In this credit matters TV segment, S&P Global Ratings Sector Lead, Consumer and Retail; Hina Shoeb explains why the battle continues in 2017 for European Food retail companies.

Despite a near constant stream of political headlines in 2017, investors keep forging ahead with optimism, boosting equity and fixed income returns in the first two months of 2017. In this CreditMatters TV segment, S&P Global Senior Director Nick Kraemer summarizes the experiences of various corporate bond breakouts in February.

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. Analyst Patrick Stockdale hosts this weekly segment of CreditMatters TV.

In this update we assess effects of recent market volatility and Trump’s election on the new airport’s expected financing plan, Mexico’s economy, and air traffic volumes. This Investor Briefing should be analyzed together with the report “Mexico City Airport Trust's US$2 Billion Senior Secured Debt Assigned BBB+ Ratings; Outlook Negative.”

A recent S&P Global Ratings’ article discusses our 2017 credit outlook for Latin American banks. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Director Arturo Sánchez highlights key factors such as asset quality stability, non-performing asset levels and sovereign outlooks.

Global shipping companies will continue to face choppy waters in 2017, due to sluggish charter rates and rising bunker fuel costs. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Directors Izabela Listowska and Rachel Gerrish discuss our 2017 shipping outlook with Analytical Manager Stuart Clements.

California and Texas accounted for more than one-third of rating upgrades but just 10% of downgrades in U.S. public finance in 2016. Senior Director Larry Witte explains the factors that contributed to these rating changes, and highlights other states in this CreditMatters TV segment.

Texas U.S. public finance issuers experienced 2.1 upgrades for every downgrade in 2016. This compares to 1.25 upgrades for each downgrade in U.S. public finance nationwide. Senior Director Larry Witte describes the factors that contributed to these rating changes in this CreditMatters TV segment.

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 Daniela Brandazza hosts this weekly segment of CreditMatters TV.

In this CreditMatters TV, S&P Global Ratings analysts Mirko Sanna and Regina Argenio look at the main challenges for the Italian banks over the next two years.