Fitch Ratings

When many fixed income investors think of high-yield bonds, they think of corporates issued by American companies. Over the past six years, approximately half the world's junk-rated debt has been issued in China. What Happened Dollar investors looking to diversify high-yield bond holdings while...

From utilities stocks to real estate investment trusts and more, lower interest rates a supporting a slew of high-yielding assets this year. That theme extends to business development companies. BDCs focused on financing for small- and medium-sized business, usually extending loans ranging from $5...

Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings published a report Sept. 9 noting that trade policy disruptions, including recent sharp escalation in the U.S.-China trade war and significant risks of a no-deal Brexit, are darkening the global economic outlook. In an update of the company's global economic...

The 737 Max has been a nightmare for Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) and its investors, and the plane may soon cost the company its credit rating. On Monday, ratings agency Fitch said the 737 Max leaves Boeing with very little wiggle room to maintain its A credit rating in the near-term. Fitch has a...

Among exchange traded funds tracking equities in developing economies, the VanEck Vectors Vietnam ETF (NYSE: VNM) has been a steady hand. VNM, the lone U.S.-listed ETF dedicated to Vietnamese stocks, is up almost 10 percent and the fund is modestly higher over the past month, sharply outperforming...

With international trade tensions running higher, Vietnamese equities are getting caught in the downdraft. The VanEck Vectors Vietnam ETF (NYSE: VNM), the lone Vietnam exchange traded fund listed in the U.S., is down about 5 percent over the past month. What Happened While VNM is struggling against...

In a rare display of bipartisanship, President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats recently agreed on seeking $2 trillion to shore up America's crumbling infrastructure. Infrastructure stocks and exchange traded funds, such as the Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF (CBOE: PAVE),...

U.S.-based casino operator Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN) called off merger talks with Australia's CROWN RESORTS L/ADR (OTC: CWLDY), but one expert says talks will resume with a finalized agreement. What Happened Wynn's decision to walk away from merger talks is a "tactical play...

As measured by the iPath B Bloomberg Copper Total Return ETN (NYSE: JJC), copper is doing pretty well this year. That exchange traded note is up 8.7 percent year to date. Some copper miners exchange traded funds are outperforming JJC, but those gains could be capped by concerns of excess supply....

Volatility is often the name of the game with the iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (NASDAQ: TUR) and that has been the case in recent trading sessions. After plunging last week amid speculation the lira is facing another crisis, TUR, the lone U.S.-listed exchange traded fund dedicated to Turkish equities,...

The iShares MSCI Thailand ETF (NYSE: THD), the lone U.S.-listed exchange traded fund dedicated to Thai equities, is up 7.37 percent this year, a disappointing performance for a fund known to overshoot when broader emerging markets benchmarks rally. Year to date, THD is trailing the MSCI Emerging...

When J.B. Pritzker, Illinois' new Democratic governor, proposed his first budget, he warned that getting the state’s troubled finances in order would be a long-term project. “It took decades to get us into this mess. It will take at least several years to get us out of it,” he...

Stocks were trading higher Wednesday after new reports from credit ratings agencies Moody’s and Fitch contained some mixed commentary on the overall health of the U.S. financial system. No Imminent Recession The flatter yield curve that has grabbed the attention of Wall Street in recent...

The iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (NYSE: EZA) is up 3.28 percent over the past week, reducing its year-to-date loss to just over 22 percent. That's more than double the 2018 loss of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and enough to make EZA one of the worst-performing single-country exchange-traded...