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Factory gate prices, shipping rates and expectations suggest headline price growth will slow
Rating agency’s sudden closure of profitable risk management business comes as it works to trim costs
Reports of the technology’s adoption are greatly exaggerated
Many loan term sheets lack definitions for ebitda allowing corporates to avoid breaching covenants
Plus, unpacking the sustainable bond hype and Brad Pitt’s affordable housing project hits trouble
Rating agency points to opacity and eroding standards among risk factors
Research from Moody’s suggests ‘fallen angels’ and ‘rising stars’ experience step changes in borrowing costs
Analysts anticipate wave of fragile companies facing future defaults after ‘clear signs of risk taking’
Disposal of RMS for £1.43bn paves way for Rothermere family to take UK publisher private
Recovery rates hit by lax underwriting standards and shifts in corporate debt structures
Concerns over risk management cited as the banks face multibillion dollar losses
Pandemic will hurt credit quality of Hammerson, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and Klépierre, says rating agency
Agency warns growth will be ‘meaningfully weaker’ than anticipated and points to governance problems
Low-rated borrowers could struggle as recovery slows and leverage attracts more focus
Market for ESG bonds heads for record size this year despite slower momentum for green debt
Divisions on taxes do not threaten triple A status, according to Moody’s and Fitch
Move marks first time agency has attributed rating implications to such a programme
Rating agency says debt suspension scheme raises risks of losses for private creditors
In a crisis, investors want information about relative strengths and weaknesses not just downgrades
With the disease still spreading rapidly, people are scared to return to work
Some fund managers remain bullish despite rating agency’s warning on impact of coronavirus
Two-thirds of companies with lowly ratings from Moody’s were bought by PE groups
Agency holds rating at two notches above ‘junk’ despite rise in borrowing costs
Critics claim S&P, Moody’s and Fitch might be poised for rerun of 2008 financial crisis
Coronavirus inflicts further damage on country already hit by poor economic growth
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