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U.S. Credit Risk in Focus: Credit Benchmark’s New Index Reveals Emerging Stress in Corporate Lending
Bank sentiment about the creditworthiness of their borrowers worsened in recent months after improvement earlier this year, according to Credit Benchmark’s new Credit Risk Index (CRI).
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Monthly Credit Outlook: August 2023
The August-23 Monthly Credit Outlook looks at recent credit trends and highlights seen in the consensus dataset. Read more here.

Quarterly Credit Outlook Q3 2023
Latest data shows equity and credit volatility ticking up, are downgrades coming? Get insights on the latest market trends and analysis here. Our report covers key indicators and market predictions.

Leverage Loans: Morningstar LSTA and Issuer Consensus Credit Index
After a stellar performance over the past 12 months, the Leveraged Loan total return index is diverging from its respective credit indices.

US Commercial Real Estate
Warning signs continue to flash in US Commercial Real Estate, with Industrial & Office sectors worst affected by the persistence of hybrid working. However, Credit Benchmark data shows various US REITs currently with a positive credit outlook.

Monthly Credit Outlook: June 2023
The June Monthly Credit Outlook looks at recent credit trends and highlights seen in the consensus dataset. This month, Global Corporates, Financials and Sovereigns all show net downgrades.

Sovereign, Financial and Corporate Default Risks
Latest Credit Benchmark data shows that the credit rating of a country’s financial system is heavily influenced by that of the Sovereign, and, in countries with the strongest credit, the Financial sector is stronger than the Corporate sector.