Jin10 Data, August 27 - Citigroup interest rate strategists said in a report that the surge in political risk in France this week is not a good sign for the upcoming rating assessments by Fitch on September 12, Moody's on October 24, and S&P on November 28. They stated: "All three ratings are AA-, any downgrade would bring France down to single-A."

Fitch confirms the U.S. rating at "AA+" with a stable outlook. The large size of the U.S. economy and the status of the dollar support its rating, but high fiscal deficits and government debt are the main constraints. It is expected that the government deficit as a percentage of GDP will drop to 6.9% by 2025, but then will gradually rise.

Jin10 data reported on August 22 that Frederick Mellors from UBS stated in a report that AA-rated or higher corporate bonds in the U.S. and Eurozone are attractive due to their good risk-return characteristics. He pointed out that in the current uncertain economic environment, the yields on such bonds are substantial and the risks are relatively low. For investors looking to lock in the currently high yields, this asset class is a "credible alternative to cash."

PANews August 19 news, S&P maintains the United States AA+/A-1+ sovereign rating; outlook remains stable.

On July 26, Jin10 reported that Finland has encountered its first credit rating downgrade in nearly a decade due to the government's failure to control the continuously expanding debt levels. Fitch Ratings announced on Friday evening that it has downgraded Finland's long-term sovereign credit rating from AA+ to AA, the lowest among the three major rating agencies. "The level of government debt in Finland remains high and continues to rise. We expect a lack of sufficient fiscal consolidation measures in the medium term to stabilize the debt levels," Fitch pointed out in its statement. Finnish Prime Minister Orpo's government is attempting to repair the long-standing fiscal situation plagued by deficits. Since 2009, Finland's public finances have recorded deficits for several consecutive years. The current government has set a target to stabilize the debt-to-GDP ratio by 2027. The fundamental issue troubling the Finnish economy is that the transformation of its export-oriented industrial structure is still incomplete. Successive governments have failed to effectively cut spending to address the fiscal gap brought about by declining revenues from core industries.

Gate News bot reported that crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments recently released its May 2025 market report, detailing how the escalating fiscal imbalance in the United States has accelerated corporate demand for Bitcoin. With the House of Representatives passing the "Big Beautiful Act" on May 22, which is expected to increase the national deficit by $3 to $5 trillion over the next decade, institutional investors are increasingly interested in non-sovereign assets. On 16 May, Moody's downgraded the US sovereign credit rating to AA, further adding to market concerns. "Fiscal risks in the U.S. appear to be generating demand for Bitcoin, including in the form of 'Bitcoin Finance' companies – where publicly traded companies hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets," the report reads. ”

The HKSAR Government noted that S&P maintained Hong Kong's credit rating of "AA+" and its outlook of "Stable", while Moody's maintained its rating of "Aa3" and upgraded its outlook to "Stable". The two institutions spoke positively of Hong Kong's fiscal buffer, foreign exchange reserves and per capita income, believing that Hong Kong has flexible policies and strong economic resilience. In particular, Moody's believes that Hong Kong's efficient policy mechanisms and financial system will continue to support credit ratings, while S&P says Hong Kong's linked exchange rate system will help maintain financial stability.

Jinshi data, December 5th news, Standard & Poor's Global Ratings said in a report that the martial law turmoil in South Korea is unlikely to cause a change in South Korea's credit rating. S&P said that the developments may weaken investors' view of the country's political stability. The report pointed out: "Nevertheless, the rapid lifting of martial law and the relatively stable restoration without serious violence indicate that the checks and balances in the political system are at work." "We believe this may mitigate the damage to investor confidence." S&P maintains South Korea's long-term sovereign credit rating at AA with a stable outlook.

After Standard & Poor's confirmed France's AA- rating and stable outlook, the yield spread between French and German bonds remained unchanged. The rating agency stated that France will adhere to the EU fiscal framework and gradually strengthen public finances. Despite political uncertainty, the yield spread reached its highest level since 2012 last week, currently around 81.5 basis points Fluctuation.

European credit rating agency Scope Ratings believes that the favorable situation of the French government's debt is one of its potential credit advantages, despite the current fiscal and political challenges. Analysts believe that France's core credit advantages will offset current difficulties, with a rating of AA-/Stable expected by 2027. In October, Scope Ratings downgraded France's rating to AA-.

Odaily Planet Daily News Merlin Chain announced on the X platform that the AA Wallet of Particle now supports MERL as the Gas Token for trading on Merlin Chain. It is reported that currently in Merlin Chain, the transaction selects MERL as the GAS with a Transaction Cost of 0.1 MERL (approximately 0.03 USD), and the cost of choosing BTC as the Gas is about 0.05.

Golden Finance reported that the Rollup deployment platform Conduit has partnered with the chain abstraction intelligent WalletZeroDev to launch account abstraction services, providing a complete AA stack. Its account abstraction consists of two collaborating components: Conduit for processing user operations of ERC-4337

On October 11th, Jinshi Data reported that the strategist of Crédit Agricole's Interest Rate research department said in a report that Fitch Ratings will review France on Friday night. It is unlikely to downgrade France's AA- credit rating, but it may downgrade the rating outlook to negative, leading to an expansion of the yield spread between 10-year French and German government bonds. They said, 'We expect Fitch Ratings to possibly change the rating outlook for France to negative. If Fitch Ratings gives a negative outlook, the yield spread between French and German government bonds may expand to about 82 basis points, and if downgraded, the spread may reach 90 basis points.'

Startale CEO Sota Watanabe said that they have transitioned from Astar zkEVM to Soneium. Astar will be closely integrated with Soneium's success, and ASTR Token will be used as ecosystem assets, Decentralized Finance assets, currency in AA-enabled consumer applications, and to enhance Soneium's infrastructure security. Startale looks forward to discussing this with the community.

BlockBeats news, on August 30, Fitch confirmed the United States' rating as AA+ with a stable outlook. The U.S. rating is supported by structural advantages but constrained by deficits, Interest burden, and debt. Fitch expects the Fed to cut interest rates for the first time in September. Despite differences in economic goals between U.S. Vice President Harris and former President Trump, it is still believed that the basic fiscal situation of the United States will remain fundamentally unchanged. (FX168)

The United States may face the most serious debt ceiling impasse next year, which may lead to a downgrade of its sovereign credit rating again. Gennadiy Goldberg, Head of U.S. Interest Rate Strategy at TD Securities, said that S&P may downgrade the U.S. sovereign rating by one notch, this time from AA+ to AA. This exacerbates concerns about the rise in U.S. debt.

Jinse Finance reported that Kroma, a Layer2 solution centered around gaming, has joined Optimism's Superchain. Kroma is expected to take the following measures: Kroma Foundation funding program, native account abstraction (AA), ZK