07 February 2022 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth slumped to a one-and-a-half year low in January as the Omicron wave disrupted activity
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04 February 2022 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
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02 February 2022 Chris Williamson
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01 February 2022 Chris Williamson
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25 January 2022 Chris Williamson
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24 January 2022 Chris Williamson
Soaring virus cases have brought the US economy to a near standstill at the start of the year, with businesses disrupted by worsening supply...
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24 January 2022 Chris Williamson
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24 January 2022 Chris Williamson
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24 January 2022 Jingyi Pan
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16 December 2021 Jingyi Pan
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16 December 2021 Chris Williamson
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16 December 2021 Chris Williamson
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14 December 2021 Joseph Hayes
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01 December 2021 Chris Williamson
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01 December 2021 Chris Williamson
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26 November 2021 Chris Williamson
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26 November 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
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24 November 2021 Chris Williamson
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23 November 2021 Chris Williamson
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23 November 2021 Chris Williamson
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23 November 2021 Jingyi Pan
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18 November 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
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16 November 2021 David Owen
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15 November 2021 David Owen
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22 October 2021 Jingyi Pan
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22 October 2021 Chris Williamson
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08 October 2021 Jingyi Pan
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08 October 2021 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
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10 September 2021 Chris Williamson
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03 September 2021 Jingyi Pan
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23 August 2021 Chris Williamson
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26 July 2021 Rajiv Biswas
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23 July 2021 Chris Williamson
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23 July 2021 Chris Williamson
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23 July 2021 Jingyi Pan
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01 July 2021 Chris Williamson
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23 June 2021 Chris Williamson
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23 June 2021 Chris Williamson
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23 June 2021 Chris Williamson
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23 June 2021 Chris Williamson
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23 June 2021 Chris Fenske
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23 June 2021 Jingyi Pan
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16 June 2021 Sian Jones
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The Australian economy has rebounded in early 2021 from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictive measures that hit domestic demand during...
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26 April 2021 Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Jingyi Pan Daniel Yergin, Ph.D. Chris Williamson
The coming week sees central bank policy meetings in the US and Japan alongside some key economic data releases
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23 April 2021 Chris Williamson
An easing of COVID-19 containment measures in April helped drive the pace of UK economic growth to the best for almost seven and a half years...
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23 April 2021 Chris Williamson
In a month during which virus containment measures were tightened in the face of further waves of infections, the eurozone economy showed encouraging...
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23 April 2021 Jingyi Pan
The Japanese economy saw encouraging signs in April according to preliminary PMI data
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22 April 2021 Usamah Bhatti
The UK's construction sector recovery gathered momentum in March, according to S&P Global/CIPS PMI data, as robust increases in output across...
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21 April 2021 Daniel Yergin, Ph.D.
If you’re wondering why your new couch is going to take three or four months to arrive, not just a few weeks, the reason is simple: You are...
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21 April 2021 Chris Fenske
All major US and European equity indices closed higher, while most APAC markets were lower. US government bonds closed flat and benchmark European...
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19 April 2021 Brittany Garland
Custodians face formidable implementation challenges. Beyond their sheer size and operational complexity, the need to maintain rigorous regulatory...
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16 April 2021 David Owen
S&P Global's Australia PMI data have recently been expanded in order to delve more deeply into the regional and sectoral trends affecting business...
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16 April 2021 Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
Interest rate decisions are scheduled at central banks in the eurozone, Canada, Indonesia and Russia in a week which also sees the publication...
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14 April 2021 Lewis Cooper Andrew Harker
As was the case throughout much of 2020, a range of major cities across the world have continued to underperform relative to the rest of their...
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13 April 2021 Chris Williamson
Global economic growth accelerated in March, buoyed by a rejuvenated service sector accompanying further manufacturing growth
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09 April 2021 Rajiv Biswas
The near-term outlook for the Philippines economy has been impacted by a sharply rising wave of new COVID-19 cases since mid-March 2021
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09 April 2021 Rajiv Biswas Lewis Cooper Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
Updates to economic trends in China, Japan, the US, Eurozone and UK will dominate the week as markets seek insights into growth momentum amid...
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08 April 2021 Chris Williamson
Inflationary pressures have risen worldwide to the highest for at least a decade as a surge in demand is accompanied by widespread supply constraints...
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07 April 2021 Chris Williamson
Global employment growth accelerated in March, according to the worldwide PMI surveys compiled by S&P Global, as companies increasingly sought...
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07 April 2021 Chris Williamson
Global economic growth accelerated to the fastest in just over six and a half years in March, buoyed by a rejuvenated service sector accompanying...
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01 April 2021 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing output growth accelerated in March to one of the fastest rates seen over the past decade
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01 April 2021 Rajiv Biswas Lewis Cooper Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
Service sector PMIs will dominate the week alongside some key updates to trade, industrial production and inflation
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26 March 2021 Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
Payrolls and PMIs dominate the economic agenda for the week ahead, with the ECB's latest analysis and eurozone inflation also in focus
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24 March 2021 Chris Williamson
Early indicators of economic performance in March point to the US outperforming among the largest developed economies, though growth resumed...
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24 March 2021 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy beat expectations in March, showing a much better than anticipated expansion thanks mainly to a record surge in manufacturing...
