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2024/25 Default Risk Outlook: UK Industries
Credit Benchmark’s new 2024/25 Default Risk Outlook for UK Industries predicts UK default risks to plateau in next 12 months; Basic Materials, Telecoms and Technology predicted to show >10% increase in default risk by Q2 2025.
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Credit Diversity: Latest Reports from the Banking Perspectives journal
The US Small Business Administration regularly report that small and medium sized enterprises – especially new companies – are responsible for the majority of US
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Donald Trump and the Economy
The “Trump Effect” Donald Trump and the Economy – The first year of the Trump administration has not been dull. Radical domestic and foreign policy
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Australian Mining Companies: Credit Steadily Improves
The past few years have been volatile for the global mining industry. Yields are declining as existing ore bodies are worked out, which is constraining
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UK Retail Credit Trends Highlight Broad Weakness
Recent UK sales data shows continued weakness. Rising costs and weak demand has led some chains to consider closing stores (Debenhams, New Look) while others
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Tariffs: US/EU Credit Distribution
The US has announced measures to protect the Steel and Aluminium sectors in the US. If implemented, the policy will impose tariffs of 25% (Steel)
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February Credit Update: Upgrades and Downgrades are Balanced
Credit Benchmark has published the latest monthly credit consensus data (from January 2018), with 20 contributor banks now providing bank-sourced credit views (CBCs*) on almost