by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 10, 2025 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
Fitch is now in the process of integrating physical climate risks into credit assessments. The move reflects an evolving concern among ratings firms and regulators alike that climate change is hitting the mortgage market — and the bonds that finance it — in ways that...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 16, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
The scope of potential retaliation is evolving as the trade war focus shifts to China. This raises the risk for other sectors like technology, agriculture, gaming and autos as some casinos and original equipment manufacturers have licenses or joint ventures in China,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 3, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy, Risk Management
“The downgrade reflects our expectations of a continued weakening of China’s public finances and a rapidly rising public debt trajectory during the country’s economic transition,” Fitch said in a statement Global ratings agency Fitch on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 18, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy, Risk Management
Notably, these uncertainties come at a time of slowing US and Chinese growth and a faltering recovery in the eurozone, underscoring cyclical vulnerabilities New York: The risks of a global trade war have risen significantly, with the Trump administration pursuing a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 14, 2025 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Estimating insured losses is difficult given that fires are not fully contained. Nonetheless, significantly wide estimates for insured losses range between $10 billion and $30 billion, and economic losses between $150 billion to $275 billion, says Fitch The Los...
