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Ivanhoe invested more than $100 million in Monywa before transferring its stake to a trust in February in exchange for an unsecured promissory note, the company said. Ivanhoe said it has received no revenue. recent developments in Myanmar. Together with people around the world, we have seen news reports containing graphic images of suppressive violence being used to disperse and intimidate peaceful protesters advocating democratic change in Myanmar.
Harvey Organs Gold and Silver Report | My blog
***I do not think that the GLD will head to zero as we still have some GLD shareholders who think that gold is the right vehicle to be in even though they do not understand the difference between paper gold and physical gold. I can visualize demand. There is no doubt in my mind that GLD has nowhere near the gold that say they have and this will eventually lead to the default at the LBMA and then onto the comex in a heartbeat (same banks). GLD : 719.12 tonnes.
Moodys upgrades SPCMs ratings to Ba2; positive outlook
Todays upgrade of SPCMs ratings and the positive outlook reflect the companys solid operating performance to date, and Moodys expectation that this now three-year positive trend in revenue growth, EBITDA generation, and modestly declining leverage.
Lanxess introduces new products for two-wheelers component
LANXESS offers all grades of EPDM rubber under the brand name Keltan��.The manufacturing of Keltan is highly energy and resource efficientwith the innovative Keltan�� ACE technology. The Keltan�� portfolioconsists of a broad range of global grades with .
Moodys downgrades SGL Carbons rating to Ba3; negative outlook
London, 08 July 2013 -- Moodys Investors Service has today downgraded SGL Carbon SEs corporate family rating (CFR) to Ba3 from Ba2 and probability of default rating (PDR) to Ba3-PD from Ba2-PD. In addition, Moodys has downgraded to Ba2 from Ba1 .
Sensex, Nifty attain record closing high
The market sentiment was also boosted by a statement from global credit rating agency Moodys Investor Service that BJPs resounding election win is credit positive for India as it boosts the prospect that a stable government will address the countrys.
Moodys assigns definitive B3 rating to Findus
Other methodologies used include Loss Given Default for Speculative-Grade Non-Financial Companies in the U.S., Canada and EMEA published in June 2009. Please see the Credit Policy page on www.moodys.com for a copy of these methodologies.
Will India ETFs Continue to Plunge? - ETF News And Commentary
According to the recent HSBC survey - which maps manufacturing and services sectors - India expanded at a faster rate than the other three BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia and China) during the month of May (read: Two India ETFs Leading Emerging Markets.
Bullion News and Commentary from the Free Bullion.
You will find on this page, Recent Bullion News and Commentary Headlines, from the Homepage of the Free Bullion Investment Guide.. The Bullion News and Commentary links listed below were originally posted on the Homepage. Like you, I am a bullion investor, and I.. Zero Hedge - Gold In Fed Vault Drops Under 6,000 Tons For The First Time, After 10th Consecutive Month Of Redemptions... TECHNICAL ANALYSIS : The Daily Gold - Short-Term Bounce but Danger Looming
Haqs Musings: Is Pakistan Too Big to Fail?
There is no guarantee of success if the world does make a serious commitment and starts making a long term investment in helping Pakistan, but failure is definitely not an option. Here is British Writer.. The financial sector, including banks, have been showing bad performance as their profits are falling and non-performing loans are rising, said a banker, adding under these circumstances no foreign investment is expected to land in this sector. Banks are the prime��.
Calls for higher spending put deficit targets in jeopardy
Keeping India at the lowest investment grade rating, major rating agencies have urged New Delhi to invest more without increasing borrowing. High fiscal deficits constrain Indias sovereign credit profile, Atsi Sheth, senior vice-president at Moodys.
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. earlier in the year to support that opinion. Ambrose is bad at opinions, but great at collecting data; after all, if you write for the Daily Telegraph youre supposed to write positive things about the economy... But its important to say that (a) we are still highly uncertain about the underlying strength of the economy (b) the risks remain very asymmetric, with much more danger from tightening too soon than from tightening too late. On (a), the uncertainty comes in several��.
Russia Credit Rating Downgrade Is Blatantly Political.
The news is however not all bad. First of all this blatantly political.. Consequently, Fitchs sensitivity analysis does not currently anticipate developments with a high likelihood of leading to a positive rating change.. Dagongs optimism contrasts with the biggest ratings companies: Standard and Poors said last month it will probably lower Russia to non-investment grade within 90 days, while Fitch Ratings will announce the results of a review tomorrow. Privately-held��.
Moodys downgrades Oxeas CFR to B2; stable outlook
The tight supply-versus-demand balance makes it necessary for Oxea to ensure sufficient investments in its current plants and its global expansion projects in order to maintain its competitive position in the market with key customers.. However.
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At the same time, inflation remains persistently below the 2% price target central bankers say they will defend from both the high and low side. Put another way, one side of the outlook favors rate increases, while the other��.
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Mr. Bullard said he was willing to adjust the pace of further rate increases to reflect wider economic trends, but that a ���lift off��� in inflation was not as important as moving short-term rates from near zero. ���I still think we should get going.. While Citgos debt ratings were cut to six levels below investment grade by Moodys Investors Service last week on concern Venezuela will default, its still three steps higher than the governments rating. Using Citgo to sell debt would��.
