Retail Credit Risk is Rising for US and UK Companies
General Retailers are struggling to get a break, with the long-standing challenge of getting consumers through the door now exacerbated by COVID-19 related worries. If the virus continues to spread, shoppers will be more likely to avoid busy high streets and stores and businesses will in turn suffer. This is not to mention the impact […]
Auto Industry Credit Quality Improves in US & UK
The automobile industry is particularly vulnerable to supply chain disruptions, and politically-driven trade issues such as the US/China trade wars and Brexit have hurt auto companies in the past year. The spread of the COVID-19 virus threatens to further undermine production and a lack of preparedness will threaten even the strongest makers and suppliers. Consensus […]
Oil & Gas Credit Risk is Rising for US, More Moderate for UK, EU
Default Risk for US Firms Up Almost 6% in Last Year US Oil & Gas Overall credit quality for US oil & gas firms continues to deteriorate. Credit quality for the sector declined by 1.0% on a month-over-month basis and 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. The average probability of default for US oil & gas […]
Housing Credit Risk in Freefall for US, Stabilizing in UK
US building permits hit a 13 year high this week, supported by a low mortgage rates. Despite this apparently positive outlook for the sector, Consensus credit risk data indicates that credit quality for US Household Goods & Home Construction companies has been steadily falling for some time. In the UK, post-election optimism and increased certainty […]
February Credit Consensus Indicators (CCIs) – UK, EU and US Industrials
Credit Benchmark have released the February 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 […]
Retailer Credit Risk Stabilizes in US, Continues Long Slide in UK
Retailers continue to feel the long-term effects of the ‘retail apocalypse’, and the credit quality trends for UK and US general retailer companies prove lenders remain cautious about the sector. And whilst the post-election ‘Boris-Bounce’ saw an uptick in UK business activity, retailers appear to have missed out on renewed consumer enthusiasm. US retailers ended […]
Energy Sector Credit Quality Deteriorates in US, UK and EU
EU and UK Oil and Gas Firms Show Slight Reduction in Credit Risk US Oil & Gas US oil and gas firms have seen their credit quality decline 3.8% since December 2018. On a month-over-month basis, credit quality for US oil and gas firms is down 1.3%. Currently, the average probability of default for US […]
January Credit Consensus Indicators (CCIs) – UK, EU and US Industrials
Credit Benchmark have released the January 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 […]
December Credit Consensus Indicators (CCIs) – UK, EU and US Industrials
Credit Benchmark have released the December 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 […]
November Credit Consensus Indicators (CCIs) – UK, EU and US Industrials
Credit Benchmark have released the November 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 […]
