Potential downgrades increased to 663 as of Jan. 29, compared with 655 in the previous month. Financial institutions and oil & gas companies account for nearly one-third of all potential downgrades, which is not surprising given the economic stress created by plummeting oil prices over the past year. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Associate Director Gregg Moskowitz explains the key trends.

Covered bonds can play an important role in easing funding constraints for issuers outside traditional European markets. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor's Senior Director Antonio Farina discusses the potential for covered bond issuance in new markets.

In this CreditMatters TV segment, Senior Director Leandro Albuquerque and Associate Directors Cathy de La Torre and Hebbertt Soares discuss the overall impact of Brazil’s sovereign downgrade on structured finance transactions.

In this segment, Managing Director Robert Schulz discusses the rating actions we recently took on Casella Waste, ConAgra, Fender, Nordstrom, P.F. Chang’s, Radio Systems, Roper Technologies, Spin Holdco, Sysco, Terex, Coca-Cola, and Truven Health.

Neste segmento de CreditMatters TV, Leandro Albuquerque e Hebbertt Soares discutem o impacto geral da ação de rating soberana sobre os FIDCs, CRIs e CRAs.

In this segment, Senior Director Diane Shand discusses the rating actions we recently took on Avon Products, Gamestop, J.C. Penney, Tempur Sealy, and Vantage Oncology.

Our ratings for ON Semiconductor Corp. will remain on CreditWatch pending the completion of its $2.3 billion acquisition of Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Associate Director Chris Frank explains how our ratings for ON will shake out and the outlook for the company. Topics include our projections for the company’s post-acquisition debt leverage, revenue growth, and the competitive landscape.

Strong used vehicle prices have propelled several years of solid performance for the lease residual rates of U.S. auto lease asset-backed securities (ABS). But some weakness affected residual values realized on leases toward the end of 2015, and Standard & Poor’s expects these values to soften this year as off-lease vehicle volumes rise. Still, ABS auto lease ratings will remain stable in 2016. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Director Steve Martinez explains what likely lies ahead.

Growing spending pressures and lack of tax reform has weakened Costa Rica's public finances and raised its vulnerability to external shocks. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor’s Director Cesar Barceinas explains the main factors behind the recent sovereign ratings’ downgrade on Costa Rica.

Nesta edição da CreditMatters TV, a diretora da Standard & Poor’s Flávia Bedran e o analista Bruno Matelli discutem a mudança positiva nas perspectivas para o setor sucroalcooleiro no Brasil, após aumento nos preços do açúcar e do etanol e condições climáticas favoráveis.