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Summary: Standard & Poor's Credit Market Podcast. Tune in for S&P analysts' opinions on trends and events that affect the global markets and your investment decisions. Download Standard & Poor's Credit Market Podcast to any portable audio device or your desktop. Make the most of your time and stay on top of important business developments around the world. Listen in! Our CreditMatters videos and podcasts provide an easy and informative way to keep up with Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services’ global perspective on important credit market developments anytime, anywhere.
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Recent loss developments highlight the unpredictable nature of insurance risks in Central and Eastern Europe. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor's Associate Director Anvar Gabidullin explains why our ratings reflect the reinsurers' elevated product and country risks and also highlights the continued potential for growth.
Standard & Poor’s expects upgrades could outpace downgrades in the North American paper and forest products sector due to limited refinancing risks and increasing new home construction in the U.S. In this CreditMatters TV segment, credit analysts Tobias Crabtree and Rahul Arora discuss what lies ahead.
Property developers in Hong Kong are preparing for a tougher market and cash flows will weaken because of higher costs and lower margins. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Associate Director Cindy Huang discusses the outlook of the Hong Kong property sector, including expectations for price, volume and contract sales, and likely impact on credit ratings.
China's real estate industry will face more challenges this year than 12 months ago. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Director Bei Fu gives an overview of the Chinese property sector, including main risks and potential credit implications in 2014.
中国房地产业较12个月前将面临更大挑战。在本集信用视频中，标准普尔董事符蓓将回顾中国房地产业在2013年的表现。中国房地产开发商所面对的主要风险会否对行业的信用评级有所改变。
In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor's Head of Client Business Management in Western Europe, Richard Anthony-Smith, discusses the benefits of a rating to Corporate issuers and reviews some of the new rating trends seen in 2013.
The U.S. added only 74,000 jobs in December, the fewest in three years. However, tightening trends in the speculative-grade and investment-grade composite spreads appear unaffected by the news. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor's Associate Director Gregg Moskowitz explains the key data points.
December retail sales increased 0.2% over November totals, reflecting positive but restrained growth for the sector. Electronics, food and beverages, and sporting goods and hobby reported increases, but department stores continued to struggle. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Associate Kristina Koltunichi explains what lies ahead for the sector this year.
S&P has released a book containing its most recent research on Islamic finance. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Associate Director Paul-Henri Pruvost discusses how this annual publication makes S&P a relevant market participant within the Islamic finance industry, and what lies ahead for S&P in terms of Islamic Finance-related activity.
In this edition of CreditMatters TV Francesca Sacchi, Associate, Financial Institutions ratings, and Mirko Sanna, Associate Director Financial Institutions, presents Standard & Poor’s outlook on the Italian Banking Sector for 2014.
In questa edizione di CreditMatters TV Francesca Sacchi, Associate, Financial Institutions ratings, e Mirko Sanna, Associate Director Financial Institutions, presentano le prospettive di Standard & Poor’s outlook sul settore bancario italiano per il 2014.
Standard & Poor's believes public power utilities’ credit quality will remain solid over the next 12 months with most of our ratings holding up well. Utilities will continue to primarily benefit from low gas prices, along with rate-setting autonomy and a lack of competition for retail customers. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Director Jeff Panger provides an in-depth look at what likely lies ahead.
The shifting competitive landscape in the reinsurance sector will have a material impact on the sector’s earnings this year. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor's Director Dennis Sugrue highlights the factors that are causing this shift and what the possible impact for reinsurers could be.
Covering noteworthy research produced by S&P analysts in the region, "Latin America Monday Morning Round-Up" provides investors with a quick credit overview to start their week. Associate, Bernardo Gonzalez hosts this weekly segment of CreditMatters TV.
The gap between global infrastructure needs and available public sector funds could reach $500 billion a year to 2030, according to new analysis by Standard & Poor's. Michael Wilkins, senior project finance credit analyst, says institutions are likely to increase their allocations to help fill the breach left by governments and banks.
