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Italian Consensus Dataset Analysis
Credit Benchmark’s consensus credit data provides an unparalleled view of Italian default risk through a robust framework of over 3,700 credit risk aggregates covering more than 18,000 Italian corporates, financial institutions, and funds. This dataset spans 20 regions, 70+ sectors, and multiple credit categories and company sizes, with historical depth dating back to 2017.
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EU Capital Rules to Increase Buyside Trading Costs
New EU capital rules may lead to a fivefold increase in buyside trading costs, potentially rendering this activity unprofitable. With the risk looming of a less vibrant European capital market, it is necessary for the industry, policy makers and regulators to work collectively on appropriate solutions to ensure European savers are not financially penalised.
Transition Matrices: Multi-Notch Downgrades
Credit Benchmark’s Transition Matrices show that post-COVID credit recovery has been strong across most credit categories, but at the same time a significant number of investment grade firms have started to be subject to multi-notch downgrades.
Credit Portfolios and Rising Defaults: Tracking Credit Risk Correlation Shifts
Credit portfolio managers face spiking interest rates and rising defaults, and contagion from one sector to another is a major concern. Consensus credit aggregates show how credit risk correlations between sectors are changing.
CCP Monitor: Improving Risk Trends, Member Upgrades Dominate
The latest Central Counterparty Clearing House (CCP) monitor produced by Credit Benchmark shows further improvements in credit quality in North American and European CCPs. However, as the monitor demonstrates, CCP member risk does not always reflect that of the CCP itself.
Declining Credit Quality: Is Global Tobacco Being Stubbed Out?
Global Tobacco credit quality has weakened by 3.4% month-on-month. The introduction of stricter tobacco measures globally, as well as COVID-19, all contribute to this change.
Q2 2022 Quarterly Review: Credit at a Turning Point?
This whitepaper from Credit Benchmark illustrates the global credit trends in the second quarter of 2022. Widening credit spreads show a major shift to a “risk-off” mindset, as supply shocks and rate hikes show no sign of abating. Corporate default rates are likely to spike, and across sectors correlations between default risk are changing. This whitepaper tracks these shifts across many otherwise unrated countries/sectors, as well as illustrating other global trends in Q2 2022.
