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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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The Dow’s Wall of Credit Worry Has Topped Out
Bull markets are said to “Climb a Wall of Worry” – and in 2017 the Dow Jones did just that. Despite a new President, rising
Vienna Summit Highlights Cyber Risk, Climate Impact, IFRS9 issues and Tail Risk
The 11th Annual Banking and Credit Risk Summit in Vienna this week included discussions around IFRS9 implementation challenges, and how lessons learned in Europe can
Bank-Sourced Estimates Pass The Observed Default Rate Test
Bank-sourced data provides a broad cross section of forward looking default risk estimates. This dataset now also includes sufficient history to address a key question
January Credit Update: Upgrades Significantly Outnumber Downgrades
Credit Benchmark has published the latest monthly credit consensus data (from December 2017), with 20 contributor banks now providing bank-sourced credit views (CBCs*) on more
Bank-Sourced Credit Improvements Mirror Recent Emerging Market Debt And Eurozone Moves
The current U.S. economic stance favours a weaker dollar but rising U.S. interest rates – a policy mix that would typically be bad for Emerging
Recent BIS Reforms: Implications for RWA modelling
The latest BIS reforms were announced in December 2017, and are mostly expected to be in place by 2022. These will: Remove the option to
