David Carruthers

In 2016, the Greek debt crisis was largely overshadowed in the media by other international dramas, including the U.K. Brexit vote and the U.S. election.

Cyprus is steadily recovering from its recent financial difficulties. Despite being downgraded to junk during the 2012/13 financial crisis, it has managed to exit the

The U.S. Federal Reserve started the long process of normalizing interest rates in late 2015. But with the US economy growing by a lacklustre 1.6%

Over the course of 2016, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has rarely been out of the headlines, and it’s seldom been positive. In late December, the Russian

2017 is likely to be a year of fiscal expansion across a number of developed economies. Low interest rates are losing effectiveness in a growing

Italian Sovereign bond yields have been trending higher ahead of the referendum on Sunday which may decide the fate of Renzi, the reforming Prime Minister.

The FTSE100 has gained around 10% since the Brexit vote. This is driven in part by Sterling weakness, which has brought an immediate currency translation

Although the U.S. Election is too close to call, financial markets have made their opinions clear, becoming increasingly nervous whenever Trump erodes Clinton’s lead. Global

We have just published credit data for September, with 11 contributor banks now providing crowd-sourced credit views CBCs* on more than 6,000 separate legal entities.