Fitch Ratings

SINGAPORE (Dec 2): Singapore banks could see weaker margins ahead from falling interest rates, but analysts say growth could be lifted by overall positive momentum.

SINGAPORE (Oct 20): Analysts believe that local telecommunications operations could stand to benefit, after the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore announced an additional two localised 5G networks up for grabs.

SINGAPORE (Jan 18): Fitch Ratings says decent US domestic demand and real GDP growth of over 6% for China are still two achievable scenarios in 2019, in spite of market concerns of a sharp downturn in growth this year.

SINGAPORE (Jan 16): Singapore home prices are expected to show moderate growth of 2% in 2019 and 3% in 2020, according to Fitch Ratings in its 2019 Global Housing and Mortgage Outlook report.

SINGAPORE (Nov 27): Fitch Ratings has identified Singapore to be among the markets vulnerable to weakness from China's VIP gamblers, resulting in a flat VIP segment next year.

(Nov 26): An investigation into troubled Indonesian property developer PT Lippo Karawaci, controlled by Southeast Asia’s billionaire Riady family, is reverberating in the Singapore bond market.

SINGAPORE (Nov 20): Indonesian property developer Lippo Karawaci has expressed regret over a credit downgrade by Fitch Ratings, saying its IDR 6 trillion ($564 million) divestment plan to strengthen capital was progressing smoothly.

SINGAPORE (Dec 12): Fitch Ratings expects gaming operators and suppliers to see moderate growth globally in 2018 on the back of sound economic outlook across global gaming markets.

SINGAPORE (Dec 7): Economic activity in Asia-Pacific (APAC) is expected to hold up next year on strong domestic demand and rising volumes of world trade, says Fitch Ratings.

SINGAPORE (Sept 26): Fitch Ratings has assigned Ascott Residence Trust (ART) a long-term issuer default rating (IDR) of ‘BBB’ with a stable outlook.