Ratings agencies

The ratings agency Fitch is not expecting a leveling off or downturn in the upward trend in housing prices in Portugal because there is a limited supply and demand is strong, both from Portuguese [...]

The financial rating agency Fitch released its assessment of Portugal’s sovereign debt today (Friday, March 6). Analysts interviewed by the business daily Negócios did not expect a change [...]

The US ratings agency Fitch has raised the rating of Spanish bank Abanca for the second time in a year to BBB+ with a stable outlook. The agency highlights the improved structure of its assets [...]

The US ratings agency Fitch is likely to improve Portugal’s long term sovereign debt rating today. (Friday, September 12) After maintaining the rating on Portugal’s debt at the same level in [...]

The Canadian ratings agency DBRS decided on Friday to keep Portugal’s rating at ‘A’ (High) with a stable outlook. The agency says it is optimistic about the direction that the Portuguese economy [...]

The US ratings agencies say that if the acquisition of Novobanco by French group BPCE is successfully completed, then it will likely increase the bank’s rating. In a note sent to the securities [...]

The Canadian ratings agency Morningstar DBRS has increased the long term rating on Banco Montepio’s non-guaranteed senior bonds to BBB (low), taking them from ‘junk’ status to investment grade. [...]

The Canadian ratings agency DBRS has weighed in on Sunday’s election results by saying that the Democratic Alliance (AD) win gives more force to continued sound economic and budgetary policies [...]

Portugal’s bank Millennium bcp has informed the securities regulator CMVM that its covered bonds will no longer be rated by the Canadian ratings agency Morningstar DBRS at its own request as of [...]

The US ratings agency Fitch decided on Friday not to change Portugal’s rating which remains at ‘A’ , with a positive outlook despite the recent government crisis resulting in the dissolution of [...]