Category: moody

Moody’s Says Credit Suisse Could Suffer $3 Billion Loss in 2022

NEW YORK—Rating agency Moody’s Investors Service expects losses for Credit Suisse to swell to $3 billion by year-end, potentially bringing its core capital below the key 13 percent level, Moody’s lead analyst on the bank told Reuters. Credit Suisse has reported 1.9 billion francs ($1.92 billion) of losses in the first half of the year….


Moody’s Upgrades Hungary’s Rating on Strong Rebound in Boon for Orban

BUDAPEST—Ratings agency Moody’s late on Friday raised Hungary’s sovereign credit rating to ‘Baa2’ from ‘Baa3’ on the economy’s strong rebound from the pandemic, which comes as a boon to Prime Minister Viktor Orban amid a campaign for early 2022 elections. Orban, the country’s longest-serving leader since Communist times, faces what could be Hungary’s first tight…