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Learn how iLEVEL has enabled Charlesbank Capital to streamline key operations and gain a new level of visibility into their portfolio data.
07 February 2021
Implementing iLEVEL at the outset helped Silversmith ensure data integrity, automate reporting and feel confident in its ability to scale the...
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...
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...
05 October 2020
In October last year, we announced that CUNA Mutual Group had selected our investment management platform, thinkFolio , as well as our Enterprise...
18 September 2020 Brian Matt Andreas Posavac
Why the capital markets will drive the recovery — the cross-sectoral evidence of a structural change
17 September 2020 Michael Miller
S&P Global analyzed how Investor Relations can be a competitive advantage for a public company
16 September 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed mixed across each region, with the US trading session ending the day with a brief surge in volatility driven by...
16 September 2020 Chris Williamson
The latest official data signalled a deteriorating labour market up to July, with redundancies rising at the sharpest rate since 2009 as job...
15 September 2020 Chris Fenske
European and US equity markets closed higher across both regions, while APAC closed mix. iTraxx and CDX indices were tighter across IG and high...
15 September 2020 Chris Williamson
The Eurozone’s manufacturing upturn is showing signs of losing momentum after the initial rebound from COVID-19 lockdowns, with rising infection...
14 September 2020 Chris Fenske
Most APAC and all major US equity markets closed higher on the day, while European markets were mixed. iTraxx and CDX indices closed modestly...
14 September 2020 Eliot Kerr
The latest release of the BLOM Lebanon PMI® pointed to a substantial contraction in output across the private sector midway through the third...
11 September 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed mixed across each region, with the US markets having a particularly volatile day. European credit indices were wider...
11 September 2020
S&P Global's Perception Analytics team engages in in-depth discussions with investors and analysts daily. Given recent market volatility and...
11 September 2020 Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The following is an extract from S&P Global's latest Week Ahead Economic Preview. For the full report (including Special Reports) please click...
10 September 2020 Chris Fenske
European and APAC equity markets closed mixed, while US markets closed lower on the day. European benchmark government bonds were mixed, while...
10 September 2020
Based on a survey of over 300 global IROs, we present our findings on Management Participation in Corporate Access Events.
09 September 2020 Chris Fenske
US and European equity markets closed higher across both regions on the heels of Tuesday’s major selloff, while APAC markets were all lower on...
08 September 2020 Chris Fenske
Most APAC equity markets closed higher, while European markets closed lower after being down for most of the trading session and US markets closed...
08 September 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
08 September 2020 Sam Pierson
Monthly Securities Finance Update for August 2020
08 September 2020 Chris Williamson
Global growth accelerates, but virus worries cloud outlook
07 September 2020 Chris Williamson
S&P Global’s PMI surveys indicated a strengthening of global economic growth in August, with a broadening out of the recovery by sector evident....
07 September 2020
S&P Global and Tokyo Stock Exchange to Combine Data, Creating a Unique Japanese Securities Finance Data Set
04 September 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed lower across the globe, as yesterday’s US tech selloff carried over into APAC markets today and another sharp decline after...
04 September 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
After signs from the latest business surveys that the global recovery accelerated in August as economies continued to open up after COVID-19...
03 September 2020 Chris Fenske
A significant and unexpected sell off in US tech companies drove all major US and most European equity markets lower on the day, while APAC markets...
03 September 2020
We review factor performance in August 2020.
03 September 2020 Chris Williamson
The worldwide PMI surveys indicated a further strengthening of global economic growth in August
03 September 2020 Chris Williamson
The worldwide PMI surveys indicated a further strengthening of global economic growth in August as countries continued to recover from COVID-19...
03 September 2020
We have partnered with BondCliQ to embed US corporate bond pricing content and interactive functionality within thinkFolio, our leading multi-asset...
03 September 2020 Chris Williamson
Service sector companies across the eurozone saw growth of business activity grind almost to a halt in August, fueling worries that the post-lockdown...
02 September 2020 Chris Fenske
European and US equity markets closed higher, while APAC markets closed mixed. Oil and gold closed lower on the day, as the US dollar rallied...
01 September 2020 Chris Fenske
Today’s torrent of economic data releases out of Europe and APAC was received with mixed results across regions. US equity markets closed higher...
01 September 2020 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing output rose at the fastest rate for over two years in August as the world’s factories continued to recover from COVID-19...
01 September 2020
S&P Global’s Clayton Albertson discusses how digital tools can help managers address increasing complexity and demands for data, particularly...
31 August 2020 Chris Fenske
Most global equity markets closed lower, with Japan and US tech being among the only major markets that ended the day higher. US government bonds...
28 August 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets ended the day higher across the major indices, with the S&P 500 closing higher for a seventh consecutive day and achieving...
28 August 2020 Sian Jones Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A comprehensive view of global economic conditions midway through the third quarter will be provided by the worldwide PMI surveys, with the week...
27 August 2020 Julien Rey
The recent EUR Price Alignment Interest (PAI) and discounting switch from EONIA to €STR for cleared derivatives is now in the books. From 27...
27 August 2020 Chris Fenske
US and European benchmark government bonds sold off in tandem today, with US 30yr bond yields almost increasing by double digits (basis points)....
26 August 2020
As the impact of COVID-19 continues to ripple across the globe creating significant economic and financial uncertainty, the fair valuation of...
26 August 2020 Chris Fenske
European equity markets closed higher across the region, while US and APAC markets were mixed. Most credit indices closed tighter on the day...
25 August 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed mixed, while benchmark government bonds ended the day lower across Europe and the US. iTraxx credit indices widened...
24 August 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed higher across the globe today, with European markets outperforming the other regions and the S&P 500 printing another...
21 August 2020 Bernard Aw
Flash PMI data indicated a further decline in Japanese economic activity in August, sending a warning signal that the recovery is lacking momentum....
21 August 2020 Bernard Aw
The Australian private sector economy fell back into decline during August, according to latest flash PMI data, with business activity contracting...
21 August 2020 Bernard Aw
The coming week will see GDP estimate updates for the US, Germany and France for a more accurate view into the extent of the economic collapse...
18 August 2020
Between July 31 and August 10, 2020, S&P Global’s Perception team undertook a survey of the issuer community to gauge initial market reactions...
18 August 2020 Sam Pierson
July monthly lending returns to iBoxx fixed income & MSCI equity indices
17 August 2020 Sam Pierson
Tracking Kodak shorts with securities finance data
14 August 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets closed mixed today, while Europe was lower across the region and US markets were close-to-unchanged despite the flurry of...
14 August 2020 Bernard Aw
With a resurgence of the coronavirus in parts of the world, and associated lockdowns re-imposed, flash August PMI updates for major economies...
14 August 2020
Market volatility induced by the COVID-19 pandemic has once again revealed the impact Valuation Adjustments (xVAs) of derivative portfolios can...
13 August 2020 Chris Fenske
European and most US equity markets closed modestly lower, while APAC markets closed mixed. The sell-off in European and US government bonds...
12 August 2020 Chris Fenske
European and US equity markets closed higher on the day, while APAC markets were mixed. The S&P 500 came very close to a new record high, while...
12 August 2020
Allianz Global Investors, a leading active asset manager, has adopted S&P Global’s leading investment management platform, thinkFolio, as the...
12 August 2020 Stephen Grady Salman Banaei
On June 1, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)’s Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (“FIMSAC”)’s Technology and...
11 August 2020 Chris Fenske
European equity markets closed higher on the day, while China was the only major APAC market to end the day lower. US equity markets, except...
11 August 2020
We examine the main dividend players in the Shale region and how their dividend sustainability is affected by potential annual payout, debt...
11 August 2020
S&P Global’s Perception Analytics team engages in in-depth discussions with investors and analysts daily.
10 August 2020 Chris Fenske
European equity markets closed higher across the region, while most major APAC and US markets were also higher on the day. European benchmark...
10 August 2020 David Owen
All monitored commodities saw solid price gains during July as global demand strengthened and supply chains began to recover from coronavirus...
10 August 2020 Chris Williamson
The worldwide PMI surveys indicated a strengthening of global economic growth in July
07 August 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed mixed across each region, while gold had its worst day since early-June only one day after hitting its all-time high. iTraxx...
07 August 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The coming week will see a clutch of GDP updates to shed further light on the extent of the global economic collapse at the height of the COVID-19...
07 August 2020
S&P Global analyzed the 3000 largest companies in the United States to identify which issuers and investors would be most affected by the SEC’s...
07 August 2020 Sam Pierson
July 2020 Securities Finance Snapshot
06 August 2020 Chris Fenske
Gold prices broke above a new record (again) and yields on the long end of the AAA tax-exempt municipal bond curve breached the lowest yields...
06 August 2020 Chris Williamson
The worldwide PMI surveys indicated a strengthening of global economic growth in July, led by rebounding activity from COVID-19 lockdowns notably...
06 August 2020 Anna Boyd Alex Golbin
As global supply chains become increasingly complex, it is more important than ever to incorporate location risk into your vendor risk assessment...
06 August 2020 Sam Pierson
H1 2020 Securities Finance Review
05 August 2020 Chris Fenske
US and European equity markets closed higher today, while APAC markets were mixed. The US dollar and US government bonds ended the day lower...
05 August 2020 Chris Williamson
Producer input prices rose globally at the fastest rate for over a year in July amid rising demand as the world’s factories bought more inputs...
05 August 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
05 August 2020
We review factor performance in July 2020.
04 August 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed higher across most of the globe and benchmark government bonds were also higher on the day. Commodities remained strong...
04 August 2020 Chris Williamson
Factories worldwide continued to report falling export sales in July
04 August 2020 Chris Williamson
A key gauge of global manufacturing output hit a one-and-a-half year high in July
04 August 2020 YANG YANG Tanisha Bhardwaj Stella Lim Qianwen Ruan Kar Mun Fan JaeHee Lim Chen Qihang
APAC Dividends: Measuring Dividend Risk : We have witnessed many cuts, deferrals or suspensions of dividends in the past few months across many...
04 August 2020
thinkFolio, our leading multi-asset class investment management platform, has integrated with Investor Access, making it the first portfolio...
03 August 2020 Chris Fenske
European and US equity markets closed higher today, while APAC markets were mixed. iTraxx closed tighter across IG and high yield, while CDX...
03 August 2020 Kirston Winters
In the latest development in the IBOR transition, on the weekend of 25 July, we saw the major CCPs perform the much-anticipated Euro discounting...
31 July 2020 Sian Jones Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A full economic calendar for the coming week starts with worldwide PMI surveys and culminates in Friday’s US non-farm payroll report, but also...
31 July 2020 Chris Fenske
European equity markets closed lower across the region for the second consecutive day and most APAC markets also ended lower except for China....
30 July 2020
S&P Global's Perception Analytics team engages in in-depth discussions with investors and analysts daily. Given recent market volatility and...
30 July 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets closed mixed, while record quarterly declines in German and US Q2 GDP drove all major European and most US markets lower...
29 July 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher, while APAC and European markets closed mixed for the second consecutive day. The conclusion of the two-day FOMC...
29 July 2020
We review factor performance during the first six months of this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
28 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed mixed across APAC and Europe, while all major US equity indices closed lower. iTraxx and CDX closed wider across IG and...
28 July 2020 Gavan Nolan
Recessions come in many forms and it is self-evident the current downturn is quite different from the slump in 2008-2009.
27 July 2020 Chris Fenske
The US dollar continued to sell-off today to a two-year low, enabling a new all-time high for gold and a multiyear high for silver. US equity...
24 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Equities closed lower across the globe on increasing tensions between the US/China and weakness in technology stocks. The US dollar continued...
24 July 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Insights into the depth of COVID-19 related economic downturns will be provided by second quarter GDP estimates for the US, Eurozone, Hong Kong...
24 July 2020 Bernard Aw
The rebound in the Australian economy from COVID-19 lockdowns gathered pace in July, with business activity increasing markedly, according to...
24 July 2020 Chris Williamson
The world’s largest developed economies saw business activity rise for the first time since February in July
24 July 2020 Chris Williamson
Companies across the euro area reported an encouraging start to the third quarter, with output growing at the fastest rate for just over two...
24 July 2020 Chris Williamson
The UK economy started the third quarter on a strong footing as business continued to reopen doors after the COVID-19 lockdown. A surge in business...
23 July 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC and European equity markets closed mixed, while most US indices closed lower. iTraxx and CDX IG indices closed flat on the day, while HY...
23 July 2020 Brett Schechterman
S&P Global is partnering with Cassini Systems, the leading provider of pre- and post-trade margin and collateral analytics for derivatives markets...
22 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Most APAC and European equity markets closed lower, while China and the US markets closed modestly higher. The US dollar weakened further and...
22 July 2020 Bernard Aw
Japanese business activity contracted further in July, according to flash PMI data, adding to concerns about the depth of the economic downturn...
21 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Most global equity markets closed higher today, except for US technology stocks, with the positive momentum that began during the APAC trading...
21 July 2020
The blow to the global economy from Covid-19, combined with a plunge in oil prices, has raised the risk of defaults, lowered investor confidence...
21 July 2020
As part of the long-term strategy to enable greater digital engagement across the Global Markets Group at S&P Global, we have expanded our strategic...
20 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed mixed across the globe, while the Nasdaq reached another record high. Benchmark government bonds, credit indices, municipal...
17 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Most equity markets closed modestly higher and benchmark government bonds were lower on the day. iTraxx and CDX indices closed a bit tighter...
17 July 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Bernard Aw
Flash PMI updates for the US, Europe and Japan in the coming week will be scrutinised eagerly for further recovery signs at the start of the...
16 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Most equity markets closed lower on the day, despite China’s Q2 GDP report indicating that it’s the first major economy to return to growth after...
