The number of potential downgrades decreased to 679 as of Oct. 31, 2016, from 685 as of Sept. 30, 2016 with 54 removals and 48 additions, 17 of which (35%) are financial institutions. Of the 17, nine Australia-based. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.