29 October 2019 Julien Rey
In September, we issued a cross-industry IBOR Transition survey to market participants across the globe, and we presented the results via a live...
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In September, we issued a cross-industry IBOR Transition survey to market participants across the globe, and we presented the results via a live...
28 October 2019
Learn how BC Partners, a leading alternative investment manager focused on private equity, credit and real estate across Europe and North America...
25 October 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A busy week ahead includes the eagerly awaited FOMC meeting, manufacturing PMIs from around the world, US non-farm payrolls, GDP data from both...
24 October 2019 Bernard Aw
The Japanese economy is at risk of contracting as business activity was hit in October following the sales tax increase which took effect during...
24 October 2019
More recently the definition of risk models is starting to stretch and include both simpler quantitative calculations and more complex capabilities...
24 October 2019 Chris Williamson
While an upturn in the headline flash PMI for October might add to hopes that GDP growth could accelerate in the final quarter of the year, the...
24 October 2019 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy remained close to stagnation at the start of the fourth quarter, according to the latest flash PMI data
23 October 2019
More than three years after the European Benchmark Regulation (“BMR”) entered into force, the European Commission (“EC”) has kicked off the required...
22 October 2019 Lewis Cooper
The health of the Canadian manufacturing sector improved in September, according to the latest S&P Global PMI survey data. A renewed upturn in...
21 October 2019 Gavan Nolan
Positive stories about the CDS market are few and far between in contemporary mainstream media. This is not surprising – an article about nefarious...
21 October 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Raj Badiani Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The week ahead includes a raft of flash PMI surveys to provide an early indication of economic trends at the start of the fourth quarter. Policy...
16 October 2019 Srichandra Masabathula
iTraxx Asia ex-Japan Rolls Strong
15 October 2019 John Jannes
John Jannes provides key highlights and takeaways from our roundtable on 606 Look-through requirements.
15 October 2019 Chris Williamson
The UK labour market showed signs of cooling in the summer, with employment falling to the greatest extent for four years
15 October 2019
Alex Golbin, head of Assessment Services for KY3P highlights the implications of Shadow IT and third party risk management.
15 October 2019 Sian Jones
September PMI data showed the Greek manufacturing sector yet again providing a spark of light in the general gloom of the wider eurozone goods-producing...
11 October 2019 Chris Williamson Bernard Aw Sian Jones Diego Iscaro Joseph Hayes
The week ahead includes a key Brexit deadline and on-going US-China tariff developments, with US tariffs set to rise to from 25% to 30% on $250bn...
11 October 2019 Sam Pierson Nicholas Godec, CFA
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10 October 2019 David Owen
While the global manufacturing sector has stalled in 2019 so far, a revival of optimism in the copper-using industry could fuel a wider improvement...
10 October 2019 Chris Williamson
Global growth at three year low as weakness spills over to services
10 October 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest official data show the UK economy is likely to avoid a recession, though a drop in GDP in August hints at a weakening trend going...
10 October 2019 Michael Miller
On a recent trip to Europe, I had a number of opportunities to speak with IR professionals on current hot topics, like ESG, the impact of MiFID...
09 October 2019 Roberto Soares
In this report we highlight three main things; retail stocks we consider having a high margin of safety in their payout, an analysis of the sustainability...
08 October 2019 Bernard Aw
Growth in China’s business activity gained further momentum at the end of the third quarter, according to the latest Caixin PMI data
04 October 2019 Bernard Aw
The deterioration of the health of the Hong Kong SAR economy deepened in September, with the latest PMI survey indicating one of the steepest...
04 October 2019 Chris Williamson Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Ken Wattret Bernard Aw Sian Jones
The week ahead sees the resumption of trade talks between the US and China plus the IMF’s latest outlook, while key economic data releases include...
04 October 2019 Chris Williamson
Latest worldwide PMI data showed the global economy losing growth momentum again in September, registering the joint-weakest increase in output...
03 October 2019 Chris Williamson
Business surveys sent conflicting signals on the health of the US manufacturing sector in September, but dig deeper and the survey divergences...
03 October 2019
Last week, S&P Global hosted an Investor Relations Upskilling event in Tokyo, bringing IR practitioners from listed issuers together with industry...
03 October 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
The release of PMI data for September provided us with a well-rounded insight into economic performance for the third quarter.
03 October 2019 Chris Williamson
Business surveys sent conflicting signals on the health of the US manufacturing sector in September. But dig deeper and the survey divergences...
03 October 2019 Chris Williamson
The health of the UK economy continued to deteriorate in September with the PMI surveys indicating the second-largest monthly fall in business...
02 October 2019 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing activity contracted marginally for a fifth successive month in September, according to the
01 October 2019 Chris Williamson
Manufacturing recession signalled by UK September PMI 01 October 2019 Chris Williamson Manufacturing PMI signals longest downturn since 2009...