16 July 2020 David Owen
PMI data signalled that the current downturn is set to deepen sharply in the three months to June
16 July 2020 YANG YANG Tanisha Bhardwaj Stella Lim Kar Mun Fan Chen Qihang
ASX200 and HSI saw the biggest decline in total DIPs throughout pre-peak, peak and the postpeak pandemic phases, whereas HSCEI and N225 exhibited...
15 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Most global equity markets closed higher, with the exception of China, as COVID-19 vaccine trials continue to show positive initial results and...
14 July 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher today, while most European and APAC indices were lower. iTraxx IG and high yield indices closed slighter wider...
14 July 2020
Over the month of June, the US Treasury curve tightened. The table below summarizes weekly and monthly performance across the curve, followed...
13 July 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC and European equity markets closed higher across those regions today, while US markets were higher for most of the day before sharply reversing...
13 July 2020
We review CDS factor performance since the factor suite went live in May 2012.
13 July 2020 Chris Williamson
The JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by S&P Global) jumped by a record 11.4 index points in June
10 July 2020 Chris Fenske
US and European equity markets closed higher, while APAC markets were down across most of the region. Longer maturity US government bonds rallied...
10 July 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The coming week sees policy meetings at the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank accompanied by industrial output numbers for the world’s...
09 July 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets and the Nasdaq closed higher, while all other major global markets ended the day lower. iTraxx-Europe closed flat, while...
08 July 2020 Chris Fenske
The US and China’s equity markets closed higher today, while most other markets closed modestly lower on the day. Gold closed at another multiyear...
07 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Most equity markets closed lower across the globe today, while gold rallied to another multi-year high. US government bonds closer higher and...
07 July 2020
Securities Finance and Hazeltree Alliance
07 July 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
07 July 2020 Sherry Kurisinkal
Are you ready for the SEC’s new rules for Security Based Swap Dealers? CFTC registered Swap Dealers are still struggling to successfully comply...
07 July 2020 Chris Williamson
The worldwide PMI surveys produced by S&P Global hinted at a return of global economic growth in June. China led a broad-based improvement in...
06 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets rallied across most of the globe on the Shanghai Composite’s best daily performance since 2015, with the Nasdaq closing at yet...
06 July 2020
We review factor performance in June 2020.
06 July 2020 Andrew Harker
How the PMI has tracked COVID-19 economic impact around the world
04 July 2020
In June 2020, S&P Global’s Perception team conducted investor interviews to gauge how sentiment on the energy sector has evolved.
03 July 2020 Bernard Aw
Caixin PMI data showed that Chinese economic growth gained momentum in June, adding to further signs that the economy is recovering from the...
03 July 2020 Sian Jones Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
After manufacturing PMIs showed encouraging signs of factories emerging from lockdowns, further clues as to economic recovery paths will be sought...
02 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed higher across every region today, with a particularly strong performance out of Europe. A better than expected US...
02 July 2020 Chris Williamson
A key gauge of global manufacturing output showed a record gain in June, adding to signs that the world’s factories are recovering strongly since...
02 July 2020 Sam Pierson
$971 in June securities lending revenue
01 July 2020
We take a closer look at the new valuations regulation following the aftermath of the DLF derivative-linked funds crisis and Lime Asset Management...
01 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equities ended the first trading day of Q3 2020 mixed, but with limited price action in either direction. Credit indices and oil ended...
30 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Most APAC and all US equity markets closing higher today, with US equities reporting the best quarterly performance since 1998. Most European...
29 June 2020 Chris Fenske
US and European equity markets closed higher today, despite the day beginning with APAC markets ending lower across the region. iTraxx credit...
26 June 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Markets will be looking for further confirmation that the global economy has started to recover from the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
26 June 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed sharply lower today, as investors continue to weigh the negative financial implications of another wave of COVID-19...
25 June 2020
There has been quite the back and forth on the question of bank dividends in the last two months. US banks have not followed their global counterparts...
25 June 2020 David Cook
David Cook highlighting key takeaways from the UK Government around financial services regulation.
25 June 2020 Chris Fenske
US and European equity markets closed modestly higher on the day, while APAC closed lower. European credit indices closed slighter wider and...
24 June 2020 Chris Fenske
European and US equity markets closed sharply lower and APAC was mixed, which was at least partially driven by the growing concerns over the...
23 June 2020 Chris Fenske
The first wave of flash PMI releases indicated further recovery in May, but most country’s manufacturing and services headline numbers still...
23 June 2020 Bernard Aw
Flash PMI data showed business activity in Japan’s private sector contracted sharply again in June despite an easing of emergency measures taken...
23 June 2020 Bernard Aw
Amid an easing of COVID-19 restrictions, business activity in the Australian economy returned to growth during June, according to flash PMI data...
23 June 2020 Chris Williamson
The world’s largest developed economies showed a further marked easing in the rate of decline in June
23 June 2020 Chris Williamson
UK business activity came closer to stabilising in June, according to provisional PMI survey data, boosting hopes that the economy will return...
22 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Most APAC and all European equity markets closed lower today, while US indices finished the day in positive territory despite opening lower....
19 June 2020 Sian Jones Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Data releases in the coming week will be scrutinised eagerly for clues as to the length and depth of recessions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...
19 June 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC and European equity markets closed higher, as most of those markets were fortunately closed by the time of Apple’s announcement that it...
18 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed modestly lower across Europe, but were mixed across APAC and the US indices. Credit indices closed weaker across...
18 June 2020
Virtual Forum Replay: SFTR for the Buyside
17 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed mixed across each region, with relatively subdued price action in either direction compared to the past two days....
17 June 2020
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) seems to be a ubiquitous acronym in the corporate and IR lexicon these days – and even more so against...
16 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed higher today on calming of tensions between the US and China, as well as a stronger than expected retail sales report...
16 June 2020 Chris Williamson
The jobless rate looks set to soar in the UK despite government efforts to help companies retain staff
15 June 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity and credit markets managed to close higher today, with some help from the Fed, as the other regions’ equity markets were generally...
15 June 2020 Chris Williamson
Global business activity contracted sharply in May, according to the latest PMI business survey data
12 June 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Diego Iscaro Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Key releases in the coming week include industrial production and retail sales for the US and China, helping to gauge manufacturing and consumer...
12 June 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher today, while most APAC markets were lower, and European markets closed mixed. US equity markets zig zagged all...
11 June 2020 Sian Jones
As economies tentatively begin to reopen following the crippling impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak during 2020 so far...
11 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets sold off at a pace today comparable to some of the most dire trading sessions in March, as the rapid rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations...
10 June 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets closed higher on the day, while most US and all major European indices closed lower. Nasdaq closed higher and above 10,000...
09 June 2020 Chris Fenske
US and APAC equity markets closed mixed, while European markets were lower across the region. US government bonds closed higher again, while...
08 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Most US and APAC equity markets closed higher on the day, while European markets closed mixed. The S&P 500 today breached the key milestone of...
08 June 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
05 June 2020
In this post, Michael Skorczynski from our S&P Global Corporate Bond Pricing team has highlighted U.S. Treasury movement for May 2020, and delivered...
05 June 2020
No easing of lockdown for UK dividends
05 June 2020 Annabel Fiddes
The latest KPMG and REC Report on Jobs data, compiled by S&P Global, showed a further severe drop in hiring activity
05 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets had already started the day off in positive territory, with APAC markets closing higher and Europe opening higher out of...
04 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed mixed, with most of the day’s changes under 1% in either direction. Credit indices closed close to unchanged, despite...
04 June 2020 Sam Pierson
Securities Finance: May 2020
03 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets and credit indices closed higher again today on optimism from the growing number of re-openings, improving higher frequency...
03 June 2020
We review factor performance in May 2020.
03 June 2020 Chris Williamson
Global business activity contracted sharply in May, according to the latest PMI business survey data, dropping for a fourth successive month....
02 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity market closed higher across the globe today and credit indices continued to tighten across IG/HY. Oil prices ended the day higher and...
02 June 2020 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing output fell for a fourth successive months in May, albeit with the rate of decline easing compared to April. The past two...
01 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed higher, with APAC markets performing particularly well. US and European high yield credit indices continue to grind...
01 June 2020 Patricia Tessier
Distressed loan settlement: Is this the calm before the storm?
01 June 2020 Bernard Aw
Caixin PMI data showed a stronger increase in Chinese manufacturing output during May, but a further decline in sales may hinder the recovery...
01 June 2020
From shutting down tech unicorns to grounding venerable airlines, COVID-19 is disrupting businesses worldwide. In a recent webinar, a panel of...
29 May 2020 Chris Fenske
US and APAC equity markets closed mixed, while European markets were lower across the region. However, all major equity markets closed higher...
29 May 2020 Sian Jones Mr. Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The week ahead sees the PMI business surveys provide the first major insights into global economic trends in May, with clues being sought as...
28 May 2020 Chris Fenske
European and most APAC equity markets closed higher today, while the US markets had a late day sell-off after President Trump announced a press...
27 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Most European and US equity markets and IG/HY credit indices closed higher on the day, while APAC equity markets closed mixed. The EU began discussions...
26 May 2020 Chris Fenske
iTraxx-Europe (investment grade) and iTraxx-Xover (high yield) European credit indices closed at their tightest level since 6 March and equities...
22 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Most European and US equity markets closed modestly higher today, while APAC markets were lower across the region on concerns over growing tensions...
22 May 2020 Sam Pierson
Historic US equity short squeeze in April
22 May 2020
Asia-Pacific (APAC) 2020 dividends remain resilient with a projected dip of 2% year-on-year, the least cut among the three regions worldwide....
22 May 2020 Chris Williamson
Ongoing efforts to control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to sharp declines in output and employment across the major developed...
22 May 2020 Sian Jones Mr. Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The week ahead sees a fresh estimate of US GDP in the first quarter, for which the decline is expected to be unrevised at a 4.8% annualised rate....
21 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Most global equity markets closed modestly lower on the day partially driven by concerns over heightened tensions between the US and China. Oil...
21 May 2020 Bernard Aw
The Japanese economy suffered a further substantial fall in business activity during May, according to the latest flash PMI results. The downturn...
21 May 2020 Bernard Aw
May saw another substantial fall in business activity across Australia, setting the scene for a deepening downturn in the economy during the...
21 May 2020
An inside look at the technological evolution of a top tier private credit firm
21 May 2020 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy remained stuck in its deepest downturn ever recorded in May due to ongoing measures taken to control the coronavirus disease...
20 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Most equity markets closed higher across the globe, as a large portion of the world, including all 50 US states, have reopened to varying degrees....
19 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed mixed today, with most APAC markets higher on the day and both Europe and the US lower. US equity markets were toggling...
19 May 2020 Michael Miller
The public’s fascination with artificial intelligence has risen dramatically in recent years, sparked by advances emerging from Big Tech. While...
18 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equities, oil, investment grade/high yield credit indices, and even cheese futures closed sharply higher on the day, driven by Sunday...
18 May 2020 Chris Williamson
US manufacturing output fell at a post-war record rate in April, corroborating earlier survey data from S&P Global which pointed to a dramatic...
15 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Most European and APAC equity markets closed higher and US equity markets held up relatively well to close slightly higher on the day despite...
15 May 2020 Sian Jones Raj Badiani, BSc Econ MSc Econ Mr. Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The key data in the week ahead are likely to be the flash PMI surveys for May, which are released for the US, Eurozone, UK, Japan and Australia....
14 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Most European and APAC equity markets closed lower today, while the US market opened lower, but ended higher on the day. European IG/HY credit...
14 May 2020 Sian Jones
Ongoing global lockdowns and adherence to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related social-distancing measures resulted in significant decreases...
14 May 2020 Eliot Kerr
April PMI data pointed to a severe contraction in global business activity, with the coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdown measures crippling...
14 May 2020 David Owen
PMI comments tracker signals peak uncertainty from COVID-19 crisis
14 May 2020 Madhukar Ramu
A number of companies have reported earnings over the past few weeks, providing an early insight into how the COVID-19 outbreak has had a significant...
13 May 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets closed mixed, while the US and European markets closed lower on the day. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell indicated today...
13 May 2020 Chris Williamson
The UK economy contracted 2.0% in the first quarter of 2020 as business activity and spending were disrupted by measures taken to contain the...
13 May 2020 Chris Williamson
Global business activity contracted at an unprecedented rate in April
12 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Relatively calm day in global markets until 1:00pm ET when equities and US IG/HY credit began to sell off and US government bonds rallied in...
11 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Relatively subdued volatility today on a limited number of economic and earnings releases, with global equity markets split between closing only...
11 May 2020
US Treasury Movement
11 May 2020 Brittany Garland
First-wave onboarding technology struggled to keep pace with the needs of the sell side and buy side, but a second wave is now poised to deliver...
08 May 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets closed modestly lower and Europe/US markets ended the day higher, despite the additional 3+ million new unemployment insurance...
08 May 2020 Sian Jones Mr. Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The week ahead sees some key retail sales and industrial output numbers released, which will provide important signals as to just how steeply...
08 May 2020 Chris Fenske
A new record high US unemployment rate did little to stop the week’s positive momentum in the global markets
07 May 2020
Preston Gelman, Director of Research & Analysis within S&P Global’s Perception Analytics Group, shared his recent findings with listeners on...
06 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed mixed today on increasing tensions between the US and China, while benchmark government bonds sold off and the US...
06 May 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on the funding spread
06 May 2020 Chris Williamson
The extent of the euro area economic collapse from the COVID-19 outbreak was laid bare by PMI™ survey data showing record downturns in every...
06 May 2020 Chris Williamson
The final PMI data for April indicated that the economy collapsed in April at a rate vastly exceeding anything seen previously in the 22-year...
06 May 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
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05 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Most global equity markets closed higher, as a growing number of countries, cities, and companies continue to reopen, albeit with significant...
05 May 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
05 May 2020
We review factor performance in April 2020.
05 May 2020 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing collapsed at a rate not seen since the height of the global financial crisis in April as increasingly widespread measures...
05 May 2020 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing export orders collapsed at an unprecedented rate in April, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index data from S&P...
04 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Most of the equity markets that were closed on Friday for the May 1 holiday caught up on the losses they averted that day, while most of those...
04 May 2020 Brittany Garland
In the past, onboarding has been overlooked and undervalued, but sell-side organizations are recognizing that the process is critical to their...
04 May 2020 Chris Williamson
Analysts breathed a sigh of relief after US PMI data showed the manufacturing downturn to have not been as severe as expected in April
04 May 2020 Sam Pierson
$700m in April securities lending revenue
04 May 2020
In the midst of COVID-19, the demand for digital engagement is greater than ever before – this is particularly evident in new issuance, where...
02 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Most European and APAC markets were closed for the Labor Day holiday, so market activity was limited. The US equity markets closed lower on day...
02 May 2020 Michael Miller
Planning, Preparing and Presenting Your Next Earnings Call in a COVID-19 World with Eric Boyer, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations at...
01 May 2020 Sian Jones Sharon Fisher Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The week ahead sees the US earnings season in full swing with over 1,300 companies reporting, plus there are also key worldwide PMI and US job...
01 May 2020 Gavan Nolan
We are in strange times, and the advent of a terrible pandemic shows that regulators can take prudential measures that support - rather than...
30 April 2020 Chris Fenske
The torrent of economic and earnings releases coupled with a tepid reaction to the outcome of today’s ECB meeting led to a sell-off in global...
30 April 2020 Bernard Aw
Caixin PMI data showed a further modest increase in Chinese manufacturing output during April, but the rise represents only another very marginal...
29 April 2020 Sam Pierson
Increased importance for hard to borrow equities
29 April 2020 Chris Fenske
Most major equity markets closed higher on the day, with a particularly strong close in the US driven by the combination of positive initial...
28 April 2020 Chris Fenske
Volatility was relatively subdued again today, as the equity markets eagerly await tomorrow’s post-FOMC meeting statement and continue to digest...
27 April 2020 Chris Fenske
The Bank of Japan started the week on a positive tone after its unexpected announcement of additional aggressive monetary easing to support corporations’...
27 April 2020 Brittany Garland
The 5 Onboarding Changes Every Buy-Side Organization Needs to Make
27 April 2020
In turbulent times, market volatility, government actions and rapidly changing business environments should all be considered when determining...
27 April 2020 Michael Miller
We surveyed our IR clients about the impact of Covid-19 on investor relations planning overall and their thoughts on hosting virtual IR meetings...
26 April 2020 Chris Fenske
Overall, the week ended only a bit weaker across equity and credit markets, despite the strong headwinds from March’s economic data continuing...
24 April 2020 Sian Jones Mr. Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson, BA, MA econ Bernard Aw
The week ahead sees the US earnings season continue in full flow as well as GDP data for the US and Eurozone, accompanied by central bank policy...
23 April 2020 Chris Fenske
Today’s flash PMI summaries were filled with a version of the statement “lowest reported level in survey history” across several metrics and...
23 April 2020 Bernard Aw
The downturn in Japan’s private sector economy gained momentum in April, with business activity slumping to the greatest extent on record, according...
23 April 2020 Bernard Aw
Flash PMI data pointed to a collapse in business activity across Australia’s private sector economy in April as lockdown measures designed to...
23 April 2020 Chris Williamson, BA, MA econ
April's Flash PMI data highlighted the escalating economic cost of measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic
23 April 2020
During this time of record volatility investor relations officers and executive management teams are being challenged with how best to engage...
23 April 2020 Chris Williamson, BA, MA econ
The flash PMI for April highlights how the UK economy has been hit by the COVID-19 outbreak to a degree greatly surpassing anything seen in the...
23 April 2020 Chris Williamson, BA, MA econ
The eurozone economy suffered the steepest falls in business activity and employment ever recorded during April as a result of measures taken...
22 April 2020 Chris Fenske
Global sentiment improved markedly today after the prior two days of selling and the coinciding uptick in volatility. Crude oil prices rallied...
22 April 2020
Whether it’s heading into an unexpected crisis or stress testing business continuity and disaster recovery protocols, we have put together three...
22 April 2020
Under the current novel coronavirus pandemic, the government of Japan has cautioned members of the public to avoid the “Three Cs” for preventing...
21 April 2020 Chris Fenske
Yesterday’s extreme sell-off in May 2020 WTI crude oil futures added momentum to a global sell-off in equities and other risk assets today. 10yr...
20 April 2020 Chris Fenske
The US Crude oil futures market took center stage today as prices on a Crude Oil WTI contract entered negative territory for the first time in...
20 April 2020 Allan Cowan, Ph.D.
The voluntary shutdown of large parts of the world economy to contain the spread of COVID-19 has clearly caused volatility in the financial markets....
17 April 2020 Sian Jones Mr. Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson, BA, MA econ Bernard Aw
The week ahead sees around 500 US companies report earnings, providing an initial insight into how the COVID-19 outbreak is hitting revenues...
16 April 2020 Chris Williamson, BA, MA econ
US manufacturing output fell 6.3% in March, the steepest drop since 1946, as measures taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 took their toll...
15 April 2020
We recently sat down with Robin Auten, Executive Director of S&P Global’s Global Perception Research team, a group which sits at the intersection...
15 April 2020 Chris Williamson, BA, MA econ
Global business activity contracted in March at the fastest rate for 11 years
14 April 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets had a particularly good day, as the roadmap and the timing of the reopening of the US continues to become a bit clearer every...
13 April 2020
We expand our Short Squeeze Model, introduced in May 2015 in the US, to global markets.
13 April 2020 Chris Fenske
Relatively calm day in the global markets, as most of Europe and some APAC markets were closed in observance of the Easter holiday. Most US equity...
10 April 2020 Julien Rey
After an eventful Q4-2019 and early Q1-2020, the pace of the LIBOR transition is challenged by the recent market turmoil.
09 April 2020 Chris Fenske
The Federal Reserve helped to provide some additional momentum for an already strong week in the US equity markets with the 8:30am ET announcement...
09 April 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The coming week sees the release of some eagerly awaited official data which will indicate how some of the world's key economies have fared in...
08 April 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets ended today on a positive note, as declines in the growth rate of new COVID-19 infections in the US and additional reassurances...
08 April 2020 Sian Jones
Global lockdowns and travel bans, alongside growing uncertainty as to the longevity of the outbreak, led to the worst performance by the global...
07 April 2020
Discover part 4 of S&P Global's Perception Analytics team's analysis of investor and issuer engagement in uncertain times.
07 April 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
06 April 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets remained very upbeat today as data indicates that the spread of COVID-19 is slowing in parts of Europe and leaders there are evaluating...
06 April 2020 Chris Williamson
Business activity in China fell for a second successive month in March, but the rate of contraction eased markedly as fewer companies reported...
03 April 2020 Sian Jones Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
With the COVID-19 pandemic leading to increased measures to control the outbreak, the economic dataflow has started to reveal the impact on the...
03 April 2020 Chris Williamson
Global business activity contracted in March at the fastest rate for 11 years as measures to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
03 April 2020 Sam Pierson
With the global economic havoc caused by COVID-19, securities lending revenues declined 18% YoY for the month of March, despite an increase in...
03 April 2020
Are IR teams ready for the new disclosure which will be made available under SRD II? Do they have systems in place to digest, analyse and act...
03 April 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Following the release of record-low PMI figures today, the latest dynamic factor-based models for the euro zone and the UK unsurprisingly clearly...
02 April 2020 Chris Fenske
Oil had its best single day on record and US initial claims for unemployment insurance indicated job losses more than double the worst week on...
02 April 2020
We review factor performance in March 2020.
01 April 2020 Bernard Aw
Manufacturing conditions across mainland China stabilised in March, according to the latest Caixin
01 April 2020 Chris Fenske
Q2 2020 started off with pressure on global equity markets and increased risk aversion today. Global PMI numbers came in particularly weak across...
01 April 2020 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing orders fell at the steepest rate for 11 years in March as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak continued to...
31 March 2020 Chris Fenske
The last trading day of one of the most volatile quarters in both the debt and equity markets on record was incongruously calm. Many funds and...
31 March 2020
History provides us with insights that help us better understand how the market behaves. S&P Global’s Analytics team and Perception Research...
31 March 2020
Discover part 3 of S&P Global's Perception Analytics teams analysis of investor and issuer engagement in uncertain times..
31 March 2020
Post April 1st, 2020, dividends will be taxable in the hands of investors based on their individual tax brackets
30 March 2020 Chris Fenske
Relatively positive sentiment in equity markets today as we approach quarter/month-end tomorrow. The majority of US and European economic data...
30 March 2020
We sat down with David Krzemienski, Head of Product for iLEVEL, to learn more about the new UX enhancements and gain his perspective.
30 March 2020 Gavan Nolan
South Africa's junk status - a sign of things to come?
30 March 2020 Chris Hammond, CFA
We review daily factor and model performance during the recent market volatility.