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Policy consistency to help lower inflation, boost reserves: Fitch

Expected post-election fiscal tightening would strengthen the effectiveness of Türkiye's monetary policy, in the context of weakened transmission channels, Fitch Ratings has said. 

"If sustained, this improvement in policy consistency should support lower inflation, a narrower current account deficit and a recovery in international reserves," the rating agency added.

US labor market recovery to persist through 2022: Fitch

The coronavirus pandemic has hit the lower-wage service jobs disproportionately in the U.S. and labor market recovery could persist through 2022, according to Fitch Ratings.

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"Employment recovery is far from complete and largely unequal," the global rating agency said in a statement on Wednesday.

Turkey's inflation to fall to 12% next year: Fitch Ratings

Inflation in Turkey is estimated to decline to 15.5% this year and 12% next year, the global rating agency Fitch Ratings said on June 10.

Interest rate is expected to be 17% at the end of 2021 and 13.5% at the end of 2022, according to a webinar titled "Fitch on Turkey: A Sovereign and Financial Institutions Overview".

Fitch revises Turkey's outlook to stable, 'BB-' affirmed

Fitch Ratings revised on Feb. 19 Turkey's outlook to stable from negative, and affirmed its credit rating at 'BB-'. 

"Monetary policy has been significantly tightened, international reserves have stabilized and the Turkish lira has appreciated by 18% against the US dollar since early November," the global rating agency said in its statement.

Fitch upgrades Greek banks’ viability ratings

Fitch credit ratings agency has upgraded the Greek banks in light of the recent deal at the EuroGroup and the completion of the second review. Fitch has affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of National Bank of Greece S.A. (NBG), Alpha Bank AE (Alpha), Piraeus Bank S.A. (Piraeus) and Eurobank Ergasias S.A. (Eurobank) at ‘Restricted Default’ (RD).

Fitch upgrades Greece´s issue rating by one notch

International ratings company Fitch has upgraded Greece?s credit rate by one notch, right after the declaration of first privatization project turning over 14 major airports to a German company, following a new credit agreement having been reached with the tripartite committee of Troika consisting of European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank on August 14.

Spiegel on Greece: Zero surplus, 20 billion euros budget gap!

Following Friday's downgrade of Greece's creditworthiness by Fitch, the German magazine Spiegel reports that "by freezing reforms a new hole totalling billions in Greece's budget is formed".

Furthermore, the German magazine maintains that the new leftist government will post a zero primary surplus in 2015.

Fitch downgrades Greece amid bailout uncertainty

Ratings agency Fitch has downgraded Greeces sovereign rating amid growing uncertainty over the new government's pledge to overhaul reforms needed to restart bailout loan payments and avoid default.

The agency late on Friday said it had lowered the country's rating deeper into non-investment grade status from B to CCC, citing «extreme pressure on Greek government funding."

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