...A majority of attendees at Fitch Ratings' March 2015 sovereign credit briefings in Hong Kong and Singapore thought that a renewed eurozone crisis was the biggest risk to the global economy. Fitch polled 167 conference attendees in Hong Kong and 184 in Singapore. Sentiment on global macroeconomic issues was broadly consistent across the two locations, with 41% of attendees polled in Hong Kong and 45% of those polled in Singapore thinking that a renewed eurozone crisis was the biggest risk (Chart 1). This result stands as a stark contrast to last year's poll. In 2014, an overwhelming majority (55% and 50%) of respondents believed that Fed tapering was the largest risk to the global recovery (Chart 2). This year, however, the majority of attendees (53% and 51%) believed that Fed policy tightening will be well managed (not charted)....
