Cathal McElroy is a reporter for S&P Global Market Intelligence's European Financial Institutions team.

Cathal McElroy is a reporter for S&P Global Market Intelligence's European Financial Institutions team. His coverage encompasses the listed European banking sector, with a particular focus on the French and Spanish markets. Cathal has 15 years' experience as a journalist, almost all of which has been spent writing about businesses across a range of sectors. His first job in journalism was with the BBC, before moving to the Middle East where he reported on the region's construction industry. He then spent two years as editor of Bloomberg Businessweek's Middle East edition, devoting significant coverage to the region's burgeoning banking sector. Cathal joined S&P Global in 2016 when he moved back to the UK to return to his passion for writing, taking a role as a reporter on the European real estate sector. He transferred to his current position on the European FIG team in March 2021.