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Credit Spotlight on Global Oil & Gas
Credit risk was volatile for Global Oil & Gas producers in 2024 and global supply is expected to exceed demand in 2025, subject to strong geopolitical influences. This analysis from Credit Benchmark reviews global credit trends across a range of Oil & Gas sectors with a view to the year ahead.
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Q3 2022 Credit Review: Inflation and Credit Risk: Close to Boiling Point
Inflation dominated Q3 financial news, and the resulting short rate squeeze is biting while credit volatility is rising and the COVID recovery is running out of steam. Risk indicators are high in the UK, and oil and gas price volatility has brought havoc to Europe. In North America, weaker credit trends are appearing in several sectors. Believe it or not, there are some bright spots amidst this turmoil. This whitepaper elaborates on some of these trends and shows where credit could be headed next.
Business Development Companies (BDCs)
The Business Development Company sector in the US has grown steadily over the past 20 years. While BDCs allow retail investors to gain liquid exposure to portfolios of private companies, their historically high returns have been dented recently by some steep falls in valuations and – in some cases – discounts to net asset values.
Structured Credit Investor Special Report: Data and Portfolio Optimisation
In the newly published special report from Structured Credit Investor (SCI), Mark Faulkner, co-founder, Credit Benchmark, investigates how Credit Consensus data can help support growth in SRT activity.
Economics Nobel Prize Highlights Credit Risk as “Crucial Information”
The recent award of the 2022 Nobel memorial prize in Economics to Bernanke, Diamond and Dybvig for their work on banking regulation and liquidity highlights the connection between credit and liquidity, making the point that credit assessments are a form of market information.
October Credit Consensus Indicators (CCIs) – UK, EU and US Industrials
UK Industrial firms are in a positive position for the fourth time this month, suggesting a trend of improvement is forming. EU Industrial firms have registered another positive CCI for this month, which is the thirteenth consecutive instance of a positive score. Consensus opinion on credit quality for US Industrial firms is still in positive territory, although their CCI score has significantly decreased from last month.
October Credit Consensus Indicators (CCIs) – UK, EU and US Oil & Gas
Credit Benchmark have released the October 2022 Credit Consensus Indicators (CCIs). This month US Oil & Gas firms return to positive credit quality. UK Oil & Gas firms maintain positive territory once again and EU Oil & Gas firms avoid net deterioration territory for a fourth month running.
