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Record LNG prices cause frantic trading in energy markets
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18 January 2021 David Owen
The UK manufacturing sector saw an increase in price pressures at the end of 2020, coinciding with a marked tightening in local and global supply...
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18 January 2021 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
The following is an extract from S&P Global's latest Week Ahead Economic Preview. For the full report, please click on the 'Download Full Report'...
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08 January 2021 Rajiv Biswas
The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region experienced a severe recession in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a strong economic recovery is expected...
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08 January 2021 Chris Williamson
The JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by S&P Global), edged down from 53.1 in November to 52.7 in December, its lowest since September
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07 January 2021 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
With COVID-19 infections rising sharply in many countries, the focus will be on the path of the virus and extent to which economies will have...
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06 January 2021 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth slowed for a second successive month in December as further waves of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections...
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04 January 2021 Chris Williamson
Global factory output and order book inflows continued to rise at some of the fastest rates seen over the past decade in December, according...
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30 December 2020 Thomas McCartin
The pace of price growth does cool slightly but supply disruptions remain
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30 December 2020
S&P Global Daily Global Market Summary
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30 December 2020 Chris Fenske
Most APAC equity markets closed higher, Europe was mixed, and major US indices were all lower on the day. US government bonds and the dollar...
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29 December 2020 Chris Fenske
European equity markets closed higher across the region and US/APAC markets were mixed. US government bonds and the dollar closed flat, while...
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28 December 2020 Yating Xu Lei Yi David Li Angus Lam
our analysts look at the impact on economy, banking sector, and state enterprises due to China's bond defaults
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24 December 2020 Thomas McCartin
Supply chain problems support another sizeable weekly gain in many material prices
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21 December 2020 Alyssa Grzelak
As we head into 2021, our banking risk experts explore the biggest trends and challenges the emerging market banking sector will encounter.
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18 December 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets closed mixed, while the US and European markets were lower. US government bonds closed modestly lower and benchmark European...
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18 December 2020 Rafael Amiel, Ph.D.
The withdrawal of fiscal stimulus, high inflation and mounting debt will constrain growth in the first half of 2021; while the availability of...
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17 December 2020 Chris Fenske
All major US equity indices and most APAC markets closed higher, while Europe was mixed. US government bonds closed lower and European bonds...
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17 December 2020 Chris Suckling, Ph.D. Alexia Ash
Using our country risk ratings for a more accurate and actionable forecast of future cash flows
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17 December 2020
We present an overview of noteworthy developments in US equity markets during November 2020.
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17 December 2020 Brian Lawson
This week’s market highlights included an upsized tap by Ukraine of its 2033 US dollar issue and Tesla placing USD5 billion of equity at prevailing...
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17 December 2020
S&P Global’s flash PMI data indicated a narrowing divergence of economic trends among the major developed economies in December, linked largely...
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16 December 2020 Chris Williamson
The UK economy returned to growth in December after the lockdown-driven downturn seen in November
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16 December 2020 Jocelyn Lewis
Investment strategies focused on extending credit through private debt, bi-lateral loans and direct lending have grown significantly in recent...
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16 December 2020 Patricia Tessier
As we wish a speedy end to 2020, Patricia Tessier shares her thoughts on the year ahead for the leveraged loans settlement space.
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16 December 2020 Chris Fenske
Most major APAC and European equity markets closed higher, while the US was mixed. Benchmark European government bonds closed lower, while US...
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16 December 2020 Chris Williamson
The Japanese economy saw a subdued end to 2020, according to preliminary PMI data, with falling service sector activity once again causing output...
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16 December 2020 Chris Williamson
Business activity surged higher in Australia during December as lockdown measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 were relaxed. Business expectations...
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15 December 2020 Chris Fenske
All major US equity indices and most European markets closed higher, while most APAC markets were lower. US government bonds closed lower and...
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15 December 2020 Michael Dall
Per our MPI data, markets focus on the success of initial COVID-19 vaccine rollouts to send prices soaring
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14 December 2020 Chris Fenske
Most European equity markets closed higher, while the US and APAC markets closed mixed. US government bonds closed flat and the US dollar was...
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14 December 2020 Rajiv Biswas Rahul Kapoor Hannah Cotillon Bree Neff
What will decoupling hold for China and Australia? Our research team looks at the trade implications for decoupling around the globe.
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11 December 2020 Jordan Anderson
TPLF target government forces with small arms, IED’s and occasional rockets and artillery following withdrawal from Urban centres in Tigray
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11 December 2020 Lewis Cooper Andrew Harker
Major cities across the Americas suffered in particular during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic earlier in the year, but those...
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11 December 2020 Chris Williamson
The global economic recovery hit a speed bump in November, as rising COVID-19 infections led to a renewed slowing of business activity
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11 December 2020 Rajiv Biswas
The Asia-Pacific electronics industry, which is a significant part of the manufacturing sector for many East Asian economies, has shown a strong...
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11 December 2020 Richard Blore David Cook
A Renewed Focus on Outsourcing and Third-Party Risk from the Financial Stability Board
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11 December 2020 Tomasz Brodzicki, Ph.D.
