Fixed Interests

The US government recently announced new restrictions on China’s access to US semiconductor technology - join Fitch analysts Carla Taylor, Jason Pompeii and Chaim Kurland for a discussion on what to expect from the new regulations going into 2023.

Shelly Shetty, Managing Director, Sovereigns, and Richard Francis, Senior Director, Sovereigns, discuss the potential economic implications of mid-term elections in the U.S.

In the latest episode of Fixed Interests, Thomas Rookmaaker, Head of APAC Sovereign Ratings, and Toby Iles, Head of MEA Sovereign Ratings, discuss the impact of high crude oil revenues on the fiscal policies of GCC sovereigns.

Paul Gamble and Federico Barriga Salazar from the Emerging Europe sovereign team and Michele Napolitano, head of Western Europe sovereign ratings discuss the rating implications of the shutdown in Russian gas supplies to the EU.

Despite Argentina's deal with the IMF earlier this year, the country's macroeconomic vulnerabilities are mounting, and it remains unclear if political heavyweight and new economy minister Sergio Massa can do what it takes to get things on track.

Shelly Shetty, Sovereigns Managing Director, and Richard Francis, Primary Analyst for Colombia, discuss the outlook for Colombia’s economy, public finances & governability under the incoming administration of Gustavo Petro who assumes presidency in August.

Shelly Shetty, Managing Director, Sovereigns, and Charles Seville, Co-Head of Americas Sovereigns, discuss the US’s sovereign rating and the rationale behind Fitch’s recent decision to revise the Outlook to Stable from Negative.

Brian Coulton, Chief Economist at Fitch, joins Ed Parker, Sovereigns Managing Director, to discuss unrelenting global inflation pressures, the Fed’s impending return to a restrictive monetary policy stance and the implications for the global economy.

Thomas Rookmaaker, Head of APAC Sovereign Ratings, and Sagarika Chandra, Lead Analyst for the Philippines, discuss the President-Elect’s economic agenda and the implications for the sovereign’s BBB rating and Negative Outlook.

Doug Offerman, Senior Director for Canadian provincial ratings, and Kelli Bissett-Tom, Director for the Canada rating, discuss the credit impact of the 2022 budget season for Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec.