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Credit Spotlight on Global Defense
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.
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Bank Lenders Sound Alarm on Corporate Credit Risk – One-Third of BBB-Rated Bonds on Precipice of High-Yield Bond Cliff
US corporate debt is notoriously overrepresented in the ‘BBB’ rating category, and investors fear that economic pressure could topple these bonds Jenga-style into high-yield status.

Risk.net: Rising Tide Lifts Fund Houses – But Can it Last?
Monthly Credit Trends for Top 100 Fund Managers, Global Airlines & Airports, Australian Corporates, and Irish Corporates & Financials.

February Credit Update: Consensus Upgrades and Downgrades are in Balance
Download PDF Credit Benchmark has published the latest monthly credit consensus data (from January 2020) based on contributions from 40+ financial institutions, covering 50,000 separate

UK SME Credit Risk in Flood Zones
Download Report Increased Flooding in the UK This month has been one of the wettest Februarys on record and the increased rainfall has seen much

Global Travel and the Contagion Effect
Download PDF Coronavirus impact on the global economy The rapid spread of the new strain of coronavirus, now officially known as COVID-19, has made an

Risk.net: A Sharp Turning Point in CCP Credit Risk
For anyone who shudders at the mere thought of a clearing house failure, the latest bank-sourced data from Credit Benchmark could make for uncomfortable reading.