S&P Ratings

Neste segmento de CreditMatters TV Luciano Gremone, Diretor na área de ratings corporativos na América Latina explica porque a Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services não realizou nenhuma ação de rating sobre a Petrobrás após o recente anuncio da empresa de que esta manterá confidenciais os detalhes de seu mecanismo de ajuste dos preços domésticos dos combustíveis.

Standard & Poor’s expects somewhat stronger growth for Latin America in 2014 despite continued volatility in global and regional financial markets. But the region faces challenges, such as uncertainties surrounding the Fed’s tapering program, which began affecting emerging markets last summer. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Managing Director Marta Castelli explains what lies ahead.

In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor’s Director Luciano Gremone discusses why Petrobras's recent announcement concerning its domestic fuel-price adjustment mechanism won’t likely affect our ratings on the company.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. unemployment rate has dropped to 7%. Meanwhile, the investment-grade and speculative-grade spreads both tightened in November. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor's Associate Director Gregg Moskowitz explains the key trends and data points.

U.S. states’ other postemployment liabilities have declined slightly but remain significant. Standard & Poor's believes states must manage these liabilities to stop them from becoming a source of credit pressure. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Senior Director Dave Hitchcock discusses the results of our recent OPEB survey and their implications for states.

Standard & Poor's believes global economic growth will rise in 2014, led by a pickup in the U.S. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Chief Global Economist Paul Sheard explains what will likely drive performance across the regions and the risks that could impede growth.

Recently, American Airlines emerged from bankruptcy and merged with US Airways Group to form American Airlines Group. We have assigned a corporate credit rating to the new entity. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor’s Director Betsy Snyder discusses the specific outcomes of the bankruptcy, what the new airline looks like, and what’s behind the rating.

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. Senior Director, Jose Coballasi hosts this weekly segment of CreditMatters TV.

In this week's segment, Standard & Poor’s Managing Director Robin Prunty discusses the latest developments affecting pension reform in Illinois, Associate Robert Dobbins spotlights the trends shaping credit quality at law schools, and Director Mikiyon Alexander highlights what’s happening in the public finance housing sector.

Standard & Poor’s ratings on U.S. banks will remain mostly stable in 2014, but some players could face stiff headwinds as a result of Fed monetary policy and increasing regulation. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Managing Director Rodrigo Quintanilla explains how these factors could affect bank credit quality.

The downward pressure on ratings for insurers will remain in 2014 according to the latest report from Standard & Poor’s. In this CreditMatters TV, Senior Director Mark Button examines why, despite a generally improving economic climate, insurers are still having ways to adapt their business models to suit the new conditions.

Standard & Poor's analysts discuss key topics in the Nordic banking sector. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Associate Director Sean Cotten discusses European banks’ €110 billion capital shortfall and how Europe’s top 50 banks have accelerated deleveraging as the primary means of improving capital in 2013.

The downward pressure on sovereign ratings will remain in 2014 according to the latest report from Standard & Poor’s. In this CreditMatters TV, Chief Rating Officer Moritz Kraemer discusses the rating landscape and shows how investor sentiment has shifted over the course of the last year.

In this CreditMatters TV segment, Connie Wong, Managing Director and Analytical Manager of Asia-Pacific Insurance Ratings, provides an update on the Chinese insurance sector and discusses some factors that can be of concern.

In this CreditMatters TV segment, John Kingston, global director of News at Platts, and Standard & Poor’s analysts explore the state of the shale industry. Topic discussed include how fracking works, its expansion across the U.S., the winners and losers, and what could derail the industry’s growth.