01 October 2019 Bernard Aw
South Korean manufacturing conditions worsened for a fifth consecutive month in September, according to the
27 September 2019
We review the recent high sigma event on 9 September with respect to the performance of value strategies relative to growth and momentum.
26 September 2019 Gil Shefi
BCBS 239 principles have made their way into the final version of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) text, in the form of the...
26 September 2019
Shawn Paul, Managing Director, Asia Pacific & Japan of S&P Global...
24 September 2019 Julien Rey Chris Fenske
The US repo market took center stage last Tuesday, September 17 when a confluence of factors temporarily slowed down banks’ cash spigots and...
23 September 2019
When market quotations are not readily available, such as when a foreign security's primary market is closed, many funds switch to fair value...
23 September 2019 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy is close to stalling as a deepening manufacturing downturn shows further signs of spreading to the service sector.
23 September 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Today's flash PMIs for September have added to the picture of gloom across the eurozone
20 September 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A busy week ahead includes flash PMI™ surveys, updates on US GDP and consumers, plus some key central bank speeches and policy decisions in the...
19 September 2019
S&P Global reached out to 45 IROs across several sectors spanning the entire range of market cap sizes
13 September 2019 Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Bernard Aw
The week ahead is dominated by central bank policy meetings around the world, with the FOMC being at the front and centre. China economic data...
13 September 2019 Ed Chidsey
Thought leadership from Ed Chidsey on the future of alternative data adoption.
13 September 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Our Q3 Nowcasts have been downgraded for Germany, France and Italy, indicating an increased likelihood of recession in the euro area’s largest...
12 September 2019 Chris Williamson
At 51.3 in August, the JPMorgan Global PMI™, compiled by S&P Global, fell from 51.6 in July to backtrack closer to the three-year lows seen in...
12 September 2019 Tozar Gandhi
Following is Tozar Gandhi’s Monthly Municipal Bond Market update for month ending August 2019, featuring contributions from our own Jan Hansen...
12 September 2019 David Cook
S&P Global welcomes the opportunity to participate in the consultation concerning the potential for the provisioning of a consolidated tape as...
12 September 2019 Sam Pierson Nicholas Godec, CFA
Appreciation and short covering across most sectors
12 September 2019 Julien Rey
In recent years, the financial industry has been navigating uncertainties relating to the Interbank Offered Rates (IBOR) transition. New developments...
11 September 2019
Over the month of August, the US Treasury curve tightened across every maturity. The table below summarizes weekly and monthly performance across...
10 September 2019 Julien Rey
One of the central concepts of FRTB and the Internal Model Approach (IMA) is that all risk factors are subject to a Modellable or Non-modellable...
10 September 2019
Meeting numerous reporting obligations across several regimes is increasingly complicated, highly fragmented, and administratively burdensome....
10 September 2019
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
10 September 2019
We review factor performance in August 2019.
06 September 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson
With global economic growth reported to have slowed closer to three-year lows in August, according the latest PMI surveys, the markets will be...
06 September 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest PMI data showed the global economy losing growth momentum again in August
05 September 2019 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy remained mired in a fragile state of weak and unbalanced growth in August, according to the latest survey data
04 September 2019
Craig Boardman explains how asset managers can navigate market volatility and the threat of a turn in the credit cycle when making credit assessments...
04 September 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Update 4th September 2019:Underperforming PMIs raise UK recession risk
04 September 2019 Bernard Aw
A slump in the Hong Kong PMI to its lowest since 2009 indicates that the economy is on course for its first recession in a decade
04 September 2019 Chris Williamson
The likelihood of the UK falling into recession has increased after PMI surveys indicated a contraction of business activity in August
03 September 2019 Andrew Harker
Vietnam's economy continues to perform well amid positive trade numbers, but latest PMI data suggest that no country can really be immune from...
03 September 2019 Chris Williamson
PMI surveys indicated a fourth successive monthly contraction of global manufacturing activity in August. New orders dropped at the joint-steepest...
03 September 2019 Chris Williamson
US manufacturers are enduring a torrid summer, with survey gauges of output and new orders down to their lowest since 2009
02 September 2019 Bernard Aw
China’s manufacturing sector showed a modest recovery in August, driven by increased production volumes, according to the latest Caixin PMI data....
02 September 2019 Chris Williamson
The UK manufacturing downturn intensified in August, as producers reported the steepest drop in new business for over seven years.
30 August 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Raj Badiani Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
PMI surveys form the highlight of the week, providing updates on global business conditions midway through the third quarter which could prove...