We now expect global trade in 2020 to go down to 12.7 billion metric tons and to increase to 13.65 billion metric tons in 2021 and 14.2 billion...
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11 December 2020 Chris Fenske
All major European and most US equity indices closed lower, while APAC markets were mixed. The US dollar closed higher along with US and European...
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11 December 2020 David Owen
Global supply chains are facing resurfacing problems at the end of 2020
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10 December 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
The coming week sees policy meetings at no fewer than ten central banks, including the FOMC, plus a wealth of data releases which will help steer...
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10 December 2020 Brian Lawson
New highlights include an impressive tap by the Dominican Republic of its recent 2032 issue and strong responses to the DoorDash and Airbnb IPOs....
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10 December 2020 Eva Renon Alisa Strobel
Ethiopia’s real GDP is anticipated to reach a historic low in 2020 amid increased significant downside risk factors including the armed conflict...
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10 December 2020 Chris Fenske
Most APAC equity markets closed lower, while European and US markets closed mixed. US government bonds closed higher and benchmark European bonds...
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09 December 2020 Chris Fenske
Most APAC equity markets closed higher except for Mainland China, while European markets were mixed and major US indices were lower. US government...
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09 December 2020 David Owen
Previously unpublished sector data for Australia show output trends across six broad categories
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09 December 2020 Mr. Daniel Kral, M.A.
European economies’ historic contractions in H1 2020 were followed by large, but partial, rebounds in Q3. A relatively milder contraction is...
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09 December 2020 Guy Sear
S&P Global’s extensive Sea-web database now highlights vessels with ties to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. This advancement was...
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09 December 2020 Annabel Fiddes
The latest KPMG and REC survey data, compiled by S&P Global, highlighted mixed hiring trends in November. A further drop in permanent placements...
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08 December 2020 Michael Dall
Our MPI shows that markets were boosted by strong mainland Chinese data and supply constraints
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08 December 2020
The Effects of MiFID II, Two Years Later
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08 December 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq reaching new record high closes, while APAC and European markets were mixed. The...
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07 December 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets closed mixed, while UK and US tech were the only major markets to close higher across Europe and the US. US/European benchmark...
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07 December 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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07 December 2020 Sam Pierson
Securities Finance Update for November 2020
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07 December 2020 Johanna Marris
Cargo disruption from rail blockades is likely to continue in 2021 because of rising job insecurity and ongoing environmental and labor demands....
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07 December 2020
S&P Global has formed a strategic alliance with MSCI Inc. to integrate MSCI’s portfolio and risk analytics capabilities with thinkFolio, the...
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04 December 2020 Chris Fenske
European and US equity markets closed higher, while Japan was the only major APAC market to close lower in that region. US and European government...
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04 December 2020 Brian Lawson
This week’s calendar continues to indicate improving risk appetite, including five successful emerging market sales on 2 December.
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04 December 2020 Chris Williamson
UK PMI data showed encouraging resilience amid renewed COVID-19 lockdown measures in November, suggesting the economy is set for a far smaller...
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03 December 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed mixed for a second consecutive day, while US and European benchmark government bonds closed higher on the day. European...
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03 December 2020 Natasha McSwiggan
Our banking risk experts provide insight into events impacting the financial sector in emerging markets in December
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03 December 2020
We review factor performance in November 2020.
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03 December 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
The following is an extract from S&P Global’s latest Week Ahead Economic Preview. For the full report (including Special Reports) please click...
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03 December 2020 Chris Williamson
The global economic recovery hit a speed bump in November, as rising COVID-19 infections led to a renewed slowing of business activity. But the...
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03 December 2020 Mr. William May
Chinese manufacturing and vaccine optimism boost commodity prices
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03 December 2020
Financial health. Cybersecurity. Reputation. Compliance. Covid-19. Risk is everywhere for financial organizations dependent upon third-party...
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02 December 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed mixed across each region, with mostly modest price action across major indices. US government bonds closed slightly...
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02 December 2020
Institutions are facing narrowing margins and increased cost pressures to manage their processes at a time when regulatory scrutiny and the need...
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02 December 2020 Raj Badiani, BSc Econ MSc Econ
Any final EU-UK trade arrangement is unlikely to replicate the frictionless trade that that currently exists between the two parties, and it...
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01 December 2020
Before 2020, KYC due diligence teams were already under pressure from regulatory, industry and technological changes. When the pandemic hit...
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01 December 2020 Kathleen Navin, CBE Ben Herzon, Ph.D.
Monthly US GDP Index rose 0.7% in October
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01 December 2020 Chris Williamson
Global factory output and new orders rose in November at some of the fastest rates seen over the past decade as demand continued to revive from...
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01 December 2020 Andrew Harker
The old adage that ‘no plan survives first contact with the enemy’ seems appropriate for this year. The invisible enemy of the coronavirus disease...
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01 December 2020
3 trends that will impact trade reporting in 2021 and beyond
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01 December 2020
Even though 2020 has been the most unpredictable year yet for dividends, especially in developed European markets, emerging market dividends...
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01 December 2020 Chris Fenske
Major equity markets closed higher across the globe in a complete reversal of yesterday’s synchronized sell-off. US and European benchmark government...
