Default Risk for US Oil & Gas Sector Continues to Rise: June 2020
To download the June 2020 Oil & Gas Aggregate PDF, click here. . Each monthly credit update brings more bad news for the energy sector. Even with positive signs, such as increased air travel and the gradual reopening of the economy, demand remains suppressed. Default risk continues to surge and shows no sign of immediate […]
Credit Quality for US Housing Sector Getting Worse: June 2020
To download the June 2020 Housing Aggregate PDF, click here. . A myriad of problems are confronting the US housing market — far fewer homes are being built and new construction planning processes are diminishing. The rate of home sales is also falling. While there is some evidence emerging that things are beginning to look […]
Fallen Angels: Growing Numbers Signal 2020 Default Spikes
Rating agency downgrades have hit unprecedented levels over the past few months, but the majority of the downgrades have been for companies that were already classed as high yield. Fallen Angels – companies that cross the boundary from Investment Grade to Junk – are still in a minority, as agencies (and their corporate clients) display an understandable reluctance to avoid the “BBB cliff”.
June Credit Consensus Indicators (CCIs) – UK, EU and US Industrials
Credit Benchmark have released the June Credit Consensus Indicators (CCIs). The CCI is an index of forward-looking credit opinions for US, UK and EU Industrials based on the consensus views of over 20,000 credit analysts at 40 of the world’s leading financial institutions. Drawn from more than 800,000 contributed credit observations, the CCI tracks the […]
Default Risk for US, UK Retailers Accelerates
To download the June 2020 Retail Aggregate PDF, click here. This year has not been kind to the beleaguered US retail sector. Several major chains, including Neiman Marcus, JC Penney, and J Crew have declared bankruptcy, joining a host of smaller retailers that have succumbed to the pandemic-driven pause in brick-and-mortar retail shopping. More are […]
June Flash Update
Download June intra-month flash update infographic below. Credit Benchmark have released the intra-month flash update for June, based on a partial subset of the contributed credit risk estimates from 40+ global financial institutions. In the update, you will find: Compared to the figures seen in the May End-of-Month Update, the June intra-month flash update shows: […]
Financial Institutions Credit Risk Monitor
The new Financial Institutions Credit Risk from Credit Benchmark provides a unique analysis of the changing creditworthiness of financial institutions. The report, which covers banks, intermediaries, buy-side managers, and buy-side owners, summarizes the changes in credit consensus of each group as well as their current credit distribution and count of entities that have migrated from […]
Risk On or Off? : Credit Risk and Share Price Correlations
When equity markets turn down they will pivot towards companies with the highest credit quality. This analysis shows the relationship between equity market movements and credit risk for US corporates.
Sub-Custodians: Networks Reveal Credit Risk
The increasing complexity of global sub-custodial networks means less clarity about where an asset is held – and the credit risk of the legal entity holding it. A new whitepaper by Credit Benchmark maps this interconnectivity and sheds light on hidden potential credit risks within these networks.
May End-of-Month Credit Update
Download full May End-of-Month Credit Update infographic below. Credit Benchmark has released the latest end-of-month consensus credit data (from April 2020), based on the final and complete set of contributed credit risk estimates from 40+ global financial institutions. This final update takes into account the credit movements of ~26,000 separate legal entities. In the update, […]
