score for Asian full-package high-yield bonds improved by 3% in the first quarter (Q1) of ...

The assumption of likely government support will continue for most rated Chinese nonfinancial SOEs (A1 Stable), said Moody’s recently. "We ...

The fall in China's shadow banking activities since the fourth quarter of 2020, reversing the growth over the first three ...

Refinancing conditions for most firms in Asia (excluding Japan) will be supportive as economic activity recovers gradually from the pandemic ...

China’s slew of tighter and broader regulations on fintech activities will curb systemic risk from under-regulated fintech growth but will ...

India's economy will recover in 2021, reducing the likelihood of a sharp deterioration in asset quality at the country's public ...

The impact of ESG (environmental, social, and governance) issues in financial markets will accelerate in 2021 as the effect of ...

Moody’s forecasts a 3.6% trailing 12-month high-yield non-financial corporate default rate for Asia Pacific at the end of 2021, down ...

The pandemic shock has increased the vulnerability of Asia's weaker credits though Asia’s China-led economic recovery is set to pull ...

Credit conditions in Asia Pacific will improve in 2021, supported by the gradual recovery of economic activity given the early ...

Moody's Investors Service said recently that its Asian Liquidity Stress Indicator (ALSI) remains elevated as liquidity remains weak for 45 ...

The broad downward trend in China's shadow banking activities continued though the country supported its economic recovery from the pandemic, ...

Uneven pace of economic recovery for Asian ex-Japan corporates underpins its stable outlook for the sector, with multiple indicators showing ...

The coronavirus crisis will have a long-lasting impact on China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), including rising credit strains across ...

Financially weak privately-owned enterprises (POEs) in China will face more liquidity and refinancing difficulties in the upcoming months as investors ...

Coronavirus-related stimulus and sizeable infrastructure spending will drive a significant rise in overall public sector debt to 45% of GDP ...

China is increasingly focused on the quality of economic growth, over the pace of economic growth, said Moody's Investors Service ...

Global credit conditions will likely improve overall in 2021, aided by unprecedented fiscal and monetary policy support in the wake ...

Chinese onshore and offshore corporate bond defaults will continue to rise over the next 12 months due to the country's ...

While many companies ramped up borrowing to ensure they had adequate liquidity runways through the initial economic crisis, they now ...

Asia-Pacific banks' creditworthiness should remain largely intact through the current economic downturn, despite substantial risks, said Moody’s Investors Service. "We ...

Indonesia's (Baa2 stable) key growth drivers are under significant strain this year, said Moody's Investors Service recently. While growth should rebound ...

The sharp slowdown in India's economic growth, exacerbated by the coronavirus outbreak, will hurt public sector banks' (PSBs) asset quality ...

Moody's Investors Service said that its Asian Liquidity Stress Indicator (ALSI) decreased to 38.1% in July from 39.7% in June, ...

Moody's baseline scenario predicts a trailing 12-month APAC high-yield non-financial corporate default rate of 6.0% in 2020, up from 1.1% ...

China's moderate policy support and the lack of a growth target for 2020 suggest that recovery from the coronavirus recession ...

The coronavirus-triggered global recession will continue to pressure Asia Pacific non-financial companies, with negative credit trends to persist through the ...

Moody's Investors Service said recently that its Asian Liquidity Stress Indicator (ALSI) decreased to 39.7% in June from 40.7% in ...

Policy measures taken by the ASEAN-5 economies – Malaysia (A3 stable), the Philippines (Baa2 stable), Indonesia (Baa2 stable), Vietnam (Ba3 ...

The number of companies most at risk of losing their investment-grade ratings – the potential fallen angels – in Asia ...

The absence of a GDP growth target together with the announced fiscal support measures indicate that China’s recovery from the ...

About 22% of 476 rated non-financial companies in Asia Pacific have high exposure to coronavirus disruptions, up from 20% in ...

Moody's Investors Service said recently in a new report that Chinese insurers' solvency remains strong due to higher earnings from ...

The Asian Liquidity Stress Indicator (ALSI) climbed to its second weakest level, and the number of companies rated B3 and ...

Indonesia's (Baa2 stable) GDP growth will slow to its lowest rate since the 1998-99 Asian financial crisis, with prolonged risk ...

The coronavirus outbreak and the related oil price shock will lower sovereigns' economic and fiscal strength, increase weaker sovereigns' vulnerability ...

Moody's Investors Service said today that its Asian Liquidity Stress Indicator (ALSI) edged higher to 32.9% in February from 32.7% ...

The default rate for Asian high-yield non-financial companies will rise modestly to 2.4% in 2020 from 1.1% in 2019, amid ...

Moody's Investors Service recently said that its Asian Liquidity Stress Indicator (ALSI) weakened further to 32.7% in January 2020 from ...

Moody's Investors Service said recently in a report that the coronavirus outbreak will further weaken the revenues of rated Hong ...

Moody's Investors Service said on Monday that it has downgraded the long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings of the Government ...

Moody’s Investors Service said recently that its outlook for APAC non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs),which highlights the key credit trends shaping ...

Moody’s Investors Services said today its outlook for China's financial institutions over the next 12 months is negative because slowing ...

Moody's Investors Service said itsAsian Liquidity Stress Indicator (ALSI) strengthened to 31.1% in September from 31.8% in August.  Still, the ...

While the implementation among Asia Pacific banking systems of the IFRS 9 accounting standard is making good progress, not all ...

Moody's Investors Service says in a recently released report that all but five of the 47 rated South and Southeast ...