26 August 2019
The Istanbul and Karachi Stock Exchanges were closed from August 12 – August 14 for Eid Al-Adha. In the absence of readily available quotes for...
23 August 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Bernard Aw
Fed watchers will be eager for further insights into the US central bank’s thinking after minutes to July FOMC meeting showed policy committee...
23 August 2019 William Sheridan
The Paperwork Reduction Act notice published in the Federal Register should prompt us to examine the challenges the transactional information...
22 August 2019 Chong Jun Wong, CFA
Nikkei 225 Dividend Index Points set to grow at the slowest rate in recent years.
22 August 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Update 22nd August 2019: Nowcasts continue to show growth disparities in EZ
22 August 2019 Bernard Aw
Japanese business activity grew at its fastest rate in the year to date during August, according to flash PMI data, but whether the private sector...
20 August 2019 Chris Fenske
Anticipation of an economic slowdown and more market volatility has triggered an uptick in US HY energy issues’ risk.
16 August 2019 Sian Jones
Ongoing problems across the automotive sector and a recession in German manufacturing have had a negative effect on the health of the Czech economy....
16 August 2019 Thea Fourie Andrew Harker
Companies in Zambia continued to struggle in July, with the private sector economy facing a number of headwinds, which reportedly include a lack...
16 August 2019 Sian Jones Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Bernard Aw
Increasing uncertainty over the outlook of US monetary policy and heightened fears of potential economic recessions rattled financial markets...
15 August 2019
Over the month of July, the US Treasury curve has flattened with the short end widening and long end tightening. The table below summarizes weekly...
15 August 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Following the release of second quarter GDP estimates for the major European countries, we have updated our judgement-free nowcasts for the third...
09 August 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest data reveal an economy in decline and skirting with recession as headwinds from slower global economic growth are exacerbated by Brexit-related...
08 August 2019 David Owen
Anecdotal evidence from global survey panellists shows that the worldwide outlook is becoming increasingly gloomy.
08 August 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth edged up in July but remained among the weakest seen over the past three years, according to the latest PMI...
07 August 2019
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
07 August 2019
Machine learning algorithms are increasingly used to solve problems in the financial markets. However, applications of the models for investment...
06 August 2019
We review factor performance in July 2019.
05 August 2019 Bernard Aw
The start of the third quarter saw Hong Kong's private sector stuck in the worst downturn since the heights of the global financial crisis over...
05 August 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of US economic growth slowed in the second quarter, and PMI survey data hint that the expansion could remain relatively lacklustre in...
05 August 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Following disappointing flash PMI data across the euro area, confirmed by today’s final PMI figures, other business indicators released over...
05 August 2019 Chris Williamson
The PMI surveys indicated that the UK economy stagnated in July
02 August 2019 Sian Jones Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
With central bankers around the world focusing on the extent to which global economic conditions might necessitate further stimulus, services...
02 August 2019 Carlos Garcia-Lastra Marques
Basket of US large caps selected using S&P Global Dividend Forecasts data outperformed the US broad market from 2010 to date.
01 August 2019 Bernard Aw
Caixin PMI data, compiled by S&P Global, indicated that China’s manufacturing sector was close to stabilisation at the start of the third quarter....
01 August 2019 Chris Williamson
PMI surveys indicated that the global manufacturing downturn deepened in July
01 August 2019 Chris Williamson
UK manufacturers reported the largest monthly fall in production for seven years in July.
26 July 2019 Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A full diary for the week ahead includes central bank meetings in the US, UK and Japan, plus key data releases such as worldwide manufacturing...
25 July 2019
Jaime Hildreth provides an update on how companies can better leverage their data when making valuations.
25 July 2019 David Jesson
How does the industry need to adapt to make use of existing tech and prepare for future transformations?
24 July 2019 Bernard Aw
The start of the third quarter saw a further deterioration in Japanese manufacturing conditions, according to flash PMI, as new export sales...
24 July 2019 Chris Williamson
Japanese business activity grew in July at the fastest rate since last December, according to new survey data, though indicators of new orders...
24 July 2019 Bernard Aw
The recovery in Australian business activity lost momentum at the start of the third quarter, according to flash PMI survey data, with other...
24 July 2019 Tozar Gandhi
Tozar Gandhi analyses the recent performance of Tender Option Bonds.
24 July 2019
Regulatory initial margin is part of a much wider mission to ensure greater efficiency and stability for derivatives markets from documentation...
24 July 2019
We add some perspectives on the current value-growth cycle in the US.
24 July 2019
We forecast 19 European companies will experience dividend cuts
24 July 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
In July 2019 we introduced two nowcasting models for the Eurozone and the UK
24 July 2019 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy relapsed in July, with the PMI giving up the gains seen in May and June to signal one of the weakest expansions seen over...
