Standard & Poor’s upgraded more ratings in public finance than it downgraded in 2015, the fourth consecutive year with positive rating movement. Moreover, upgrades outpaced downgrades by nearly two to one. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Senior Director Larry Witte explains what’s driving the trends and what lies ahead in 2016.

Market volatility not only affects the U.S. economy but also influences outcomes in the public finance sector, such as pension fund performance, states’ revenues, and college endowments. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor’s Managing Director Robin Prunty and Chief Market Strategist Sam Stovall discuss how equity market volatility may play out in U.S. public finance in 2016.

In this CreditMatters TV segment, Director Mike Silverberg discusses the recovery prospects for Freeport-McMoRan’s bank lenders and bondholders following our recent rating action on the company.

La acción positiva de calificación sobre Javer refleja la reducción del nivel de deuda de la empresa tras el cierre de su oferta pública inicial (OPI) en la Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. En este segmento de CreditMatters TV, Associate Alexandre Michel explica la razón del alza de calificación.

In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor’s analyst Karen Vartapetov discusses the possible deterioration of Russian local and regional governments’ performance in 2016, driven by stagnating revenues and pressure on expenditures, which poses a difficult choice for the government.