Rating agencies need to move away from opaque methodology, mechanism needs reform: Office of CEAPointing to the improvement in India’s macro fundamentals and its dissonance with ratings, the report noted that macro improvements mean li...
21 Dec, 2023, 03.27 PM IST
India’s sovereign credit perception better than othersThrough the Ukraine war, a litmus test for the global financial system, the cost of insuring potential defaults has risen more slowly in Mu...
19 Mar, 2022, 09.07 AM IST
Fall in CDS hints at improving sovereign credit perceptionIndia's 5-year CDS (Credit Default Swap), a gauge for investment risk, dropped about 68% to 85.92 since March 24 last year, outpacing decli...
25 Dec, 2021, 09.21 AM IST
Moody's upgrades India's ratings outlook after nearly two years to Stable from NegativeIn November 2019 Moody’s had downgraded India’s sovereign rating by a notch to Baa3 from Baa2 with a negative outlook over a weak reform pu...
06 Oct, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
Bond yields slip below 6% again on RBI measures, but pare lossesThis was the first instance since May 14 when yields have dropped below 6 per cent.
22 May, 2020, 03.12 PM IST
ICICI Bank & SBI risk swap rates rise offshoreBoth SBI and ICICI Bank have been declared as systemically important banks by the central bank.
12 Mar, 2020, 11.27 PM IST
Healthy appetite for debt paper from emerging marketsMost emerging market sovereigns are currently quoting at a yield of 3-3.20 per cent.
10 Jul, 2019, 09.56 AM IST
EM bonds give stellar returns so far in 2019; appetite remains strongMost emerging market sovereigns are currently quoting at a yield of 3-3.20 per cent.
10 Jul, 2019, 07.46 AM IST
REC bond yields higher than HDFC’sIf two groups merge, immediate offloading of securities is needed to halve their exposure.
24 Jun, 2019, 08.00 AM IST
Lower funding costs could add 3-4% to earnings growthAnalysts had earlier estimated 11% and 21% earnings growth for current and next fiscal.
18 Nov, 2017, 03.18 PM IST
Moody's raises outlook for 15 banks including ICICI, HDFC to 'positive'Earlier in the day, Moody's raised India's credit rating outlook to 'positive' and said an upgrade in its sovereign rating is also possible.
10 Apr, 2015, 10.37 AM IST
Budget 2014 takes steps in the right direction, but short on detail: S&PStandard & Poor's said that the commitment of the new Indian govt to maintaining the trend of fiscal consolidation would benefit the sovere...
10 Jul, 2014, 07.50 PM IST
Junk status still likely for India? Five factors that endanger sovereign ratingsS&P said that the direction & pace of policy reforms, more than which political party takes control, can affect ratings on the sovereign.
15 Apr, 2014, 02.40 PM IST
S&P's negative outlook on India may have perception impact: Finance Minister Pranab MukherjeeThe Government said S&P's negative rating outlook on India's deficit, debt burden and economic health may have "perceptional impact" on for...
18 May, 2012, 04.53 PM IST
- Government can achieve its fiscal deficit target: Barckays Capital Research
Indian government will be able to maintain its fiscal deficit taget said the research arm of European Bank Barclays.
26 Apr, 2012, 11.13 PM IST
- India's country rating vulnerable to further setbacks: Moody's
Expressing concern at the rapid deterioration of the fiscal situation in the country, global rating agency Moody's has said India's soverei...
26 Apr, 2009, 06.33 PM IST
- Our ratings are meant to be forward looking, not reactive
Govt’s inability to live within its means & remove bottlenecks for entrepreneurial activity is constraining further upgrade, Moody’s vice-p...
12 Feb, 2007, 04.06 AM IST