In this podcast, Nayeem Islam and Michelle Dathorne discuss the rankings for oil and gas companies, why some are better positioned than others and how some speculative grade companies can improve their credit profile within our rating horizon. For more information please read our commentary “Canadian Oil And Gas Companies, Ranked: Strongest To Weakest, By Sector.”

The global weakest links tally decreased to 184 as of April 24, 2018, reaching a 30-month low. The count was last lower in October 2015 at 178. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

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 Alexandre Michel hosts this weekly segment of CreditMatters TV.

The battleground for European food retailers has moved to online offering and delivery and to convenience stores in city centers.

In this CreditMatters TV segment, S&P Global Ratings [Sector Lead] [Hina Shoeb] discusses disruptors for European based food retailers and FMCG Companies in Europe.

The U.S. distress ratio continues to decline, to 5.3% in April 2018 from 5.4% the previous month and down from a high of 33.9% in February 2016. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

Strong commodity prices supported stable asset quality in emerging markets in the first quarter of 2018. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

Puerto Rico bonds recorded 14 defaults in 2017, bringing the total number of defaults in U.S. public finance to 20, the highest on record. The default rate for USPF was 0.09%, the second highest since 1986. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Senior Director Larry Witte discusses these and other trends from the 2017 U.S. public finance default study from S&P Global.

Em recente artigo, a S&P Global Ratings discutiu as condições de negócio, mercado e políticas que afetam as empresas aéreas na região. Nesta edição de CreditMatters TV, os analistas Bruno Ferreira e Marcus Fernandes apresentam os principais riscos, os ventos favoráveis às empresas aéreas e as perspectivas para a região.

A recent S&P Global Ratings’ article discusses business, market and political conditions impacting regional airlines. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Associate Bruno Ferreira and Associate Director Marcus Fernandes discuss key risks and favorable winds for the rated airlines as well as this year’s outlook for the region.

For the seventh consecutive year, sovereign downgrades outnumbered upgrades. However, the percentage of ratings with positive outlooks increased in several regions, suggesting that the frequency of downgrades could decrease in the next year or two. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Senior Director Larry Witte discusses these and other trends from the 2017 sovereign default study from S&P Global.