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30 November 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed lower across most of the world today ahead of this week’s OPEC+ meeting, Powell/Mnuchin’s congressional testimony, and...
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30 November 2020 James Bohnaker
US consumers have found a way to spend money amid the chaos and retail has been a key beneficiary of a widespread shift in spending from services...
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30 November 2020 Igor Kaplun
With the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) implementation in the rear-view mirror, can the buyside industry finally take a...
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27 November 2020 Chris Fenske
European and US equity markets closed higher, while APAC markets closed mixed. US government bonds closed higher and the curve flattened, while...
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27 November 2020
香港市场私有化情况概览 - Hong Kong Privatisation Overview
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26 November 2020 Rajiv Biswas Rahul Kapoor
China-Australia trade tensions have escalated significantly during 2020, and S&P Global's PMI data show Australia's exports slumping
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25 November 2020 Chris Fenske
Major equity markets closed mixed today, with the Nasdaq being the only major US index to close in positive territory. US government bonds closed...
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24 November 2020 Chris Williamson
S&P Global’s flash PMI data indicated divergent economic trends among the major developed economies in November, with accelerating growth in...
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24 November 2020
S&P Global analyzed the actively managed U.S. hedge fund universe to explore how the core turnover rates of these institutions vary across different...
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24 November 2020 Ken Wattret
Persistent low inflation and inflation expectations, combined with a severe adverse shock, leave the eurozone comparatively vulnerable to deflation...
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24 November 2020 Chris Fenske
Major equity markets closed higher across the globe today, with the exception of Mainland China which ended the day modestly lower. US government...
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23 November 2020 Chris Fenske
US and APAC equity markets closed higher across both regions, while Europe was modestly lower on the day. US government bonds closed lower on...
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23 November 2020 Deepa Kumar
How will China and India realign their external relations in light of a US and China decoupling?
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23 November 2020
S&P Global’s Research Signals team have released a case study demonstrating the alpha generating potential held within their newly launched Point-In-Time...
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23 November 2020 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy plunged back into a severe decline in November amid renewed efforts to quash the rising tide of coronavirus disease 2019...
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23 November 2020 Chris Williamson
Renewed lockdown measures to contain a second wave of COVID-19 infections has caused the UK economy to slide back into contraction during November...
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20 November 2020 Bernard Aw
The Japanese private sector economy continued its struggle to gain recovery momentum midway through the fourth quarter, with flash PMI survey...
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20 November 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Flash PMI surveys will provide important mid-quarter insights into the state of the Eurozone, UK and US economies. The surveys will provide the...
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20 November 2020 Chris Fenske
European equity markets closed modestly higher, while APAC and US markets were mixed. US and European benchmark government bonds closed higher...
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20 November 2020 Tomasz Brodzicki, Ph.D.
In October 2020 PMI new export orders' readouts for all the main economies of the world, apart from the US, are above 50.0 points which is indicative...
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20 November 2020 Brian Lawson
This week’s highlights included China issuing 5-year Euro debt at -0.15% and Saudi Aramco selling a heavily-oversubscribed USD8 billion package....
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20 November 2020 Hannah Cotillon Deepa Kumar David Li Anton Alifandi
On 15 November 15 Asian countries signed a trade agreement that will cover 2.2 billion consumers and combined GDP of USD26 trillion – nearly...
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20 November 2020
A Review of the 2020 Proxy Season in France Detailing Voters Turnout, Output and Rationale
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19 November 2020 Venla Sipilä-Rosen Lilit Gevorgyan, B.A., M.A., M.Sc.
Our analysts look at what will influence the currencies of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in the next few months.
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19 November 2020 Jordan Anderson Eva Renon
By January 2021, the TPLF will probably retreat to strongholds in northern Tigray, or, in a less likely scenario, retain control of territory...
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19 November 2020 Marisol Lopez Mellado
The United States has stepped up its anti-money-laundering practices after taking some heat.
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19 November 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher, while APAC was mixed and Europe was lower on the day. US and benchmark European government bonds closed higher....
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18 November 2020 Chris Fenske
All major European and most major APAC equity markets closed higher today, while US markets were lower. US government bonds were close to flat...
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18 November 2020 Sara Johnson Nariman Behravesh, Ph.D.
The renewed rise in infection rates threatens growth and increases the urgency of additional stimulus
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18 November 2020 Mr. William May
Markets seize on positive news despite clear declines in vehicle and foot traffic in Europe and the US
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18 November 2020 James Kwan
For those planning a new digitalization initiative, the following five steps will help build a strong data management foundation that supports...
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17 November 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed mixed across APAC, Europe, and the US. US and European benchmark government bonds closed higher, while iTraxx and CDX indices...
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17 November 2020 Eliot Kerr
The PMI rankings for broad industry sectors in October revealed strong performances for Financials, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods, each...
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17 November 2020 Alisa Strobel
Private consumption is expected to decline by 4.3% in 2020 amid significant inflationary pressures and higher unemployment.
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17 November 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D.
Prior to the global pandemic, China’s GDP growth figures exhibited a noticeable degree of stability, with underlying growth tending to ease in...
