Valentin Marinov, director of FX strategy at Citi, says ratings agencies are "behind the curve" after S&P raised Portugal's credit outlook to stable from negative. more...

اعلنن بنك Credit Suisse عن تراجع صافي الاربح في الربع الأول بنسبة 34% لتصل إلى 859.00 مليون فرنك سويسري وادنى من التوقعات لربع بقيمة 1.155 مليون فرنك سويسري. وقال البنك انه واجه تراجع في انشطة العملاء وسط ظروف متاجرة صعبة الامر الذ اثر على مبيعات منتجات الدخل الثابت وكذا الايرادات من المتاجرة...

The Chinese yuan is likely to see continued volatility, as the PBOC seeks to keep hot money at bay, says Mitul Kotecha, Head of Global FX Strategy at Credit Agricole. more...

The Chinese yuan posted its biggest one-day fall on Monday, while a fall in short-term interest rates fueled talk that China's central bank may be easing monetary policy. CNBC's Deirdre Wang Morris tells us more. more...

John Rutledge, SAFANAD chief investment strategist, and Leland Miller, China Beige Book International president, share their thoughts on China's structural problems and whether the country is facing a banking crisis. more...

Fears of a default in China's shadow banking system sent markets lower, but there is now growing expectations that scenario will be avoided, reports CNBC's Eunice Yoon. more...

Mitul Kotecha, Credit Agricole CIB, Head of Global FX Strategy, explains which currencies are set for losses next year on the back of a stronger U.S. dollar. more...

Adam Myers, European head of FX strategy at Credit Agricole CIB, says that a string of positive employment data means the "game is open" for a January taper from the U.S. Federal Reserve. more...

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation will offer credit lines worth $43 billion to three major banks to counter the effects of a strong yen, the Nikkei Japanese daily reported. more...

As investors continue to reach for yield, are we heading for a credit bubble, with CNBC's David Faber; Peter L. Briger, Jr., Fortress Investment Group LLC principal and co-chairman; Marc Lasry, Avenue Capital, co-founder and chief executive; Bruce Richards, Marathon Asset Management president...

Insight on the most credit-worthy nations, with Tom Buerkle, Institutional Investor. more...

One bank in Asia has cut credit lines to major French lenders while five other banks in Asia are reviewing trades and counterparty risk as worries about the exposure of French banks to peripheral euro zone debt mounts, banking sources told Reuters on Thursday. more...

Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Monday that market trust in the dollar and U.S. Treasurys has not wavered, signalling Tokyo's readiness to maintain its massive holdings of U.S. government bonds. more...

Markets in the coming week will digest the once unthinkable - the downgrade of the United States gold standard AAA rating - and the impact it will have on other credit ratings and investor confidence. more...

Discussing the deterioration of the euro and its impact on global currency markets, with Andy Busch, BMO Capital Markets. more...

In the very unlikely event that the United States defaults on its debt obligations, the country's economy would contract by 5 percent and stocks would fall by nearly a third, according to Credit Suisse. more...

The United States may lose its top-notch credit rating in the next few weeks if lawmakers fail to increase the country's debt ceiling, forcing the government to miss debt payments, Moody's Investors Service warned Wednesday. more...

Fitch became the second ratings agency to threaten Belgium with a credit downgrade on Monday, saying a lack of government undermined budget efforts in one of the euro zone's most indebted states. more...