Credit Benchmark has published the latest monthly credit consensus data (from February 2019) based on contributions from 30+ financial institutions, covering over 27,200 separate legal entities.

The monthly upgrades and downgrades overview is now based on data adjusted for changes in contributor mix.

Monthly consensus upgrades and downgrades:

• 415
  obligors improved their credit standing by at least one notch.
• 295
  obligors deteriorated.
• 39
  moved more than one notch.
• The
  frequency of upgrades has increased while the frequency of downgrades has decreased.

Last month showed improvements across 365 obligors and deterioration across 322, with 62 moving by more than one notch.

Industries:

• Upgrades
  dominate downgrades in seven out of ten reported industries.

• The
  industries showing an improvement in credit quality include:
  • Financials
    with 84 upgrades and 40 downgrades.
  • Consumer
    Goods with 41 upgrades and 12 downgrades
  • Oil & Gas with 17 upgrades and nine
    downgrades.

• The
  industries showing balance are:
  • Consumer
    Services with 23 upgrades and 19 downgrades.
  • Telecommunications
    with four upgrades and four downgrades.
  • Industrials
    with 44 upgrades and 42 downgrades.

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