Fixed Interests

Analytical Chief Operating Officer Tony Stringer and Managing Director Ed Parker discuss, in our latest Fixed Interests Podcast, the lessons for countries experiencing multiple downgrades or post-crisis upswings.

"Our forecasts imply something of a 'sweet spot' for the global economy in 2017 and 2018 with above-trend growth and still highly accommodative global monetary policies. However, this is not a pattern we expect to persist into 2019 and beyond as output gaps close in advanced economies and monetary policy support is withdrawn," said Brian Coulton, Fitch's Chief Economist.

Monica Insoll, Fitch Ratings' Head of Credit Market Research and Joseph Cass, Director, Business and Relationship Management, discuss the themes of Fitch Ratings' latest report: The Credit Outlook 3Q17 (QE and World Growth Buoy Global Rating Outlooks).

In our latest Global Economic Outlook James McCormack, Fitch Ratings Global Head of Sovereign Ratings and Brian Coulton, Fitch Chief Economist, discuss growth revisions in 2017 which are, for the most part, positive. There were 12 upgrades to growth forecasts of the 20 countries examined.

Monica Insoll, Fitch Ratings Head of Credit Market Research, talks with Michael Larsson, Director of Credit Market Research, about how European credit markets are being impacted by the improving economy, political risk, and ECB QE programmes.

James McCormack, Fitch Ratings Global Head of Sovereigns, and Brian Coulton, Fitch Chief Economist, discuss US monetary policy and the implications of the Fed's recent rate hike.

Monica Insoll, Head of Credit Market Research and Joseph Cass, Associate Director, Investor Development, provide a 10 minute high-level overview of Fitch Ratings’ Global Credit Outlook report. They identify the main macro issues that will drive credit trends over the next 12 to 24 months, focussing on what factors are most likely to drive rating changes during 2017.

Monica Insoll, Fitch Ratings Head of Credit Market Research and Joseph Cass, Associate Director, Investor Development at Fitch Ratings discuss major themes in the European corporate and financial investment-grade and high-yield bond markets including issuance drivers and trends, the impact of QE, rating and overall credit quality trends and the outlook for 2017.

James McCormack, Fitch Global Head of Sovereigns and Brian Coulton, Fitch Chief Economist discuss a few of the major themes in the global economy, including: * The Fed, the dollar and the fiscal reflation story in the United States. * European dependence on loose monetary policy. * China housing market. * Potential changes in US trade policy towards China