23 July 2019 Sam Pierson
Global Securities Finance Review and PMI Update
18 July 2019 Chris Williamson
US manufacturing output rose 0.4% in June, its biggest monthly gain since December, but the rise failed to prevent the sector contracting over...
18 July 2019 Bernard Aw
Recent data showed shrinking export volumes, painting an increasingly gloomy outlook for the trade-reliant South Korean economy
17 July 2019 Chris Williamson
More detailed official data corroborates survey data which point to a marked change in firms’ appetite to hire so far this year
16 July 2019 David Owen Andrew Harker
Output growth across Sub-Saharan Africa remains strong despite global slowdown
16 July 2019 Eliot Kerr David Owen
S&P Global’s PMI survey diffusion indices are designed to capture business cycle developments. They do this by replicating the industrial make-up...
15 July 2019 Devendra Bhudia
Earlier this year, Invesco’s chief executive, Martin Flanagan, was quoted as saying that “a third of the asset management industry could disappear...
15 July 2019 David Cook
Joint consultation paper on enhancements to the OTC derivatives regulatory regime for Hong Kong
12 July 2019
we were pleased to participate in the Inside ETFs Summit, which kicked off the week’s events. During the summit, S&P Global’s Kai Aeberli, from...
12 July 2019 Chris Williamson
Industrial production in the eurozone rose sharply in May, but survey data indicate that the improvement will be short-lived.
12 July 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Raj Badiani Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
With policymakers around the world continuing to worry about the health of the global economy, the release of S&P Global’s Global Business Outlook...
11 July 2019 Gavan Nolan
Europe’s status as an economic laggard in the post-GFC era is well reported and, indeed, well deserved. Growth has been elusive, despite the...
11 July 2019 David Cook
Our response to the ECB's market consultation on European Distribution of Debt Instruments (EDDI).
11 July 2019
At this year’s NIRI Annual Conference, we surveyed over 50 IROs and IR team members on some of the most pressing issues in IR today.
10 July 2019
At this year’s NIRI Annual Conference, we surveyed over 50 IROs and IR team members on some of the most pressing issues in IR today. Some results...
10 July 2019
The ESG investment landscape is evolving rapidly from its roots in negative screening. We sat down with Brian Matt, head of strategy and innovation...
10 July 2019 Bernard Aw
Official data showed Taiwanese exports rising in June, but the modest gain looks likely to be short-lived as the export sector continues to face...
10 July 2019 Chris Williamson
An improvement in the economy in May failed to lift output sufficiently to avoid the data for the second quarter so far showing a decline on...
10 July 2019 Chong Jun Wong, CFA
Singapore dividends set to jump by 7.4% against a backdrop of uncertainty
10 July 2019
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
09 July 2019
In this report we highlight and analyze the 2019 US stress test results.
09 July 2019
The fourth annual CeFPro Vendor & Third Party Risk (Europe) conference was held in London in mid-June. Over 150...
08 July 2019
Growing concern that firms won't be ready to report their SFT when regulatory obligations start in 2020.
08 July 2019
We review factor performance in June 2019.
05 July 2019 Chris Williamson
Detailed analysis of the latest global PMI data showed deepening downturns in some key sectors.
04 July 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Where are we now? Nowcasting European economic growth
03 July 2019 Bernard Aw
The latest Caixin PMI™ surveys indicated that growth momentum in the Chinese economy lost further traction, with June seeing the weakest rise...
03 July 2019 Sam Pierson
$2.6bn in global securities lending revenue
03 July 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth remained stuck at a three-year low in June, according to the latest PMI surveys from S&P Global.
03 July 2019 Chris Williamson
The PMI surveys indicated that the UK economy slipped into contraction in June
02 July 2019 Chris Williamson
Worldwide PMI surveys indicated a deterioration of manufacturing business conditions for a second successive month in June.
01 July 2019 Bernard Aw
Indonesia’s manufacturing sector lost some momentum in June, according to PMI data.
01 July 2019
S&P Global provides its quarterly update on the Leveraged Loan Market, viewing Loan indices, Bond indices, Pricing trends, Sector trends and...
01 July 2019 Chris Williamson
Eurozone manufacturing remained stuck firmly in a steep downturn in June
01 July 2019 Chris Williamson
UK manufacturers reported the steepest deterioration of business conditions for over six years in June
28 June 2019
In just over two years, 42 banks and over 300 investors have onboarded on our Investor Access platform.
28 June 2019 Sian Jones Raj Badiani Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A busy week includes key data releases that could steer monetary policy around the globe. The week starts with the publication of worldwide manufacturing...
25 June 2019 Nicholas Godec, CFA
USD high yield and investment grade corporate bonds delivered strong year-to-date returns, with the iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index up 10.29%...
