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Trump calls Powell a ’numbskull’ for not cutting rates
Investing.com -- U.S. President Donald Trump continues to press Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, ...
Goldman Sachs’ three reasons platinum won’t see sustained breakout
Finally, Goldman sees stable to moderately higher global supply, led by South Africa, which produces about 70% of the world’s ...
Israel considers military action against Iran, sources tell ABC News
Israel is considering taking military action against Iran in the coming days, according to ABC News. The news organization ...
CME Media Enterprises rating raised to ’BB-’ at S&P on debt reduction
S&P anticipates that CME will continue to proactively repay debt, with adjusted leverage expected to decline toward 3.0x in 2025 from 3.3x in 2024, with further reductions projected for 2026. The ...
Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P assign ratings to Analog Devices’ note offering
All three rating agencies cited Analog Devices’ strong liquidity, with a current cash balance over $2 billion and access to a $3 billion undrawn credit facility. Fitch added that the firm "can easily ...
Vietnam’s Ba2 rating affirmed by Moody’s, stable outlook
Investing.com -- Moody’s Ratings has affirmed Vietnam’s government issuer and senior unsecured ratings at Ba2 and maintained a stable outlook, according to an announcement made Thursday.
S&P downgrades International Distribution Services to BBB- after takeover
S&P cited the significant increase in debt leverage resulting from the takeover, which was partly financed by £2.35 billion of debt. This includes £1.25 billion of bridge facilities maturing in 2026 ...
Fitch: Maldives’ debt rating affirmed at CC
Despite this improvement, Fitch estimates the Maldives’ gross foreign-reserve coverage at roughly 1.5 months of current external payments, well below the ’B’/’C’/’D’ category median of 3.5 months. Net ...