China’s Debt Relief To Support Liquidity In Stressed Emerging Markets

June 25, 2020

China’s debt relief efforts have the potential to add support to a number of emerging markets (EMs) under pressure from…

IMF Deal Prompts Ukraine Upgrade, Investor Confidence May Follow

June 16, 2020

Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") on June 12 upgraded the Government of Ukraine's long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings to B3…

COVID-19 Sends Costa Rica Into Recession

June 4, 2020

Moody's Investors Service this month changed the outlook on the Government of Costa Rica's ratings to negative from stable. In addition, the agency…

Trade Views: Covid-19 Losses Equivalent To A Return To 1994 Tariffs

May 26, 2020

It is expected that by June, nearly all countries should have lifted their generalized "lockdowns." However, after a 22.5 percent…

COVID-19: A Threat To The Global Uranium Supply

May 14, 2020

Uranium futures is one of the few contracts that has experienced price gains in recent weeks, as the economic impact…

The Oil Market Crisis Is Just Getting Started

May 5, 2020

The oil market is going to run out of available storage due to the demand collapse caused by the coronavirus…

Clean Energy’s Challenges And Opportunities Amid COVID-19

April 27, 2020

As a global recession looms, projects face uncertainty, but stimulus packages could help keep a low-carbon future on track. Over…

OPEC+ Production Compounds Economic Impact Of COVID-19 Pandemic

April 22, 2020

The close-to 10 million barrels per day cut in oil production agreed to by major oil-producing nations will likely not…

South Africa Downgrade Was No Surprise

April 9, 2020

Investors in South Africa knew the country’s investment-grade rating was living on borrowed time.   Action taken on South Africa by…

COVID-19: How India Is Managing Its Financial Markets

April 6, 2020

Policy approach echos steps taken by market peers around the world. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a…