Credit Benchmark’s consensus credit data provides an unparalleled view of Italian default risk through a robust framework of over 3,700 credit risk aggregates covering more than 18,000 Italian corporates, financial institutions, and funds. This dataset spans 20 regions, 70+ sectors, and multiple credit categories and company sizes, with historical depth dating back to 2017.
The global credit outlook is deteriorating for a range of industries as international trade confrontation heats up, according to a study by Credit Benchmark.
Rising defense budgets and investment in new technologies are seeing a boost to the credit quality of global aerospace and defense firms. Credit Benchmark reviews recent credit trends in the industry.
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.
The economic impact of Trump’s 2024 election victory will be far reaching. This report from Credit Benchmark draws on internal credit ratings collected from global banks to show default risk trends for sectors most likely to be affected.
High-yield rated US and UK media companies are deteriorating rapidly, creating a growing chasm between these and investment grade firms.
German Corporates are facing accelerated credit deterioration amid economic struggles, with Consumer Goods, Healthcare, and Basic Materials hit the hardest.
Growing commodity exports may see African sovereign default risk improve by 10%+ in next year, according to Credit Benchmark’s credit risk forecast.
UK water firms are under scrutiny after the recent default of Thames Water owner Kemble; Credit Benchmark’s consensus risk data has been flagging problems in the water sector for some time. Default risk forecasts estimate that sector risk is set to rise by at least 10% in the next year, with potential to rise by as much as 20%.
Credit Benchmark’s consensus dataset reflects historical economic upheaval through clear global credit cycles. Sector-level “leaders and laggards” within a cycle can be used in portfolio management to model transition matrix changes and provide valuable insights into the future credit profiles of sector exposures.
Credit Benchmark brings together internal credit risk views from over 40 leading global financial institutions. The contributions are anonymized, aggregated, and published in the form of consensus ratings and aggregate analytics to provide an independent, real-world perspective of credit risk. Risk and investment professionals at banks, insurance companies, asset managers and other financial firms use the data for insights into the unrated, monitoring and alerting within their portfolios, benchmarking, assessing and analyzing trends, and fulfilling regulatory requirements and capital.
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