A recent S&P Global Ratings’ article discusses the key risks that could impact cement consumption trends in Mexico during 2018. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Senior Director Luis Martínez discusses business and market conditions for key sources of cement demand, as well as the rating outlook for rated players.

S&P Global Ratings recientemente publicó un artículo sobre los principales riesgos que podrían afectar las tendencias de consumo de cemento en México durante 2018. En este segmento de CreditMatters TV, Luis Martínez, Senior Director, explica las condiciones de negocio y de mercado para las principales fuentes de demanda de cemento, así como el panorama de las empresas calificadas.

S&P Global Ratings warns that the high leverage of global corporates could trigger the next default cycle; find out more in this video featuring the key findings of “Global Corporate Leverage Trends 2018: Debt High, Defaults Low – Something’s Gotta Give.”

With oil and some hard commodities at three-year highs, what are the rating prospects for emerging market sovereigns and their national champions? In this podcast, S&P corporate and sovereign analysts explain what improved market conditions mean for those oil, steel and government ratings.

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 Stephanie Alles hosts this weekly segment of CreditMatters TV.

S&P Global Fixed Income Research estimates that the U.S. trailing-12-month speculative-grade corporate default rate increased to 3.1% in January 2018 from 3.0% in December 2017. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

The 2018 global corporate default tally has increased to eight following the default of New Jersey-based residential homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

A surprise announcement by Amazon.com Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and JPMorgan Chase & Co. that they are jointly forming a new company to tackle health costs for their employees has caused quite a stir. S&P pharma analyst, Arthur Wong, shares his quick thoughts and takeaways as to what it may mean for pharma.

The S&P Pharma Guy, Arthur Wong, shares why generic drug pricing in the U.S., which has been under increasing pressure, should begin to stabilize in 2018. However, the U.S. generic drug environment will likely remain challenging over the near term and S&P harbors longer-term concerns on the industry.

In this podcast, Nayeem Islam and Alessio Di Francesco talk about rising labor costs and how it affects retailers such as Loblaw, Sobeys and Metro. Also, competition heats up in the telecom space with heavy promotions from Shaw to win market share from the incumbents. Finally, a preview of the upcoming commentary on how transportation disruptions are fueling hydrocarbon price volatility.