The G20 meeting in Osaka at the end of June brought a clutch of positive developments in the trade war between China and the US – a resumption of talks that had broken down in May, an accompanying ceasefire on new tariffs and a partial lifting of the US blockade

Credit Benchmark has published the latest monthly credit consensus data (from May 2019) based on contributions from 40+ financial institutions, covering 50,000 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: Last month showed

Oil and gas lenders tend to be a stoic bunch. But even the hardiest among them could be forgiven for feeling rattled these days… …Brent crude has risen by a fifth in the past few months, see-sawing between just below $50 a barrel and as high as $86.74 in a

Download PDF Cracks are beginning to show in the foundations of the US Housing market, with the National Association of Realtors reporting a reduction of 4.4% in total sales from a year ago, and a rising housing inventory up by 3.6% in the same year. Excess housing stock plus falling

The Brexit vote has had a major impact on the credit quality of British industry over the past three years. Credit Benchmark has regularly reported on the declining credit health of a range of UK Sectors, including Auto Companies, Retailers, Large Corporates, Healthcare, and Telecomms. The UK has experienced uncertainty since the vote took place in