S&P advocates fiscal consolidation ahead of Budget
Standard & Poor`s urged Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday to maintain the pace of fiscal consolidation in the annual budget next week and quickly reduce the country`s debt stock to bolster the prospects of a ratings upgrade.
Jan 25, 2017, 15:37 PM IST
S&P takes HDFC Bank's three bond sales off negative watch list
S&P affirms its 'BBB-' long-term issue rating on the senior unsecured bonds issued by the Bahrain branch of the bank.
Jul 20, 2016, 16:49 PM IST
New gas price will discourage exploration: S&P
The steep downside revision in the price of domestic natural gas by the government at $3.82 per unit for six months from October 1 is set to influence the business decisions of oil exploration and production companies, American ratings services Standard & Poor's said on Sunday.
Oct 04, 2015, 15:42 PM IST
Asia's telcos face regulatory risks, stiff competition: S&P
The ratings agency said Asia's large population, GDP growth, and voracious appetite for data services will boost revenues across most of the region's telecom markets.
Aug 27, 2015, 16:18 PM IST
S&P downgrades outlook for EU after Greece crisis
Standard & Poor`s has changed the outlook for the European Union from stable to negative after the bloc`s support for Greece and following Britain`s decision to vote on leaving the EU, S&P reported Monday.
Aug 04, 2015, 09:15 AM IST
S&P moves Sharp back out of `selective default`
Ratings agency Standard & Poor`s on Wednesday moved Japanese electronics maker Sharp back out of "selective default", just a day after lowering its assessment of the troubled company.
Jul 01, 2015, 15:59 PM IST
S&P cuts Greece rating after IMF payment delay
Standard & Poor`s cut its already deep-junk rating for Greek bonds by one notch to "CCC" on Wednesday after the cash-strapped country delayed a debt payment to the International Monetary Fund last week.
Jun 11, 2015, 09:17 AM IST
S&P confirms US credit rating at AA+
Standard & Poor`s confirmed the US credit rating at AA+ on Wednesday, saying debt levels remained high and policy-making weak, four years after it cut the country`s top-level triple-A rating.
Jun 11, 2015, 09:15 AM IST
S&P upgrades outlook on Tata Power to 'Stable'
Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Wednesday revised upward its outlook on Tata Power to 'stable' and reaffirmed its B+ rating on the company citing the progress, though slow, on tariff revision and stake sale.
Apr 22, 2015, 19:00 PM IST
Standard & Poor`s downgrades Greece to just above default
Standard and Poor`s downgraded Greece`s credit rating on Friday to B-, just one notch above the range indicating vulnerability to a default, warning Athens had limited time to reach a deal with creditors.
Feb 07, 2015, 00:05 AM IST
S&P reaches $1.5 bn deal with US, states over crisis-era ratings
Ratings firm Standard & Poor`s will pay $1.5 billion to resolve a series of lawsuits over its ratings on mortgage securities that soured in the runup to the 2008 financial crisis, the company said on Tuesday.
Feb 03, 2015, 21:22 PM IST
Credit rating agency DBRS explores sale: Report
DBRS Ltd, the privately held credit rating agency that competes with Standard & Poor`s Financial Services LLC, Moody`s Corp and Fitch Ratings Inc, is exploring a sale, according to people familiar with the matter.
Aug 27, 2014, 09:22 AM IST
S&P downgrades SAIL credit rating, withdraws rating on request
Global rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) on Thursday lowered the long-term corporate credit rating of state-run SAIL to 'BB+' from 'BBB-' and then withdrew the rating on the company's request.
Aug 01, 2014, 00:50 AM IST
S&P revises Britain outlook to stable from negative
The agency also affirmed its `AAA/A-1+` long- and short-term sovereign credit ratings for Britain.
Jun 14, 2014, 09:00 AM IST
