S&P Global Ratings credit analysts Matt Todd and Arthur Wong chat about various recent topics in the industry, including consolidation in the contract research organization space and the potential return of speculative inventory buying.

In this CreditMatters TV, Hina Shoeb and Rocco Semerano discuss some of the key drivers for the European consumer goods sector. For further details please refer to the 2017 Consumer Goods EMEA presentation.

Dropping for the sixth consecutive month, after having peaked at 737 in June 2016, the number of potential downgrades now stands at 636, as of May 26. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses this count, which has declined by 12 since April with 40 additions and 52 removals.

The number of potential bond upgrades slightly increased to 297 as of May 26, 2017, from 296 as of April 28, 2017. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses this rise, with most new additions coming from the utilities and media and entertainment sectors with eight each.

In this CreditMatters TV segment, Associate Oscar Padilla and Senior Director Daniela Brandazza discuss the potential credit implications from a public finance perspective of the NAFTA renegotiation as it relates to credit quality on both sides of the border and ratings’ impact.

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. Senior Director Jose Coballasi hosts this weekly segment of CreditMatters TV.

In this CreditMatters TV, senior analysts Liz Sweeney and Jennifer Soule discuss the request for comment on proposed changes to the criteria for health care systems and stand-alone hospitals. They explain the proposed changes, how to submit feedback, and the impact on rated not-for-profit health care organizations.

In this CreditMatters TV segment, criteria officer Liz Sweeney and credit analysts Lisa Schroeer and Victor Medeiros discuss two recently released requests for comment for ratings linked to U.S. public finance obligors’ creditworthiness. They talk about the proposed changes, how to submit feedback, and what the changes may mean for public finance ratings.

Eine nachhaltige Erholung der Kreditwürdigkeit der Staaten in der Eurozone würde durch Strukturreformen befördert. In dieser Ausgabe von CreditMatters TV diskutiert S&P Global Ratings Analyst Moritz Kraemer wie QE die Reformmüdigkeit bestärkt haben könnte.

Eurozone sovereign ratings remain near multi-year lows. In this CreditMatters TV segment S&P Global Ratings analyst Moritz Kraemer discusses how the waning reform momentum has led to ratings stagnation.