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17 November 2020 Chris Williamson
Brazil is leading the global manufacturing recovery, while Mexico continues to suffer an especially steep decline
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17 November 2020
Latest PMI data signalled that the recovery of Canada’s manufacturing sector continued into October, but a second wave of coronavirus disease...
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16 November 2020 Chris Fenske
Today, most major equity markets closed higher across the globe, with multiple US indices closing at new record highs. Benchmark European and...
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16 November 2020 Chris Williamson
The following is an extract from S&P Global's monthly PMI overview presentation. For the full report please click on the link at the bottom of...
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13 November 2020 Lewis Cooper Andrew Harker
Europe’s largest cities are underperforming relative to the rest of their nations amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, according...
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13 November 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher, while European and APAC equity markets were mixed. Benchmark European government bonds closed higher and US...
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12 November 2020 Chris Fenske
All major equity markets closed lower today except for Japanese markets ending the session modestly higher, as the rapidly increasing number...
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12 November 2020
Retail Investor Trends Quantifying the Impact of Retail Activity - July 2020
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12 November 2020
Equities, emerging market and high-yield debt have rallied sharply, with junk-bond spreads reaching record lows
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12 November 2020 Rajiv Biswas
Asia-Pacific exports suffered a severe slump in the first half of 2020 due to the shockwaves from the global COVID-19 pandemic and widespread...
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12 November 2020 Rafael Amiel, Ph.D. Johanna Marris Emily Crowley Alexia Ash
Is Mexico a viable option as supply chains shift due to a US and Chian decoupling?
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12 November 2020 Tomasz Brodzicki, Ph.D.
To empirically identify the impact of COVID-19 on the trade we have built an econometric model in the gravity tradition explaining the intensity...
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11 November 2020 Chris Fenske
European equity markets closed higher again, while APAC and US markets were mixed. Most benchmark European government bonds were higher except...
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11 November 2020 Mr. William May
Rising COVID-19 cases hits commodity prices despite a weaker dollar
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10 November 2020 Chris Fenske
European equity markets closed higher, while APAC and the US markets were mixed. US and benchmark European government bonds closed modestly lower...
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09 November 2020 Ken Wattret
Given the resurgence of COVID-19 and related containment measures, a sizeable GDP contraction is on the cards in Q4 at least.
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09 November 2020 Chris Fenske
European equity markets closed significantly higher across the region, with major APAC markets also higher on the day. Most US equity indices...
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06 November 2020 Chris Fenske
Most APAC equity markets closed higher, while European and US indices closed mixed. US government bonds sold off sharply on a better than expected...
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06 November 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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05 November 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed higher across all major global markets, with Europe’s iTraxx and CDX-NA credit indices also higher across both IG and high...
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05 November 2020 Sam Pierson
Securities finance update for October 2020
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05 November 2020
S&P Global is pleased to present Part 3 of our 2020 Corporate Access findings. Based on a survey of over 300 global IROs conducted in earlier...
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05 November 2020 Byron McKinney
The maritime sanction compliance advisories published by the United Nations Security Council Panel of Experts for North Korea, the US Department...
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05 November 2020 Julien Rey
We just witnessed and survived the Big Bang, and everything looks ok, right?
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05 November 2020 Rajiv Biswas
Vietnam has been one of the most resilient economies in the Asia-Pacific region to the shockwaves from the global COVID-19 pandemic. Vietnam...
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05 November 2020 Chris Williamson
The worldwide PMI surveys indicated a solid start to the fourth quarter for the global economy
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05 November 2020 Jeremy Domballe
As regulators continue to clamp down within the sanctions space, it's becoming apparent how historically some players would try to circumvent...
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05 November 2020 Natasha McSwiggan
Our banking risk experts provide insight into events impacting the financial sector in emerging markets in November.
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05 November 2020 Chris Williamson
The worldwide PMI surveys indicated a solid but uneven start to the fourth quarter for the global economy. Growth accelerated in the US, China...
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05 November 2020 Brian Lawson
The planned IPO of Australia’s Dalrymple Bay coal terminal facility will seek AUD1 billion+, a major test of demand for coal-related equity.
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05 November 2020 Yingzhi Zhang
Part of Zhejiang-Zhoushan Port Group, Zhoushan Port is emerging as a regional petrochemical hub, The blueprint sets out a target of building...
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04 November 2020 Chris Fenske
US and European equity markets closed sharply higher, while APAC markets closed mixed. US tech equities and US government bonds had a profoundly...
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04 November 2020 Tom Jackson
Summary of battleground state employment picture
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04 November 2020 Mike Wiman
Mexico carries a trade surplus with the US, exporting more than it imports from its neighbour. For the first 39 weeks of the year, Mexico increased...
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03 November 2020 Chris Fenske
All major global equity indices closed higher today, with CDX and iTraxx credit indices tighter across IG and high yield. US government bonds...
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03 November 2020
We review factor performance in October 2020.
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03 November 2020 Mr. William May
Europe re-enters lockdowns prompting questions around materials demand, employment support and the likely cost of another lockdown on effected...
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03 November 2020 Kathleen Navin, CBE Ben Herzon, Ph.D.
