Moody's Narrows FY24 Outlook Range - Update

SEC Fines Moody's, S&P, Other Credit Rating Agencies Over Recordkeeping Failures

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has fined six major credit rating organizations a total of $49 million for significant failures to maintain and preserve electronic communications. Admitting the facts in their respective SEC orders, Moody's Investor Service Inc. and S&P Global Ratings agreed to pay a $20 million civil penalty each. Further, Fitch Ratings Inc. agreed to pay $8 million...

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Moody's Cuts Signature Bank's Rating To Junk

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the ratings of the collapsed Signature Bank to junk, and will withdraw its ratings for business reasons. The rating agency also put the following six banks under review before deciding on downgrading them - First Republic Bank, Zions Bancorp., Western Alliance Bancorp, Comerica Inc, UMB Financial Corp and Intrust Financial Corp.

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Moody's Slashes FY22 Outlook - Update

While reporting financial results for the third quarter on Tuesday, Moody's Corp. (MCO) slashed its earnings, adjusted earnings and revenue growth guidance for the full-year 2022.

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U.S. Labor Productivity Decreases For First Time Since 2022

The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing a pullback by U.S. labor productivity in the first quarter of 2025 along with a sharp increase by unit labor costs. The report said labor productivity fell by 0.8 percent in the first quarter after jumping by an upwardly revised 1.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024.

RTTNews | 19 minutos atrás

U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Dip Slightly More Than Expected

First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits saw a modest decline in the week ended May 3rd, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday. The report said initial jobless claims dipped to 228,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 241,000. Economists had expected jobless claims to slip to 230,000.

RTTNews | 25 minutos atrás

Bank Of England Cuts Key Rate By 25 Bps Amid Trade Tariff Concerns

The Bank of England reduced its interest rate by a quarter-point on Thursday, as policymakers judged that higher trade tariffs warrant such action amid slowing inflation. In a three-way split, the Monetary Policy Committee, governed by Andrew Bailey, lowered the bank rate to 4.25 percent. This was the fourth such reduction since last August.

RTTNews | 25 minutos atrás

Indian Rupee Falls To Near 4-week Low Amid India-Pakistan Tensions

The Indian rupee weakened against the U.S. dollar in the European session on Thursday, as growing concerns over escalating India-Pakistan tensions curbed investors' appetite for risk.

RTTNews | 1 h 34 min atrás

Bay Street May Open With Positive Bias

Canadian shares are likely to open with a positive bias on Thursday in reaction to reports that the U.S. and U.K. have agreed on a trade deal. Investors will also be reacting to a slew of corporate earnings announcements, and the Bank of England's interest rate move.

RTTNews | 1 h 42 min atrás

EURUSD	1.12936	GBPUSD	1.33244	AUDUSD	0.64271
USDJPY	144.853	USDCAD	1.38794	USDCHF	0.82619

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Moody's Narrows FY24 Outlook Range - Update