21 June 2019 Bernard Aw Sian Jones Chris Williamson Rajiv Biswas
Trade wars and politics look set to dominate the markets, monitoring progress between the US and China at the G20 Leader Summit meeting in particular...
21 June 2019 Chris Williamson
US business activity edged closer to stagnation in June, according to flash PMI survey data from S&P Global
21 June 2019 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy picked up further momentum in June, with the headline PMI rising from the lows seen earlier in the year
21 June 2019 Bernard Aw
Japan’s manufacturing economy continued to struggle midway through the year, according to the flash PMI data from S&P Global. The manufacturing...
21 June 2019 Bernard Aw
The Australian economic recovery gained further momentum in the middle of the year, according to flash PMI survey data, led by the service sector...
17 June 2019
John Cowan reviews Comstock Resources and Covey Park Energy bonds in relation to the recent acquisition announcement.
17 June 2019
Michael Roper provides key takaways and insights on best practice for investor relations professionals following DIRK 2019
17 June 2019 Eric Menzie
MiFID II Midpoint: Meetings with the SEC, and global unbundling acceleration
17 June 2019 Amritpal Virdee
Business conditions among Quebec manufacturers deteriorated in May for the first time since January 2017
17 June 2019 Michael Miller
S&P Global has established a road map and toolkit to assist Investor Relations teams as they look for ways to engage more directly with investors...
14 June 2019 Sian Jones Bernard Aw Joseph Hayes Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
The coming week sees key central bank meetings, including the US, UK, Brazil, Japan and several other Asian countries. Central bankers face growing...
14 June 2019 Chris Williamson
Official data on manufacturing output showed production rising in May
14 June 2019
Weekly Investor Relations Newsletter
14 June 2019 Chris Williamson
Industrial production in the euro area fell in April, adding to worries about the economic health of the region in the second quarter. More up...
13 June 2019
Chris Craddock provides an overview of Tax regulation and the viable solutions.
13 June 2019
O'Hara Macken's key takeaways from the National Investor Relations Institute
13 June 2019 Kevin Soyer Chong Jun Wong, CFA
Ordinary payout from FTSE 100 companies is expected to increase by 3.7% to £87.7bn.
12 June 2019
Recently in New York, S&P Global proudly accepted three top honors at the 2019 GlobalCapital Americas Derivatives Awards, including
12 June 2019 Chris Williamson
Markets were caught out by a sharper than expected weakening of consumer price inflation in May, though the cooling trend had been signalled...
11 June 2019 Chris Williamson
The official UK labour market data again delivered encouraging headlines
11 June 2019 Chris Williamson
The UK economy contracted sharply in April, according to official data
11 June 2019
We review factor performance in May 2019.
11 June 2019
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
07 June 2019 Sam Pierson
Low float, high volatility and expensive borrow
05 June 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth eased to its weakest for three years in May amid an increasingly broad-based slowdown.
05 June 2019 Bernard Aw
Chinese enterprises reported further growth in economic activity in May
05 June 2019
A review of May 2019 U.S. Treasury movement, Investment Grade market sector and key up/down movers within the Investment Grade market.
05 June 2019 Chris Williamson
The PMI surveys indicated that the UK economy remained broadly stagnant midway through the second quarter
04 June 2019 Chris Williamson
Worldwide PMI surveys indicated that manufacturing moved into decline in May, with business conditions deteriorating to the greatest extent since...
03 June 2019
The way LPs use data to drive decision-making is changing dramatically. But what types of data are they demanding, and what insights are they...
03 June 2019 Paul Jones Gil Shefi
Following the publication of the final Basel text on FRTB at the start of the year, we felt the time was right to sit down with regulators and...
03 June 2019 Chris Williamson
UK manufacturers reported a deterioration of business conditions in May
03 June 2019 Andrew Harker
Vietnam is on course to meet a number of its socio-economic targets for the 2016-2020 period, supported by strong growth in its manufacturing...
31 May 2019 Bernard Aw Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Sian Jones Joseph Hayes
Week Ahead Economic Preview: Week of 3 June 2019 31 May 2019 Joseph Hayes Sian Jones Chris Williamson Rajiv Biswas Bernard Aw Global manufacturing...
31 May 2019 Bernard Aw
The pace of Indonesia’s manufacturing growth gained momentum in May, according to the latest
30 May 2019 Tozar Gandhi
Throughout May 2019, the Senate and House have pushed through legislation that would effectively replace the state’s current flat-tax structure...
30 May 2019 Amritpal Virdee
The latest Brexit delay has caused further stress in Irish firms operating in sectors more exposed to the UK
29 May 2019 Amritpal Virdee
Manufacturing business conditions across Ontario improved in April at the weakest rate since November 2016
28 May 2019
Managing complicated paper subscription documents leads to data discrepancies and redundant requests for information. By automating processes...