Monthly GDP Index rose 1.0% in September
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03 November 2020 Ravi Amin
The People's Republic of China, by order of the President, has confirmed a new Export Control Law for the purpose of safeguarding national interest...
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03 November 2020 Daejin Lee
According to Commodities at Sea, dry bulk vessels anchored nearby China waiting to discharge Australian coal has increased to 75 vessels in Week...
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02 November 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed higher across most of the globe today, with European markets having a particularly strong performance after last week’s...
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02 November 2020 Chris Suckling, Ph.D.
The IMF and finance ministers from the G20 made some ostensibly landmark decisions affecting the ability of developing countries to access financing...
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02 November 2020 Tomasz Brodzicki, Ph.D.
Mean export distance increased by 9.5% over the period 2000-19 from 4,464 kilometers in 2000 to 4,886 kilometers in 2019. An average mean export...
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02 November 2020 Chris Williamson
Global factory output rose at the fastest rate for two and a half years in October, signalling a strong start to the fourth quarter that builds...
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30 October 2020 Chris Fenske
US and APAC equity markets closed lower, while European markets closed mixed after a very challenging week for global equity and credit markets....
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30 October 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The US presidential elections - described by some commentators as perhaps the most important in modern history - take centre stage in a week...
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30 October 2020 Brian Lawson
This week’s highlight is the Ant Group IPO in Shanghai and Hong Kong, priced to raise a record USD34.4 billion.
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29 October 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed modestly higher, while European and APAC markets closed mixed. European iTraxx credit indices closed slightly tighter...
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29 October 2020 Carla Selman
A new constitution for Chile is likely to increase the role of the state in the economy, particularly in the provision of basic services.
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29 October 2020 Chris Williamson
The worldwide manufacturing upturn persisted into September, with rising trade flows and the reopening of factories from lockdowns bringing growth...
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28 October 2020 Mr. William May
Commodities gain during a to-and-fro week for US stimulus talks
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28 October 2020 Roger Bernard
Webcast: US-China Phase One Trade - Interim 2020 Progress Report
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28 October 2020
We review factor performance during recent elections.
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28 October 2020 Chris Fenske
European and US equity markets sold off sharply today, while APAC equity markets closed mixed. iTraxx and CDX credit indices were significantly...
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27 October 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets closed mixed, while only the Nasdaq was higher in the US, and all major European markets were lower. US and European benchmark...
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27 October 2020 Rajiv Biswas
The Singapore economy has been hit by multiple shocks during 2020 from the impact of the protracted lockdown on domestic consumption and business...
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26 October 2020 Chris Williamson
S&P Global’s flash PMI data for the G4 developed economies indicated that the pace of economic growth remained broadly unchanged in October as...
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26 October 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets were lower across APAC, Europe, and the US, as investors are becoming increasingly concerned over the combination of the...
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23 October 2020 Bernard Aw
The start of the fourth quarter saw the recovery of the Australian economy strengthened as business activity picked up solidly amid a further...
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23 October 2020 Sian Jones Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The week sees a full economic calendar including third quarter GDP estimates for the US, Eurozone, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan and South Korea. Higher...
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23 October 2020 Brian Lawson
The EU gained EUR233 billion of demand, growing the stock of Social Bonds by one-third, with its EUR17 billion 10 and 20-year debut SURE deal....
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23 October 2020 Chris Fenske
European equity markets closed higher across the region, while US and APAC markets closed mixed. US and European benchmark government bonds reversed...
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23 October 2020 Chris Williamson
The UK’s economic recovery lost momentum for a second successive month in October
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23 October 2020 Bernard Aw
Flash PMI survey data showed the Japanese private sector started the fourth quarter on a weak footing, with business activity shrinking further...
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22 October 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher, while most APAC and European markets closed modestly lower. US and European benchmark government bonds continued...
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22 October 2020
Uncollateralized netting sets or netting sets with weak credit support annexes can incur large valuation adjustment (xVA) charges due their impact...
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21 October 2020 Chris Fenske
Most major APAC equity markets closed higher, while European and the US markets closed lower. US and European benchmark government bonds closed...
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21 October 2020
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21 October 2020 Michael Dall
Buyers return after China’s Golden Week holiday
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21 October 2020 Eliot Kerr
Following the downturn in global business activity driven by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), PMI data have pointed to early signs of economic...
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20 October 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed modestly higher, while APAC and European markets were mixed. US and European benchmark government bonds closed lower...
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20 October 2020 Tomasz Brodzicki, Ph.D.
China is the only top economy showing clear and consistent signs of recovery in Q2 and Q3 2020 - Chinese exports were higher by 0.3% in June...
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20 October 2020 David Owen
Sub-Saharan Africa followed the rest of the world out of the worst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the third quarter of...
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19 October 2020 Daejin Lee
Panamax average earning has been supported by a strong grain demand this year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and limited coal trade. Chinese...
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19 October 2020 Chris Fenske
Most APAC equity markets closed higher, while most European and all major US indices ended lower. US government bonds and the dollar were weaker...
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19 October 2020 Chris Williamson
When the UK first faced the real possibility of leaving the EU, back in March 2019, the country’s manufacturers were building up their safety...
