Investing.com -- S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) Ratings has raised Italy’s credit rating to ’BBB+’ from ’BBB’, citing the country’s external buffers and monetary flexibility. The credit rating agency also ...

Investing.com -- Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of Blackstone Mortgage Trust ... The firm's cash earnings are also likely to be adversely affected by realized ...

Investing.com -- HSBC is contemplating a strategic move into the thriving private credit market, according to Reuters, citing five informed sources. This potential move is part of the bank's ongoing ...

Spreads on U.S. six-month credit default swaps (CDS) - market-based gauges of the risk of a default - widened to 70 basis points on Friday from 65 bps on Thursday, according to S&P Global Market ...

This change is due to the company's growth in transactional revenue, including capital markets and leasing, and its debt reduction efforts through 2024 which have resulted in improved credit metrics.

The U.S. corporate high-yield default rate stood at 2.5% for the 12 months ended Feb. 28, according to data provided by Fitch Ratings. The default rate was 2.9% and 2.6% in 2023 and 2024 ...

Use pull-backs to rebalance, not chase," she said. In terms of sovereign debt, five-year U.S. sovereign credit default swap spreads contracted by just 1 basis point on the day to 52 bps ...