24 May 2019 Bernard Aw Rajiv Biswas Sian Jones Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson
Politics will likely once again take centre stage as the markets digest the results and implications of European parliamentary elections. Trade...
24 May 2019 Chris Williamson
Growth of US business activity slowed sharply in May, according to the latest survey data
24 May 2019 Chris Williamson
Differences in survey methodology can cause major differences in signals, which should always be borne in mind when analysing business survey...
23 May 2019 Chris Fenske
The rally in US investment grade bond spreads appears to have stalled following the breakdown of the US/China trade negotiations announced in...
23 May 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of eurozone economic growth remained subdued in May amid stagnant demand, according the latest flash PMI survey.
23 May 2019 Bernard Aw
Japan’s manufacturing woes persisted in the middle of the second quarter, according to flash PMI, as intensifying trade war fears weighed on...
23 May 2019 Bernard Aw
Flash PMI shows Australian economy lurching back into growth territory midway through the second quarter, driven by a revival in services activity....
21 May 2019 David Owen
Reflective of declining sentiment amid social and economic woes, President Cyril Ramaphosa now has a hard task to bring the country out of its...
21 May 2019 Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson
Japan’s economy expanded more than expected in the opening quarter of 2019, but growth looks set to weaken in the second quarter
20 May 2019 Michael Miller
An Investor Day is a complex event with many moving parts.
20 May 2019 Chris Williamson
S&P Global PMI data outperform ISM and regional manufacturing surveys in accurately predicting official data
17 May 2019 Rajiv Biswas Sian Jones Chris Williamson Joseph Hayes
Economic data will take a back seat to escalating US-China trade tensions, the impact of which is the focus of our special report. Similarly...
16 May 2019 Tom Marecki
S&P Global has been monitoring exchange activity in advance of the June 3 go-live date for UMBS TBA, which will be a key milestone for the TBA...
15 May 2019 Chris Williamson
Weak labour market survey data have contrasted with encouragingly buoyant official data in recent months, but behind robust headline numbers...
14 May 2019
The following case study provides an analysis of fair value results for the Japan Golden Week stock exchange closure that spanned six days from...
14 May 2019
An Investor Day is a significant investment with the potential to set the tone for years to come. Read and understand 5 ways to deliver optimal...
14 May 2019 Michael Miller
It was an honor to be a panelist at the recent “Strategies to Target the Right Investors” event organized by NIRI Silicon Valley, attended by...
13 May 2019 Sian Jones
The Greek manufacturing sector has provided one of the few sparks of light in the general gloom of PMI figures across the global goods-producing...
13 May 2019 David Owen
Survey data has shown manufacturers struggling at the start of 2019, with heavy users of aluminium having seen business conditions deteriorate...
09 May 2019 Nicholas Godec, CFA
Leveraging the iBoxx Tradable Indices and Evaluated Bond Pricing, S&P Global’s own Nick Godec provides a glimpse into the YTD performance of...
09 May 2019
We review factor performance in April 2019.
07 May 2019 Michael Miller
To ensure a successful Investor Day
07 May 2019
This report summarizes the scrip dividend trend in EMEA
07 May 2019 Chris Williamson
Worldwide PMI surveys indicated that manufacturing once again broadly stagnated in April
07 May 2019 Bernard Aw
The Caixin PMI surveys showed the Chinese economy retaining solid business activity growth at the start of the second quarter
06 May 2019
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
06 May 2019
FATCA, Dodd Frank, MiFID, EMIR, MiFIR, LIBOR – the avalanche of regulatory change over the last decade has left capital markets participants...
03 May 2019 Chris Williamson
April’s PMI surveys indicated only a marginal rise in UK business activity
02 May 2019
In this report we examine dividends from banks in the US and Brazil to compare our outlook at either end of the continent.
02 May 2019
Leveraging Bond Pricing data through our Price Viewer portal, S&P Global's John Cowan reviews the fluctuation of spreads for Occidental Petroleum...
02 May 2019 Chris Williamson
The euro area’s manufacturing sector remained deep in decline at the start of the second quarter
01 May 2019 Chris Williamson
The S&P Global/CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI indicated that output growth slowed in April, despite some firms reporting a boost to production from...
29 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The US economy grew faster than economists expected in the first quarter, but a robust pace of expansion had been signalled ahead by the PMI....
26 April 2019 Bernard Aw Sian Jones Joseph Hayes Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson
The turn of the month always sees a hectic economic calendar, and the coming week is even busier than usual.
25 April 2019 Gavan Nolan
The creditworthiness of Argentina and Turkey is coming under severe scrutiny
24 April 2019 Tozar Gandhi
S&P Global looks at YTD and April 2019 highlights from the Municipal Bonds Market.
24 April 2019 Sam Pierson
Q1 review of global securities finance revenues
24 April 2019
Automating upstream review is the key to making distressed loan trades settle with the same efficiency as par.
22 April 2019 Chris Fenske
The below heat map shows S&P Global's Relative CDS Score as of April 12, 2019, compared to the past year's daily closing levels, for the S&P...
18 April 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
With increasing attention being focused on the US Federal Reserve, the advance estimate of first quarter GDP will be one of the major data releases...
18 April 2019 Bernard Aw
Japan’s manufacturing economy remained stuck in a downturn at the start of the second quarter as the global trade slowdown continued to take...
18 April 2019 Julien Rey
The quarter end surge in SOFR was not as large as what we observed at year-end, but the rate did jump by 22bps between March 28 (2.43%) and March...
18 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The flash PMI surveys indicate that the US economy started the second quarter with its slowest expansion since mid-2016
18 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy started the second quarter on a disappointing footing, with the flash PMI falling below consensus expectations to one of...
17 April 2019 Patricia Tessier
Automating how we complete the 52 data fields in the LSTA Purchase and Sale Agreement for Distressed Trades can help shorten settlement in the...
17 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest official data showed the UK job market remained encouragingly buoyant in February
17 April 2019
Does the FRTB delay can help banks and vendors hone their technology and data strategies?
16 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest official data showed US manufacturing falling in the first quarter
15 April 2019 Eric Menzie
At a roundtable event hosted by S&P Global on March 28, a group of corporate access professionals from both the buy-side and sell-side gathered...
12 April 2019 Bernard Aw
Official data brought more news of a growth slowdown in the Malaysian economy, with signs that a combination of a weaker external environment...
12 April 2019 Bernard Aw Chris Williamson Rajiv Biswas Sian Jones Joseph Hayes
With concern growing about a global economic slowdown, the coming week sees some important data releases to add guidance for the world's largest...
11 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The UK economy grew by more than expected in February, but survey data suggest the rate of expansion is set to weaken in coming months
10 April 2019
Asia Metro Targeting Series provides insight into who has been buying and selling in Asia. This month’s report focuses on Hong Kong-based investors....
10 April 2019
Japan Metro Targeting Series provides insight into who has been buying and selling in Japan. This month’s report focuses on Hong Kong-based investors....
09 April 2019 Chris Williamson
Global economy gains momentum for second month running in March but manufacturing malaise deepens
08 April 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The release of trade data across several Asian economies, as well as the ECB monetary policy meeting, will be the main highlights of the coming...
08 April 2019
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
05 April 2019
On March 28, S&P Global held a webinar to discuss "Crunch Time for Initial Margin: Challenges and Solutions for the Uncleared Margin Rules,"...
05 April 2019 Annabel Fiddes
The latest Report on Jobs indicates that heightened uncertainty led UK companies to delay or cancel staff hiring in March
05 April 2019 Pollyanna De Lima
Despite moderating in March, the downturn in labour market efficiency across the eurozone was stretched to 12 months
04 April 2019
The French private capital market has become increasingly sought after by foreign investors
04 April 2019
We review factor performance in March 2019.
04 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth picked up again in March from a 2.5-year low seen at the start of the year, but remained among the weakest...
03 April 2019 Bernard Aw
Business activity growth in Japan was subdued during March, recording the slowest expansion for 2.5 years amid a steepening manufacturing downturn....
03 April 2019 Bernard Aw
Business conditions across the Chinese economy improved at the fastest rate for nine months during March, according to the latest Caixin PMI...
03 April 2019 Chris Williamson
Disappointing PMI surveys indicates that the UK economy contracted in March
03 April 2019 Chong Jun Wong, CFA
Ordinary dividends paid by companies from January to April 2019 are consistent with existing payout policies; special dividends coincide with...
02 April 2019
S&P Global released its Q1 2019 Leveraged Loan Market Data Snapshot today – despite uncertainty towards the end of Q4 2018, the market has shown...
02 April 2019 Sam Pierson
Global market pulse: $2.4bn in securities lending revenue
02 April 2019 Chris Williamson
Worldwide PMI surveys indicated that manufacturing more or less stagnated again in March
01 April 2019
The following case study looks at fair value results from the August 2018 Istanbul Stock exchange closure, which spanned for four days from August...
01 April 2019 Chris Williamson
UK manufacturing reported a surge in production and stock-building in March as companies prepared for Brexit.
29 March 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Focus on PMI survey releases, US NFP, Australia and India central bank meetings, and several Asian inflation updates.