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16 October 2020 Chris Fenske
European equity markets closed higher across the region, while US and APAC markets closed mixed. Benchmark European government bonds were higher...
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16 October 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The week ahead starts with China releasing third quarter GDP numbers and ends with flash PMI data providing insights into how the world's largest...
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16 October 2020 Brian Lawson
Italy achieved negative yield on a three-year Italian debt auction, alongside record lows at other maturities.
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15 October 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC and US equity markets closed mixed, while European markets were sharply lower. iTraxx and CDX indices closed wider, with CDX closing near...
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14 October 2020 Chris Fenske
Most major European equity markets closed modestly higher, APAC was mixed, and the US was lower on the day. Most European government bonds were...
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14 October 2020 Yingzhi Zhang
E-Commerce has experienced rapid growth in recent years. Cosmetics is among the fastest growing consumer products.
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14 October 2020 Mr. William May
Markets lack direction during China’s Golden Week holiday
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14 October 2020 Alex Golbin
With over half of overall enterprise risks coming from a vendor portfolio, it's no wonder that vendor risk management is entering the spotlight...
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13 October 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets closed mixed, while US and European markets closed modestly lower. US government bonds closed sharply higher after yesterday’s...
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13 October 2020 Andrew Birch
Several key challenges will ensure that the recovery of the European tourism sector will lag the overall economy.
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13 October 2020
S&P Global analyzed the impact of index inclusions and exclusions into the S&P 500 (large cap), S&P 400 (mid cap), and S&P 600 (small cap). Interestingly...
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12 October 2020
S&P Global's Perception Analytics team engages in in-depth discussions with investors and analysts daily. Given recent market volatility and...
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12 October 2020 Chris Fenske
Most APAC and all major US equity indices closed higher, while European markets closed mixed. The US bond market was closed for a market holiday...
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09 October 2020 Sam Pierson
Securities Finance Update for Q3 2020
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09 October 2020 Chris Williamson
Global PMI edges lower in September as virus case numbers rise
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09 October 2020 Bernard Aw
Caixin PMI data indicated a strong end to the third quarter for the Chinese economy, with business activity maintaining a solid pace of expansion...
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09 October 2020 Chris Williamson
The JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by S&P Global) continued to indicate a robust expansion of the global economy in September
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09 October 2020 Jamie Penniman
The COVID-19 pandemic and explosion in Beirut have underscored the need for marine insurers to develop better ways to understand their risk exposure...
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09 October 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher today and capped off the best weekly performance since early-July, while APAC and European markets closed mixed....
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08 October 2020 Chris Fenske
US, European, and most major APAC equity markets closed higher. European and US government bonds were also higher on the day. iTraxx and CDX...
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08 October 2020 Brian Lawson
The Bahamas is planning a bond sale despite sharply-rising debt burdens
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08 October 2020 Nikhi Gill Brett Schechterman
With Covid-19 causing turmoil for the global economy and logistical workplace disruption, numerous sectors within the capital markets have been...
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08 October 2020 David Cook
Although it might be fair to say that the UK financial services industry was not exactly pro-Brexit, there were those who saw it as an opportunity...
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07 October 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher today on renewed hopes of a US stimulus bill, and European and APAC markets closed mixed. Benchmark European...
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07 October 2020 Chris Williamson
S&P Global’s PMI surveys indicated a sustained expansion of the global economy in September, though trends varied by sector. Output rose in 18...
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07 October 2020 Mr. William May
After two weeks of minor declines, growing downside pressure was released in a broad-based fall
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07 October 2020
What are the possible outcomes from a US-China decoupling? Our team sets forth the possible outcomes and the key questions to ask
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06 October 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed higher across APAC and Europe, but closed lower in the US despite being higher most of the day and then sharply selling...
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06 October 2020
Based on a survey of over 300 global IROs conducted in January of this year, below we present our findings on pre/post investor interaction....
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06 October 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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06 October 2020
We review factor performance in September 2020.
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06 October 2020 Daejin Lee
At the start of October, Capesize (180,000 dwt) timecharter rates increased to about USD30,000/day from USD15,000/day from just two weeks ago....
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05 October 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed higher across the globe alongside other risk assets, as further improvement in US presidential candidate Joe Biden’s poll...
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05 October 2020 Ms. Sara Johnson, CBE
S&P Global projects that world real GDP will decline by 4.8% in 2020, a far worse outcome than the 1.7% contraction in 2009 at the height of...
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05 October 2020 Chris Williamson
The worldwide PMI surveys indicated a further month of solid economic growth in September
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05 October 2020
In October last year, we announced that CUNA Mutual Group had selected our investment management platform, thinkFolio , as well as our Enterprise...
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05 October 2020 Chris Williamson
The eurozone’s economic recovery ground almost to a halt in September, as a renewed fall in service sector activity countered faster manufacturing...
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02 October 2020 Sam Pierson
Monthly Securities Finance Update for September
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02 October 2020
S&P Global's Perception Analytics team engages in in-depth discussions with investors and analysts daily. Given recent market volatility and...
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02 October 2020 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing output rose further in September as growth of new orders accelerated and exports reviving, pointing to a strong end to the...
