Credit Benchmark have released the March Credit Consensus Indicators (CCIs). The CCI is an index of forward-looking credit opinions for US, UK and EU Industrials based on the consensus views of over 20,000 credit analysts at 40 of the world’s leading financial institutions.
Drawn from more than 800,000 contributed credit observations, the CCI tracks the total number of upgrades and downgrades made each month by credit analysts to chart the long-term trend in analyst sentiment for industrials. A monthly CCI score of 50 indicates neutral credit quality, with an equal number of upgrades and downgrades made over the course of a month. Scores above 50 indicate that credit quality is improving. Scores below 50 indicate that credit quality is deteriorating.
The March CCIs have seen marginal credit improvements for EU and UK industrial companies. US industrial companies saw continued credit deterioration.
The UK CCI for March is 50.2; net upgrades are minimal
.
The EU CCI for March is 50.2; annual trend is balanced
.
The US CCI for March is 49.1; net downgrades for a sixth month
To download the full CCI tear sheets for UK, EU, and US Industrials, please enter your details below:
