Ratings agencies

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 [...]

The US ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) said this week that early elections will have no impact on the rest of Portugal’s macroeconomic situation, stressing that its [...]

The US ratings agency Standard & Poor’s raised Portugal’s rating on Friday from A- to A with a positive outlook and could put the rating up again over the next two years. In a press release [...]

The ratings agency Moody’s has improved the ratings of seven Portuguese banks because of “improved operational conditions” in Portugal which led to Portugal’s macroeconomic rating being raised to [...]

Improved public accounts in the last few years have put Portugal in a comfortable position despite political instability, say leading financial ratings agencies. Both Fitch and DBRS have [...]

The US ratings agency Fitch has raised the long-term rating of Portuguese insurer Fidelidade to ‘A’. In a note sent to newsrooms, it highlighted the insurer’s solid profile, robust [...]

Fitch kept Portugal’s rating at ‘A’ unchanged on Friday but improved the outlook from stable to positive. The decision comes after in March the North American rating agency did not change [...]

The US ratings agency Moody’s increased the rate of Novobanco’s non-secured senior debt from Ba1 to Baa3 on Thursday with a ‘positive outlook’. It means that bank’s investment prospects are no [...]

Business analysts have voiced concerns over yesterday’s elections in Portugal saying a hung parliament, the prospect of the country’s State Budget for 2025 not being passed, and risks to [...]