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02 October 2020 Chris Fenske
President Trump’s Twitter announcement that he and the first lady tested positive for COVID-19 triggered an uptick in volatility across global...
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01 October 2020 Kathleen Navin, CBE Ben Herzon, Ph.D.
Monthly GDP Index rose 0.6% in August
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01 October 2020 Jack A. Kennedy
Kuwait succession unlikely to be disputed, with energy and investment policies remaining consistent
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01 October 2020 Chris Williamson
The eurozone’s manufacturing recovery gained further momentum in September, rounding off the strongest quarterly rise in production since the...
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01 October 2020 Mike Wiman
For the first 34 weeks of the year, Mexico increased import MTONs from the US by 1.2% year-on-year 2019 to 2020 but decreased import value by...
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01 October 2020 Jocelyn Lewis Elina Gokh
S&P Global's Elina Gokh, Managing Director and Head of WSO, and Jocelyn Lewis, Executive Director of Private Debt Strategy, sat down with Private...
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01 October 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher despite a sharp sell-off in S&P futures overnight, while APAC and most major European markets were lower. Today...
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30 September 2020 Jocelyn Lewis
Through a turbulent 2020, resiliency across Private Debt portfolios cemented the asset class as an all-weather investment. With the onset of...
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30 September 2020 Alice Gladen
China's importance as a trade partner for German pork was clear in 2019 when the volume of German exports to China increased by 81% compared...
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30 September 2020 Mr. William May
A second consecutive weekly fall, this week more broad-based, points to more cautious buying as the global economy heads deeper into unchartered...
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30 September 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher despite a sharp sell-off in S&P futures overnight, while APAC and most major European markets were lower. Today...
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29 September 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets closed mixed, while European and US markets closed lower. 10yr benchmark European and US government bonds closed higher...
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29 September 2020 Elina Gokh
In July, our loan portfolio administration business, WSO, reached a huge milestone: our services business broke through the $500 billion AUM...
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28 September 2020 Chris Fenske
US and European equity markets closed higher, while APAC closed mixed. iTraxx and CDX indices closed tighter across IG/high yield, and precious...
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25 September 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher and near the peak levels of the day, while APAC and European markets were mixed. iTraxx and CDX high yield credit...
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25 September 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Highlights of the coming week includes US non-farm payrolls, worldwide manufacturing PMI surveys and the first of the US presidential debates....
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25 September 2020 Tomasz Brodzicki, Ph.D.
According to the new release of the S&P Global GTA Forecasting model global merchandise trade is likely to go down in 2020 to USD 16,672 billion...
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25 September 2020 David Jesson
Could 2020 signal the start of a technology revolution? The global events of the year has impacted the financial services industry to an extent...
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24 September 2020 Chris Suckling, Ph.D.
Our country risk team provides a snapshot of the events shaping country risk in October.
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24 September 2020 Brian Lawson
Zambia is seeking bondholder consent to miss three interest payments starting this October.
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24 September 2020 Chris Williamson
S&P Global’s flash PMI surveys for the ‘G4’ developed economies indicated that the pace of economic growth slowed at the end of the third quarter...
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24 September 2020 Alex Golbin
Assessing vendor risk is a key topic for many enterprises, seeking fit for purpose solutions to get the job done. Over 60% of data breaches coming...
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24 September 2020 Chris Fenske
The major European and APAC equity markets closed lower, while US markets were modestly higher after starting the day in negative territory....
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23 September 2020 Chris Fenske
European equity markets closed higher, while APAC was mixed and the US sharply lower. iTraxx closed slightly wider across IG/high yield, while...
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23 September 2020 Bernard Aw
Business activity in Japan’s private sector continued to decline in September, according to the flash PMI data, setting the scene for further...
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23 September 2020 Bernard Aw
Flash PMI data showed signs of stabilisation of the Australian private sector economy at the end of the third quarter, with activity and sales...
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23 September 2020 Chris Williamson
The UK economy lost some of its bounce in September, as the initial rebound from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdowns showed signs of...
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23 September 2020 Chris Williamson
Business activity stalled across the eurozone in September, albeit with increasingly divergent trends by sector and country. Faster growth of...
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22 September 2020 Mr. William May
Astronomic lumber prices have corrected 25%, pulling our MPI lower despite broad gains elsewhere
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22 September 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher on the day, while APAC markets were lower and Europe was mixed. European government bonds closed mixed and US...
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21 September 2020 Mark Bennett
Mark Bennett, Director of Compliance Analytics, recently participated on a panel that brought together some of the deepest visionaries in the...
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21 September 2020 Kirston Winters
After the recent uptick in EuroSTR (a.k.a. €STR) volumes in late July driven by the major CCPs switching from using EONIA to EuroSTR for discounting...
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21 September 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed lower across all regions, with European markets coming under considerable pressure given the rapid rise in COVID-19...
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18 September 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets closed mixed on the day, while major US and European indices closed lower. iTraxx and CDX indices closed slightly wider...
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18 September 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The coming week sees flash PMI surveys released for the US, Eurozone, Japan, UK and Australia, which will provide the first insights into how...
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18 September 2020 Brian Lawson
This week’s highlight was the arrangement of successful debut ESG deals by seven borrowers, alongside further airline-sector debt and equity...
