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India’s budget for the fiscal year ending March 2027 (FY27) advances additional deficit reduction balanced against a still robust capex program, Fitch Ratings says.

Developed market (DM) general government debt will increase by another USD4.4 trillion this year to USD75.5 trillion (105% of GDP) by end-2026, reflecting continued large budget deficits, particularly in the US.

A fireside chat on Fitch’s 2026 credit outlook for China’s sovereign, corporate, local government and banking sectors with Jeremy Zook, Ying Wang, Samuel Kwok and Grace Wu.

The outlook for the European leveraged finance sector has improved to ‘neutral’ for 2026 from ‘deteriorating’ for 2025 but leveraged finance issuers face risks and uncertainties alongside this broader stability.

Justin Patrie and Sarah Repucci unpack Fitch’s Global Credit Outlook, highlighting resilient credit conditions, pressures in China and Canada, and key risks, including strain on lower‑income U.S. consumers, tariff volatility and geopolitical shocks.

La perspectiva 2026 de Fitch para el sector de corporativos latinoamericanos está ‘en deterioro’, lo que refleja nuestra opinión de que los riesgos para el crédito corporativo en la región están aumentando ante un panorama económico mixto.

A perspectiva para as empresas latino-americanas em 2026 é de “deterioração”, refletindo a opinião da Fitch de que os riscos para o crédito corporativo estão aumentando na região, em meio a um cenário econômico desafiador.

Fitch’s 2026 outlook for Latin American corporates is ‘deteriorating’, reflecting our view that risks to corporate credit in the region are rising amidst a mixed economic outlook.