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Credit Spotlight on Tariffs: The Wider Impact
Tariffs are reshaping trade and credit risk. Credit Benchmark data highlights early signs of strain and resilience.
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Rising Interest Rates and Credit Upgrades
With a potential UK interest rate hike on the cards, a growing number of central banks are seeing inflation as a key near-term risk to economic stability. With net credit upgrades currently in balance, and a growing number of countries imposing monetary tightening, there is a risk that the global net credit balance turns sharply negative.
Fallen Angels and Rising Stars: October 2021
Consensus data show ongoing shuffling within corporate credit, but the balance is slightly in favour of Rising Stars as a growing number of firms see their credit status shift from high-yield to investment-grade.
Reuters: Will Washington truce stick? Wall St assesses U.S. debt ceiling risk
An apparent truce in the U.S. debt-ceiling standoff in Congress has offered some relief to Wall Street investors on edge about a possible debt default, but analysts are left assessing the risk of a repeat crisis as the year closes out, writes Karen Pierog for Reuters, citing research from Credit Benchmark.
Restaurants & Bars: US Recovery Pulls Ahead of UK
The hospitality industry has suffered from prolonged closures, reduced capacity, supply issues and staff shortages during COVID, damaging an already low margin business. For the UK, Brexit has magnified these effects. Analysis of consensus credit data shows a disparity in recovery between the US and UK.
Credit Quality Continues Upwards Momentum in US, UK Auto Sectors: September 2021
The positive credit movement witnessed in other industries like retail and energy can also be seen in the US auto sector. Credit quality continues to improve and risk continues to decline. In addition to the overall economic picture improving, demand remains robust. The same is largely true for the UK sector.
Sovereign Credit Risk and the Cost of COVID
A potential US Government shutdown is focusing attention on Sovereign credit risk, with a risk to US Treasury bond payments. A missed payment would be a major market event, but the broader issue is how Governments around the world handle the cost of COVID. The latest consensus data examines credit risk trends for Global Sovereign Governments, plus compares consensus vs CRA ratings for 12 major economies.