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18 September 2020 Brian Matt Andreas Posavac
Why the capital markets will drive the recovery — the cross-sectoral evidence of a structural change
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17 September 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed lower across each region, while US and European benchmark government bonds were modestly higher on the day. iTraxx...
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17 September 2020 Michael Miller
S&P Global analyzed how Investor Relations can be a competitive advantage for a public company
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16 September 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed mixed across each region, with the US trading session ending the day with a brief surge in volatility driven by...
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16 September 2020 Mr. William May
Some indices roll over after strong rallies, perhaps signalling a pause in the commodities rebound
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16 September 2020 Mateusz Mynarski Dr. Marie Lechler
Our experts utilize novel data collection to track economics recovery (among other things) via high frequency signals from news articles
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16 September 2020 Fotios Katsoulas
OPEC has revised down its forecast for global oil demand by another 400,000 b/d this year. The cartel now expects consumption to decline by 9.5...
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16 September 2020 Chris Williamson
The latest official data signalled a deteriorating labour market up to July, with redundancies rising at the sharpest rate since 2009 as job...
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15 September 2020 Chris Fenske
European and US equity markets closed higher across both regions, while APAC closed mix. iTraxx and CDX indices were tighter across IG and high...
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15 September 2020 Keerti Rajan John Raines, Ph.D. Laurence Allan, Ph.D. Anna Boyd
What does it mean for geopolitical security when three key global players - the US, China and European Union (EU) - turn inwards to focus on...
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15 September 2020 Dalibor Gogic
Year-on-year, for the first eight months of this year total major grain exports to China including soybeans is lower by about 14%.
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15 September 2020 Chris Williamson
The Eurozone’s manufacturing upturn is showing signs of losing momentum after the initial rebound from COVID-19 lockdowns, with rising infection...
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14 September 2020 Chris Fenske
Most APAC and all major US equity markets closed higher on the day, while European markets were mixed. iTraxx and CDX indices closed modestly...
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14 September 2020 Eliot Kerr
The latest release of the BLOM Lebanon PMI® pointed to a substantial contraction in output across the private sector midway through the third...
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14 September 2020 Fotios Katsoulas
Rates jumped to more than USD 24,000 per day on 11th September once first rumours started to spread around a potential second wave of interest...
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11 September 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed mixed across each region, with the US markets having a particularly volatile day. European credit indices were wider...
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11 September 2020 Thea Fourie Chris Suckling, Ph.D.
While emergency financing from the IMF to cope with the direct and ancillary effects of COVID-19 are agreed to, what about additional supports...
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11 September 2020
S&P Global's Perception Analytics team engages in in-depth discussions with investors and analysts daily. Given recent market volatility and...
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11 September 2020 Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The following is an extract from S&P Global's latest Week Ahead Economic Preview. For the full report (including Special Reports) please click...
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10 September 2020 Chris Fenske
European and APAC equity markets closed mixed, while US markets closed lower on the day. European benchmark government bonds were mixed, while...
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10 September 2020
Based on a survey of over 300 global IROs, we present our findings on Management Participation in Corporate Access Events.
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10 September 2020 Brian Lawson
Record Asian share sales and multiple bond issuance successes indicate that risk appetite remains strong despite US tech-sector correction.
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09 September 2020 Chris Fenske
US and European equity markets closed higher across both regions on the heels of Tuesday’s major selloff, while APAC markets were all lower on...
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09 September 2020 Mr. William May
An overheating equity market corrected sharply last week but all commodities, save oil, were unaffected, marching higher
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08 September 2020 Chris Fenske
Most APAC equity markets closed higher, while European markets closed lower after being down for most of the trading session and US markets closed...
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08 September 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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08 September 2020 Sam Pierson
Monthly Securities Finance Update for August 2020
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08 September 2020 Chris Williamson
Global growth accelerates, but virus worries cloud outlook
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07 September 2020 Mike Wiman
Mexico usually carries a trade surplus with the US, exporting more than it imports from its northern neighbor. For the first 30 weeks of the...
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07 September 2020 Tomasz Brodzicki, Ph.D.
The trend in the PMI is clear and consistent within Q2 of 2020 showing a gradual improvement in market confidence from May onwards and continuing...
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07 September 2020 Chris Williamson
S&P Global’s PMI surveys indicated a strengthening of global economic growth in August, with a broadening out of the recovery by sector evident....
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07 September 2020
S&P Global and Tokyo Stock Exchange to Combine Data, Creating a Unique Japanese Securities Finance Data Set
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07 September 2020 Daejin Lee
Once the surge in pent-up demand is satisfied and the boost to apparent consumption from inventory restocking is complete, growth may fade, exposing...
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04 September 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed lower across the globe, as yesterday’s US tech selloff carried over into APAC markets today and another sharp decline after...
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04 September 2020
On Wednesday night (26 August), Phil Hogan resigned as European Commissioner for Trade following public outcry that he broke COVID-19 social...
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04 September 2020
As of August 2020, Wolfsberg Group has released a statement encouraging authorities to adopt the FATF guidelines in accordance to mitigating...
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