In this CreditMatters TV segment, Andy Bove, Associate of Corporate Ratings, provides the monthly retail sales report, showing that, although retail sales grew in December fueled by autos and gas stations, sales at traditional retailers remained soft.

U.S. corporate bonds managed to post gains in December – and for the year – despite increased financial market volatility in the immediate aftermath of the relatively unexpected Trump victory a month earlier . In this CreditMatters TV segment, S&P Global Senior Director Nick Kraemer summarizes the experiences of various corporate bond breakouts in December.

Recently, S&P Global Ratings affirmed the sovereign ratings on Colombia and maintained a Negative Outlook on the rating. In this CreditMattersTV segment, Managing Director Lisa Schineller discusses the factors that prompted our affirmation as well as the conditions that could result in a rating change or a stabilization of the Outlook on the rating.

In this edition of CMTV, S&P Global Ratings’ analysts, Taos Fudji and Francesca Sacchi discuss how Italian insurers start from a good position to cope with low interest rates. We expect in life insurance volume growth and stable profitability and in P/C insurance a modest deterioration in profitability.

In questo CMTV gli analisti di S&P Global Ratings, Taos Fudji e Francesca Sacchi, illustrano la situazione attuale e futura degli assicuratori Italiani in merito a tassi d’interesse e redditività.

In this edition of CMTV, S&P Global Ratings’ analysts, Mirko Sanna and Francesca Sacchi, present the main risks and prospects for the Italian banking sector in 2017, and comment about the fund recently created by the Italian Government to support the banking sector.

In questa edizione di CMTV, gli analisti di S&P Global Ratings, Mirko Sanna and Francesca Sacchi, presentano i principali rischi e prospettive per il settore bancario italiano nel 2017, alla luce del fondo recentemente creato dal Governo Italiano per aiutare il sistema bancario.

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. Associate Director Antonio Zellek hosts this weekly segment of CreditMatters TV.

In this CreditMatters TV segment, sovereign analyst Kim Eng Tan discusses the risks affecting Asia-Pacific sovereign credit trends over the next year or two.

In this CreditMatters TV segment, S&P Global Ratings Associate Maxim Rybnikov discusses the outlook for Central and Eastern Europe and CIS for 2017.