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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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Sector Risks Revealed in Fallen Angels and Rising Stars
The Fallen Angels and Rising Stars Monthly Monitor reflects shifts to and from investment-grade and high-yield status for global corporates. While corporate credit risk has been improving across many industries, data from individual sectors may provide a clearer picture of trends in the months ahead.

July Credit Consensus Indicators (CCIs) – UK, EU and US Industrials
Credit Benchmark have released the July 2021 Credit Consensus Indicators (CCIs). The latest data on US Industrials provides further evidence that the sector may be on the mend, while scores for the UK and EU have been dipping in and out of positive and negative territory.

Financial Times: Data Drill
Credit Benchmark data highlighting the difference in credit quality of Global Coal and Global Oil & Gas companies against Global Corporates has been cited in the latest ‘Energy Source’ newsletter via The Financial Times.

Global Investor: Securities Finance Americas Guide 2021
Global Investor Group spoke with Credit Benchmark co-founder Mark Faulkner for an article in the latest Securities Finance Americas Guide on the topic of peer-to-peer lending.

Is Staying In the New Going Out? Shifting Recreational Trends in Credit
As widespread lockdowns forced millions indoors in 2020, consumer spending habits shifted from live entertainment and travel to home-based recreation. But how did the credit fortunes of each sector of leisure providers compare before COVID – and is a shift in leisure habits likely to persist?

Trade Credit Risk and Supply Chains: The Post-Pandemic Landscape
Supply chains and trade credit are now critical in a post-COVID world. With disruption the new status quo, trade volumes are likely to fluctuate in the coming months. Though technology is helping to create more flexible supply chains. there is a long way to go to repair the damage from COVID. It is more important than ever for businesses to understand the end-to-end credit risk of their supply chains. This whitepaper demonstrates how credit consensus ratings provide part of the solution.