Moody's Analytics warns that the conflict in Iran has increased the risk of a U.S. recession to nearly 50% due to soaring oil prices and a weakening labor market. The surge in energy costs, driven by potential disruptions to oil shipments via the Strait of Hormuz, is expected to trigger a significant drop in consumer spending, making a downturn increasingly difficult to avoid. 


Iran War: Moody's Warns of US Recession Risks

The Indian economy is projected to grow faster at 7.1 per cent this fiscal (FY25), Moody’s Analytics stated in a recent report. Further, it is to be noted that, India continues to remain resilient amid global uncertainties.

Indian economy to grow at 7.1% in FY25: Moody’s Analytics

The private credit market in the United States, traditionally focused on mid-sized companies, has experienced phenomenal growth. Assets under management for the top 4 private lenders reached $1.3 trillion in 2024.

Lack of transparency in private credit creates regulatory challenges

A deepening property crisis Moody's ratings revoked the investment grade credit rating of State-backed property developer China Vanke and ward off possible further downgrades as well.

Moody's downgrade China's Vanke to junk

The US ratings agency Moody's downgraded Israel's credit rating Friday due to the impact of its ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza, lowering it by one notch from A1 to A2.

Moody's downgrades Israel's credit rating in wake of Gaza war with Hamas

Amidst the backdrop of Moody's recent downgrade of Israel's sovereign credit rating, Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron remains optimistic about the country's economic prospects.

Israel economy poised for recovery despite Moody's downgrade, says bank of Israel Governor

Moody's Corp. is stepping into the world of artificial intelligence, leveraging generative AI technology to expedite the process of analysing extensive data and generating analytical reports.

Moody’s to utilise AI to accelerate analytical report writing

To streamline the time its employees spend analysing large datasets and creating reports, credit rating agency Moody's is introducing a new technology powered by generative artificial intelligence. Nick Reed, the company's chief product officer, said the company is equipping its staff with big language models from Google Cloud, to aid with analysis writing.

Moody's joins the AI bandwagon

Credit rating agency Moody's has downgraded Egypt's sovereign rating to junk, spooking investors who now fear that the nation is likely to default on its debt. The credit rating agency cited the country's worsening debt affordability for the downgrade. Debt affordability refers to the ability of a country to repay its debt.

Moody's downgrades Egypt

In this episode, we expose the anti-India forces that are seeking to undermine India's success story. On one hand, the American ambassador to Pakistan made a 'secret' 6-day trip to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), on the other, a highly influential New York-based global investor service, Moody's came down on India's Aadhaar.

Gravitas: Anti-India Lobby's revenge against rising India?

China's struggling property sector received a major setback on Thursday, as credit rating agency Moody's downgraded its outlook for the sector from stable to negative. Moody's said that weaker growth is impacting homebuyers' spending. It noted that credit stress at country garden, one of China's biggest property developers, has led to homebuyers avoiding risks.

Moody's downgrades China's realty sector

Moody's has downgraded 10 U.S. banks & put several others under review for a possible downgrade. This move comes a week after Fitch downgraded U.S. credit rating. Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Moody's downgrades 10 U.S. banks, puts some others on review list

US credit rating agency Moody's has given a thumbs up to India's growth story. Moody's estimates that India's GDP has already crossed 3.5 trillion dollar mark and that is largely because of the young workforce and increased government spending.

India a bright spot & shines amid global gloom, its GDP crossed $3.5 tn in 2022: Moody's

Like many other nations India also has suffered a hit to its economy thanks to high inflation and rising interest rates. Global ratings agency Moody's investor service has now lowered the 2022 gross domestic product growth projections for Asia's third largest economy to 7% from previous 7.7%.

India's GDP growth forecast cut to 7%; Inflation, interest rates to hit GDP

The New York-based credit rating company Moody's Investors Service has lowered Pakistan's local and foreign currency, senior unsecured debt, and rating from B3 to Caa1 due to heightened risks associated with government liquidity, external vulnerability, and debt sustainability.

Moody's downgrades Pakistan's economic outlook to negative, gives 'C rating' after seven years

Moody's Investor Service has downgraded Pakistan's outlook from stable to negative, citing financial concerns that includes a delay in the revival of International Monetary Fund's (IMF) bailout.

Moody's lowers Pakistan outlook to negative over IMF delay

Rating agency Moody’s Investor Service on Tuesday slashed India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for the current financial year 2021-22 to 9.3 per cent from the projected 13.7 per cent.

Moody's slashes FY22 GDP forecast for India to 9.3%

Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday slashed India’s growth forecast for the current financial year to 9.3 per cent, from the 13.7 per cent projected earlier, on account of the negative impact of the second wave of COVID-19.

Moody’s slashes India growth forecast to 9.3 per cent

The sharp slowdown in India's economic growth exacerbated by coronavirus outbreak will hurt public sector banks' (PSBs) asset quality and drive up credit costs, Moody's Investors Service said in a new report on Friday.

Indian public sector banks face fresh capital shortages, will need Rs 2.1 lakh crore: Moody's

The impact of the coronavirus outbreak will exacerbate the material slowdown in India's economic growth, with the country expected to see 0% expansion in the current fiscal year, analysts at Moody's said on Friday.

Moody's report: India may see 0% GDP growth this fiscal year

By Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal Moody’s, one of the big three credit rating agencies, is not upbeat about the prospects for the world’s debt in 2020 – to put it mildly.

Why a global debt crisis looks very hard to avoid

Domestic stock market indices Sensex and Nifty closed in the negative zone as the investors remained cautious on economy concerns on Friday after markets digested Moody's downgrade of India's sovereign outlook from 'stable' to 'negative' citing increasing risks to the country's economic growth.

Sensex slips 330 points on Moody's outlook cut, Nifty ends at 11,908

Moody's said growth should benefit from an acceleration in rural consumption, supported by higher minimum support prices and a normal monsoon

Moody's cuts India's 2018 growth forecast to 7.3% from 7.5%

The upgrade recognises the fiscal prudence India has committed itself to, India's finance minister added

Moody's upgrade is recognition of structural reforms in Indian economy: Arun Jaitley

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