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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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Main Street vs. Silicon Valley: Diverging Credit Trends?
The latest GDP numbers from the US show a blistering real growth rate of more than 4%, implying that the Trump tax cuts are having
Credit Anomalies in Sovereign Bond Yields
For the past decade, Sovereign bond yields have been held down by Central Bank funding facilities. But with interest rates now rising as various forms
Amidst Brexit Uncertainty, Default Risk Rises: Credit Benchmark Analysis Referenced in Barron’s Article
“The U.K. is due to leave the European Union in less than a year, but hasn’t agreed on just how do it. And that could be
US Oil Credit Risk Improving Against Uncertain Global Backdrop
Oil price volatility has jumped. Annualised daily volatility reached a near term low of 19% earlier this year, but it is currently close to 30%,
Risk.Net: July Credit Data Review
“Since the 2008 financial crisis, Italian banks have seen particularly rapid growth in non-performing loans (NPLs) compared with other eurozone countries. In the past decade,
June Credit Update: Consensus Upgrades Outnumber Downgrades
Credit Benchmark has published the latest monthly credit consensus data (from May 2018), with 24 contributor banks. The set of bank-sourced credit views (CBCs*) now
