Moody's Investor Service

Two US bank failures not to impact banks in India, APAC: Moody's

Moody's said the impact of the two US banks going down will be limited in India and other financial institutions in the APAC region due to structural factors

SVB mess: Moody's puts First Republic, 5 other US banks on downgrade watch

The credit rating company cited concerns over the lenders' reliance on uninsured deposit funding and unrealized losses in their asset portfolios

Geographical diversification of chip manufacturing to happen: Moody's

China's reliance on semiconductor imports is unlikely to diminish over the medium term given constraints on its advanced chip production

India is the only growth market for autos globally: S&P Global Mobility

Moody's Investors downgrades global outlook for auto to negative from stable

Moody's slashes India's economic growth forecast to 7.7% for 2022

Moody's Investors Service on Thursday slashed India's economic growth projection for 2022 to 7.7 per cent, saying that rising interest rates, uneven monsoon, and slowing global growth will dampen economic momentum on a sequential basis. Moody's had in May projected India's GDP to expand by 8.8 per cent this year. The economy grew by 8.3 per cent in 2021 and contracted by 6.7 per cent in 2020, the year when the pandemic struck the country. In its update to Global Macro Outlook 2022-23, Moody's said India's central bank is likely to remain hawkish this year and maintain a reasonably tight policy stance in 2023 to prevent domestic inflationary pressures from building further. Our expectation that India's real GDP growth will slow from 8.3 per cent in 2021 to 7.7 per cent in 2022 and to decelerate further to 5.2 per cent in 2023 assumes that rising interest rates, uneven distribution of monsoons, and slowing global growth will dampen economic momentum on a sequential basis, Moody's ...

Moody's warns of India's vulnerability to volatile food, energy prices

Says major challenge for countries will be growing demands on fiscal resources to limit impact of price rise

LIC listing to result in increased transparency of its operations: Moody's

"We see the arrival of external shareholders with experience of the insurance industry as a further key benefit of the IPO," Moody's said.

HDFC twins' merger plan to moderately hurt bank's profitability: Moody's

The proposed merger of HDFC Bank and HDFC Ltd will moderately hurt the lender's profitability in the next 2-3 years, driven by higher funding costs to meet the regulatory liquidity norms, Moody's said

Tata Steel's acquisition of NINL to strengthen long-steel output: Moody's

Moody's Investors Service on Monday said the acquisition of Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd by Tata Steel arm is credit positive because it will increase the subsidiary's long-steel production capacity

Statsguru: Charting key factors, challenges behind India's credit ratings

Moody's Investors Service changed its outlook from negative to stable on October 5

Moody's upgrades Tata Steel to Ba1 from Ba2; stable outlook

The stable outlook underscores Moody's view that Tata Steel will continue to strengthen its balance sheet, liquidity profile and financial policies to enhance its credit quality further

India's economic hit from second Covid wave to be limited to Q1: Moody's

India's economic damage due to the second wave of Covid-19 and subsequent lockdowns will remain restricted to the April to June quarter, Moody's Investors Service said in a new macroeconomic outlook.

Moody's cuts India growth forecast for 2021 to 9.6% from 13.9% earlier

Moody's slashed India's growth projection to 9.6% for 2021, from its earlier estimate of 13.9%, and said faster vaccination will be paramount in restricting economic losses to June quarter

India's, Brazil's Q1 GDP data suggest strong post-pandemic rebound: Moody's

India's and Brazil's first-quarter 2021 real GDP data show a strong rebound in both economies following a contraction last year of 4.4% in Brazil and 7.1% in India, Moody's Investors Service said

Moody's Investors Service pegs India's GDP growth at 9.3% in FY22

The agency estimated India's economic growth at 9.3 per cent in the financial year ending March 2022 and 7.9 per cent in FY23

Sarguja Rail acquisition not to affect Adani Ports credit quality: Moody's

A 31.5 per cent stake in Gangavaram Port is also credit neutral, the report said

Economic recovery lowers risk of PSBs' asset quality deterioration: Moody's

Moody's Investors Service on Thursday said India's economic recovery reduces the risk of a sharp deterioration in public sector banks' asset quality

RBI tightening oversight of big NBFCs to avoid systemic spillovers: Moody's

India's risk-based internal audit requirement for non-banking finance companies is credit positive, Moody's Investors Service said

Govt support for bank borrowers softened rise in bad loans: Moody's

The support has averted a sharp asset quality deterioration, Moody's Investors Service said

Moody's raises India's 2020 GDP forecast to -8.9% as Covid cases drop

India's economy had the biggest contraction, 24 per cent year-over-year in the second quarter