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24 March 2021 Chris Williamson
The UK economy rebounded from two months of decline in March, according to the latest flash PMI data from S&P Global and CIPS
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22 March 2021 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Eliot Kerr
According to our latest Global Trade Index, global trade was estimated to be 14.9% higher than a year ago in January
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19 March 2021 Rajiv Biswas Lewis Cooper Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
A jam-packed economic calendar for the week ahead sees the release of flash PMI data for the Eurozone, UK and US, as well as Japan and Australia...
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16 March 2021 Shreeya Patel
The Philippines manufacturing PMI indicated that the rebound in operating conditions seen at the start of the year extended into February. The...
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12 March 2021 Chris Williamson
Global economic growth accelerated in February, according to the worldwide PMI surveys conducted by S&P Global, with growth falling just short...
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12 March 2021 Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
The main events of the week ahead will be central bank policy meetings in the US, UK and Japan, which are accompanied by some key indicator releases...
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08 March 2021 Paul Smith, Ph.D.
In this short paper, we provide thoughts and ideas on how to glean signals from national sector PMI data with a view to utilising these in active...
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07 March 2021
LPs and regulators have been trending in the direction for more insight into the holdings and exposures of private equity funds. When the crisis...
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05 March 2021 Chris Williamson
A key global gauge of companies’ input cost inflation rose to its highest level for over 12 years in February
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05 March 2021 Rajiv Biswas Rahul Kapoor 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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03 March 2021 Chris Williamson
Global economic growth accelerated in February, according to the worldwide PMI surveys conducted by S&P Global, led by the US. However, further...
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03 March 2021 Chris Williamson
Global economic growth accelerated in February, according to the worldwide PMI surveys conducted by S&P Global, with growth falling just short...
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01 March 2021 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing output growth accelerated in February to reach one of the fastest rates of expansion seen over the past decade. The improvement...
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26 February 2021 Rajiv Biswas 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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22 February 2021 Chris Williamson
Preliminary survey data on manufacturing conditions in February showed strong manufacturing growth in the US, Australia and eurozone, plus an...
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22 February 2021 Rajiv Biswas
The Asia-Pacific manufacturing sector has shown a considerable upturn since the fourth quarter of 2020, with latest S&P Global manufacturing...
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22 February 2021 Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
The week ahead sees fresh estimates of GDP in some major economies including the US, Germany and France, as well as some more up to date higher...
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19 February 2021 Chris Williamson
While some countries are benefitting from looser virus containment measures, other countries that have taken additional measures to control the...
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19 February 2021 Chris Williamson
The UK economy showed signs of steadying in February
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19 February 2021 Chris Williamson
Ongoing COVID-19 lockdown measures dealt a further blow to the eurozone’s service sector in February, adding to the likelihood of GDP falling...
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18 February 2021 Eliot Kerr
Given the integral role that trade plays in the global economy and the frequency of official trade data releases, export volume data have in...
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17 February 2021 Sian Jones
S&P Global is introducing a new product offering in the form of combined expertise from our PMI™ and CIS (Comparative Industry Service) teams...
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16 February 2021 Paul Smith, Ph.D.
January's Halifax House Price Index (HHPI) provided fresh evidence that the 2020 upturn in the housing market is running out of steam
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15 February 2021
Learn how iLEVEL has enabled Charlesbank Capital to streamline key operations and gain a new level of visibility into their portfolio data.
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15 February 2021 David Owen
The latest Price & Supply Monitor - a monthly report designed to track global commodity price pressures and supply shortages - saw higher prices...
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12 February 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
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11 February 2021 Jocelyn Lewis
Recently, S&P Global participated at the Women in Private Markets Virtual Conference hosted by PEI. The panel sessions covered similar topics...
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07 February 2021
Implementing iLEVEL at the outset helped Silversmith ensure data integrity, automate reporting and feel confident in its ability to scale the...
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05 February 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 (including Special Reports) please click...
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05 February 2021 Chris Williamson
The JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by S&P Global) edged down for a third successive month in January
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03 February 2021 Jocelyn Lewis
Our own Jocelyn Lewis recently sat down with Mike Tracy from Lionpoint to discuss regularly recurring themes they see as bottlenecks in creating...
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03 February 2021 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed mixed across the US, APAC, and Europe. US government bonds closed lower, while European bonds were mixed. iTraxx-Xover...
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02 February 2021 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing remained encouragingly resilient in January despite rising coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection rates and fresh...
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02 February 2021
Learn how Mayfair Equity Partners, a firm providing buyout and growth capital in the TMT and consumer sectors within the UK and overseas, supports...
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01 February 2021
In the 3rd quarter of 2020, S&P Global teamed up with Mergermarket to learn about the challenges private equity firms will face going into 2021....
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01 February 2021
See how this leading private equity firm, which experienced rapid growth by investing in companies located in the Nordic region, used iLEVEL...
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01 February 2021 Rajiv Biswas
With world GDP forecast to rebound to positive growth of 4.4% y/y in 2021 after a contraction of 4.0% y/y in 2020, this is expected to provide...
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29 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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22 January 2021 Chris Williamson
UK economy faces double-dip recession as lockdown measures bite
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22 January 2021 Chris Williamson
January fall in Eurozone flash PMI adds to double-dip recession risk
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22 January 2021 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
Week Ahead Economic Preview: Week of 25 January 2021
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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
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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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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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
We present an overview of noteworthy developments in US equity markets during November 2020.
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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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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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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 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 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 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
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
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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