Global weakest links declined to 205 in October 2017 from 206 in September. Weakest links have declined by nearly 20% over the past 12 months, largely due to a considerable decrease in the oil and gas sector. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Gregg Moskowitz, Associate Director of Global Fixed Income Research, discusses the key points.

The 2017 global corporate default tally rose to 83 last week after four issuers defaulted. Three of the defaults were from emerging markets. 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 Antonio Zellek hosts this weekly segment of CreditMatters TV.

In this edition of Capital Markets View, Chris Porter, Head of Loan, Recovery & CLO Business Development and Taron Wade, Director at LCD, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence discuss trends including which sectors are active, second lien issuance, changes to documentation, EBITDA adjustments, flex volumes, falling yields in Europe, the increase in M&A, the increase in senior leverage and high CLO issuance.

Discretionary spending in the global leisure industry will likely improve modestly in 2018 and the base-case ratings outlook for the sector remains stable, with nearly 80% of ratings outlooks on issuers currently stable. In this CreditMatters TV segment, S&P Global Ratings, Director Emile Courtney outlines our ratings outlook, forecasts, key risks and trends for the global sector.

Les transactions de M&A et la recherche d’efficacité opérationnelle restent les principaux moteurs du secteur. Dans ce CreditMatters TV, S&P Global Ratings Associate Director Claire Mauduit-Le Clercq et Director Maxime Puget expliquent les attentes sur l’évolution des notations du secteur.

Il video presenta l’Industry Top Trend 2018 pubblicato da S&P Global per il settore dei beni di consumo.

In dieser Ausgabe von CreditMatters TV disktuieren Patrick Janssen und Nicole Reinhardt Credittrends und den Ausblick für Unternehmen des Eizelhandels in Europa und Deutschland.

S&P Global Ratings analyst Arthur Wong takes an early look as to what a possible entry of Amazon.com Inc. into the pharma ecosystem may mean to drug pricing for generic and branded pharma. Warning: More questions than answers at this point.

A series of recent S&P Global Ratings' articles discuss the potential repercussions that can ensue if NAFTA breaks down. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Senior Director José Pérez and Senior Director Luis Martínez discuss the effects on Mexico’s economy, its ratings and the corporate and financial sectors.