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High Indebtedness, Low Growth Shapes 2020 Global Credit Outlook
Fitch Ratings-New York-18 December 2019: A combination of slowing economic growth, sustained low interest rates and unprecedented levels of indebtedness will broadly influence the global credit outlook...
Stable Outlook for Asia-Pacific House Prices in 2020
Fitch Ratings-Sydney/Hong Kong-17 December 2019: Fitch Ratings expects government policies to help keep house prices in Asia-Pacific markets stable in 2020, with the exception of Australia, where the house-price...
Global Mining Prepared for Weaker Demand Growth
Fitch Ratings-London-16 December 2019: The Rating Outlook for the global mining sector in 2020 remains Stable, as slower demand for some commodities is counterbalanced by supply restrictions for others...
LATAM Structured Finance Ratings Stable Despite Slowing Growth and Political Challenges
Fitch Ratings-Bogota-12 December 2019: The 2020 outlook for Latin American structured finance (SF) is stable, says Fitch Ratings, despite increased political risks and weaker and uneven growth across...
Macroeconomic Risks Prevail for Emerging Europe Finance and Leasing in 2020
Fitch Ratings-London-12 December 2019: The 2020 sector outlook for emerging Europe (EE) finance and leasing companies (FLCs) is negative due largely to continued macroeconomic volatility for major ...
Specialization and Profitability Could Offset Uncertainties for LatAm NBFIs
Fitch Ratings-Monterrey-12 December 2019: Fitch Ratings' sector and Rating Outlooks for Latin America Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) remain Stable for 2020 as highly specialized and generally...
Latin American Banks (Managing a Challenging Operating Environment)
The 2020 sector outlook for Latin American banks has been revised to negative. Fitch Ratings expects the region’s banks to maintain their credit fundamentals due to a slight pickup in growth in most Latin American...
CIS, Georgian and Ukrainian Banks
The stable sector outlook for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Georgian and Ukrainian banks reflects our expectation that lender profiles will remain supported by stable macroeconomic conditions and...
U.S. and EMEA Asset-Backed Commercial Paper
Fitch Ratings’ rating outlook for U.S. and EMEA asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) is Stable for 2020. The outlook reflects an overall stable outlook for financial institutions, the support providers to ABCP programs...
Financing Evolving for North American Energy Infrastructure in 2020
The evolution in financing for energy infrastructure projects will continue into next year, according to Fitch Ratings in its 2020 outlook report...
U.S. and Canadian Structured Finance (Outlook Remains Stable as Economic Growth Tempers)
Historically low interest rates, low unemployment and positive, yet slowing, economic growth will support stable asset performance in the U.S. and Canada. The U.S. economy continues to show relative resilience, but...
U.S. State and Local Governments to Hold Steady in 2020
Fitch Ratings-New York-10 December 2019: Stability is in the cards for most U.S. state and local governments next year even with a slowing economy making revenue forecasting more difficult, according...
Global Reinsurance Sector Outlook for 2020 Is Stable
Our tenth edition of the Global Reinsurance Guide provides reinsurance brokers, security committees and reinsurance investors with the agency’s latest research and views on the global reinsurance sector.
Mexican Insurance (Industry Is Resilient)
Fitch Ratings views the Mexican insurance industry outlook as stable. The assessment considers the Stable Outlook of the country’s sovereign rating, which reflects the increased risk to the sovereign's...
U.S. Property/Casualty Insurance (Commercial Pricing Trends Accelerate)
Fitch Ratings’ fundamental sector outlook for the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) sector is stable. The industry is poised to generate moderately improved underwriting profits in 2019 and favorable surplus...
Latin American Infrastructure (Politics and Policy Uncertainties, Challenges to Current Stability)
Latin American Infrastructure credits will go into 2020 with the region expecting a mild recovery (1.7% GDP growth) and seven of its 19 rated sovereigns with a Negative Outlook...
U.S. Transportation Infrastructure Growth to Mirror Slower GDP in 2020
Fitch Ratings-New York-09 December 2019: U.S. transportation infrastructure growth will continue moving more or less in step with levelling off GDP next year, according to Fitch Ratings' 2020 outlook report.
European LevFin Credit Profiles to Diverge in 2020
Fitch Ratings-London-29 November 2019: Divergence between secular and cyclical issuers will increase in the European leveraged finance (LevFin) market, Fitch Ratings says. Favourable funding conditions...