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India is still dogged by higher price pressures and weak demand, both globally and domestically, said Gaurav Kashyap, the head of futures at Alpari, a global online currency and commodity broker. These domestic. It has cited Modis winning chances, alongside other micro and macroeconomic indicators to upgrade Indias rating to marketweight, which in laymans jargon is investment grade. In a report titled. Daily News and Analysis - 1 hour ago. The foreign��.
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He added while fielding post-speech questions that Fed policy makers are steadily discussing how to most carefully unwind the balance sheet amassed during the recession recovery, but said actions will be based on economic factors,... RI bounced back in Q2, and since RI is still very low, I expect RI to make a positive contribution to GDP for some time.. State and local government employment is now up 151,000 from the bottom, but still 593,000 below the peak.
Moodys assigns (P)B3 CFR to Findus; outlook stable
Other methodologies used include Loss Given Default for Speculative-Grade Non-Financial Companies in the U.S., Canada and EMEA published in June 2009. Please see the Credit Policy page on www.moodys.com for a copy of these methodologies.
Moodys assigns (P)B2 to Bond Aviation senior secured notes; stable outlook
London, 29 April 2013 -- Moodys Investors Service has today assigned a (P)B2 corporate family rating (CFR) to Bond Aviation Group Limited (Bond or the Company). Concurrently, Moodys also assigned a (P)B2 rating to the GBP200 million senior.
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���Theres not a lot of positive contribution coming from the government sector, but when youre talking about economic growth, less of a negative is a positive,��� said Chris Varvares, senior managing director and co-founder of.. Market Is Not A Good Investment -- In a few brief minutes, Professor Bob Shiller calmly and eloquently crushed the hopes and dreams of CNBCs cheerleading muppetry as they desperately tried to spin todays house price data as great news.
Moodys assigns (P)B1 rating to Sisals Senior Secured Notes due 2017; outlook.
The (P)B2 CFR reflects Sisals high financial leverage and low interest coverage, offset by our expectation that the company is likely to maintain its adequate cash position and generate adequate levels of unencumbered future free cash flow, says.
The Automatic Earth: Debt Rattle, December 1 2008: Trying.
Thats because Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which are ���large suppliers of funds,��� arent eligible to get interest from the Fed and thus lend below the Feds target, Bernanke said.. Gas prices fell for the 75th consecutive day on Monday, and sold below $2 a gallon in all but three states and the District of Columbia, according to a daily survey of credit-card swipes at gas stations... The Daily News summed it up in its front page headline - Ford to City: Drop Dead.
True Ultra-Dovishness | Doug Noland | Safehaven.com
Savings needs to generate a positive real return... Investment-grade issuers included EMD $4.0bn, JPMorgan $3.75bn, Bank of America $1.75bn, Hyundai Capital America $1.0bn, Citigroup $1.0bn, ONEOK Partners LP $800 million, Oncor Electric Delivery $725 million,. Central banks across the globe, including others in Asia like South Korea and India, have joined the ranks of Japan and the euro-zone in loosening monetary policies to spur sluggish growth.
Get ready for more repression as Lok Sabha passed the.
The government will raise the limit on foreign investments in government and corporate bonds by $5 billion each, said a finance ministry official who declined to be named, in a move intended to attract more funds into the country.India currently caps the total amount that foreign institutional investors can buy in domestic debt at $65 billion, which is distributed through categories of government, corporate and infrastructure bonds, some of which include tenor or lock-in��.
Moodys confirms all ratings of Virgin Media, Inc. (CFR at Ba3); stable outlook
At the same time Moodys confirmed the ratings of the senior secured debt instruments issued at Virgin Media Secured Finance plc and Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd at Ba3 and of the senior unsecured bonds issued at Virgin Media Finance plc at B2.
Will India ETFs Continue to Plunge? - ETF News And.
Among emerging markets, India has been a weak performer as the country is grappling with internal and external economic threats. Economic growth slowed down to 4.8% in the last quarter and fell to a decades low of 5% for��.
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But the US growth rate may finally be able to sustain a normal, healthy recovery, albeit with the level of GDP still tracking far below previous long term trends. A genuine. ���We now think both services consumption and intellectual property products investment will be revised higher once the BEA incorporates the QSS data,��� economist Daniel Silver said in a note to clients. Goldman.. Average daily rate increased 5.9 percent to finish the week at US$108.87. Revenue��.
Moodys assigns B2 rating to Swissports tap on 2018 notes; outlook remains.
London, 29 July 2013 -- Moodys Investors Service has today assigned a B2 rating to USD390 million new senior secured notes due 2018 to be issued by Aguila 3 S.A. (Swissport), the parent company of Swissport group. Concurrently. Following the.
Economic Survey 2015: India to grow at over 8% in FY16
Meanwhile, international rating agency Standard and Poors has sharply revised Indias growth forecast upwards to 7.9% for 2015-16 and 8.2% in the year after, crediting the move to rising investment and fall in oil prices as it singled out the country in.
Moodys assigns (P)B2 ratings to each of Ocean Rigs USD900 million senior.
London, 19 June 2013 -- Moodys Investors Service today assigned provisional (P)B2 ratings to the proposed three-year USD900 million senior secured term loan and proposed seven-year USD900 million senior secured term loan, with Drillships Financing .
FII debt limit hike credit-positive for India: Moodys
MUMBAI: Governments measures to raise the investment limit for foreign institutional investors ( FIIs) in government bonds is a positive for Indias credit profile since it will help stabilise domestic interest and currency rates, Moodys Investors.