There were four defaults in Asia (excluding Japan) in 2016, compared with an average of 2.6 defaults annually since 1993. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

Australia and New Zealand had two defaults, Atlas Iron Ltd. and Barminco Holdings Pty Ltd., in 2016--roughly the average over the past 15 years. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

Covering noteworthy research produced by S&P Global Ratings analysts in the region, "Latin America Monday Morning RoundUp" provides investors with a quick credit overview to start their week. Director Fabiola Ortiz hosts this weekly segment of CreditMatters TV.

A tabela de correspondência entre a escala global da S&P Global Ratings e sua Escala Nacional Brasil foi revisada hoje. Neste segmento de CreditMatters TV, o analista de rating Pedro Breviglieri discute o impacto de tal revisão sobre os ratings de emissores e emissões avaliados na Escala Nacional Brasil.

S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Shannan Murphy discusses the drivers behind our recent downgrade on Community Health Systems, and our expectations for margins, leverage, and cash flow over the next few quarters.

S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Shannan Murphy discusses our recent outlook revision on HCA Healthcare, and elaborates on the factors that we see supporting improving credit quality that distinguishes HCA from its peers.

S&P Global Ratings publicó un artículo sobre el impacto que las condiciones macroeconómicas actuales tienen sobre las tendencias de consumo en México. En este segmento de CreditMatters TV, Luis Manuel Martínez, Senior Director, y Juan Camilo Álvarez, Director Asociado, hablan de los factores de riesgo y sus mitigantes, así como de las expectativas para las empresas calificadas.

A recent S&P article discusses how current Mexican macroeconomic conditions impact the consumption trends in the country. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Senior Director Luis Martínez and Associate Director Juan Camilo Álvarez discuss risks and offsetting factors, as well as our rating expectations for retailers and consumer products companies.

Since reaching a peak of 254 issuers in October 2016, the global weakest links tally has continuously declined, falling to 203 as of July 24, 2017 from 216 as of June 20, 2017. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

The U.S. distress ratio increased slightly to 7.8% as of July 17, 2017, from 7.4% as of June 19. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Associate Director Gregg Moskowitz discusses the telecommunications sector’s largest month-over-month percentage increase in distressed credits, of 2.9%, led by Norwalk, Conn.-based incumbent telephone provider Frontier Communications Corp and other key points.