Analysts at S&amp;P Global Ratings <a href="https://www.spglobal.com/ratings/en/regulatory/delegate/getPDF?articleId=3486415&amp;type=COMMENTS&amp;defaultFormat=PDF">downgraded the</a> stability rating of the USDT steiblcoin from "limited" to the minimum - "weak". The reason for the agency called the growing share of high-risk assets in the reserves of the issuer of the token - the company Tether. Tether's assets are held in bitcoin, gold and corporate bonds. S&amp;P Global warned that the falling bitcoin price could lead to insufficient collateralization of the token.

S&amp;P Global has downgraded the stability rating of the Tether stablecoin. What is wrong with the token?

Asian indices rose in anticipation of political changes in Japan and in hope for the recovery of the Chinese economy, while in Europe the mood worsened after the unexpected downgrade of France's rating by S&amp;P. These and other topics are covered in our review of key events for the morning of October 20.

Strategy Inc

It is likely that companies that invest their reserves in cryptocurrency will not be able to get into the S&amp;P 500 index

S&amp;P 500's refusal to include Strategy could halt crypto fever - JPMorgan


The agency is confident that the duty hikes will partially offset the costs of Trump's new law

S&amp;P Global Ratings affirmed the US rating at AA+

Fortive Corporation

Precision instrument maker Ralliant will <a href="https://press.spglobal.com/2025-06-25-Ralliant-Set-to-Join-S-P-SmallCap-600">join</a> the S&amp;P SmallCap 600 starting Tuesday, July 1. This will <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/RAL'WI">take place</a> a day after Fortive, an industrial technology conglomerate, <a href="https://investors.fortive.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/261/fortive-reports-first-quarter-2025-results#:~:text=4%20%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%8F%D0%B1%D1%80%D1%8F%202024%20%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0%20Fortive%20%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%8A%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B0%20%D0%BE%20%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8%20%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B9%20%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%20Precision%20Technologies%20%D0%B2%20%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%8E%20%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%83%D1%8E%20%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8E%20(%C2%AB%D0%92%D1%8B%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%C2%BB)%2C%20%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%8F%20%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%82%20%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%8F%20Ralliant.">spins off</a> Ralliant. Freedom Capital Markets Research <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/utro-v-n-u-jorke-v-fokuse-investorov-dannye-po-bezrabotice-i-torgovaa-povestka">thinks</a>&nbsp;index inclusion will bring passive capital inflows to the stock and give a boost to the share price.&nbsp;