27 March 2019 Paul Jones
Five Key Takeaways from our London FRTB Summit
25 March 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson
Markets will be looking for signs of support having been rattled by weaker than anticipated PMI surveys last week. The surveys showed accelerating...
25 March 2019 Pollyanna De Lima
The latest S&P Global Business Outlook survey asked manufacturers and services providers across Europe about their preparations or plans to address...
22 March 2019 Chris Williamson
The US PMI surveys provide a valuable advance insight into economic trends, but also corporate earnings
22 March 2019 Chris Williamson
Disappointing flash PMI data for the eurozone signalled an increased risk of a further slowdown, pushing the euro currency down 0.5% against...
22 March 2019 Chris Williamson
Japan’s manufacturing economy remained stuck in its deepest downturn since mid-2016 in March
21 March 2019 Tom Marecki
Early Signals Indicating Freddie TBA Headwinds
18 March 2019 Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A week in which the US Fed and the Bank of England meet to set monetary policy also sees the release of flash PMIs for the US, Eurozone, Japan...
18 March 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A week in which the US Fed and the Bank of England meet to set monetary policy also sees the release of flash PMIs for the US, Eurozone, Japan...
13 March 2019 Sam Pierson
Borrow cost for short sellers is rising as shares rally
12 March 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth picked up in February from a near two-and-a-half year low at the start of the year, but remained among the...
12 March 2019 Marjorie Chee
S&P Global KYC Services has partnered with robotic process automation specialists encompass corporation to support the automated procurement...
11 March 2019 Bernard Aw Chris Williamson
With the extent of the slowdown in the global economy under scrutiny, the worldwide release of the tri-annual S&P Global Business Outlook surveys...
11 March 2019
As we close the first quarter of a new year, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the key trends we’ve witnessed in the data management market...
08 March 2019 Francis Land
14 months on, what is the state of play in France on MiFID II's new rules on payments for research? We gauge the temperature from a recent meeting...
07 March 2019 Mark Schaedel David Cook
The European Commission announced last week that the Parliament and Council had reached a political agreement to extend the transitional deadline...
07 March 2019
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
07 March 2019 Joseph Hayes
Fresh survey data corroborate the changing stance towards a more cautious approach to policy from Australia’s central bank
07 March 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth picked up in February
06 March 2019
We review factor performance in February 2019.
05 March 2019 Chris Williamson
The US PMI surveys tell a tale of two economies in February.
05 March 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest PMI surveys indicate that the UK economy remained close to stagnation in February
05 March 2019 Chris Williamson
Weak PMI data set an uncomfortable stage for the European Central Bank’s Governing Council meeting later in the week.
04 March 2019 Chris Williamson
Worldwide PMI surveys indicated that manufacturing more or less stagnated in February amid a faster decline of global trade flows.
01 March 2019 David Owen Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The worldwide release of February service sector PMI surveys will provide more colour to global economic developments and inflation trends during...
01 March 2019 Chris Williamson
S&P Global PMI™ survey data signalled a downward lurch in key manufacturing indicators in February
01 March 2019 Gavan Nolan
Shareholders have had the upper hand over bondholders in recent times but idiosyncratic risk works both ways
01 March 2019 Chris Williamson
Growth of UK manufacturing activity edged lower despite being buoyed by factories and their customers building inventories.
01 March 2019
Private company valuation is an incredibly complex area, and the choice of methodology is impacted by many variables. Our latest report considers...
28 February 2019
We introduce the Research Signals Social Media factor suite for stocks trading on the London Stock Exchange.
25 February 2019 Amritpal Virdee
Latest survey data provide a clear signal that manufacturing growth across Alberta and British Columbia has begun to falter.
22 February 2019 Rajiv Biswas Bernard Aw
Worldwide release of February manufacturing PMI surveys gives early clues as to the extent of the slowdown in global manufacturing midway through...
20 February 2019 Rashi Garg
US mutual funds are mandated to use fair value prices for any securities that do not have readily available prices for valuation. But the use...
19 February 2019 Eliot Kerr
January data from the S&P Global France PMI surveys pointed to the fastest contraction in private sector output since November 2014
18 February 2019 David Owen
Heavy users of copper saw a solid decline in output in January, boding ill for future demand for the metal in coming months.
15 February 2019 Rajiv Biswas Bernard Aw
Flash Feb PMI surveys will provide early clues of economic activity for Q1.
15 February 2019 Tom Marecki
Single Security Initiative to Shake Up Agency MBS Products and Conventions
14 February 2019 Chris Fenske
Bid/ask spread is an indicator of liquidity for assets, but arriving at an accurate level for a CLO can be challenging.
13 February 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of UK economic growth slowed sharply at the end of 2018, according to official data.
11 February 2019
We present recent enhancements in the construction of our REIT Model II.
08 February 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 11 February 2019