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We review factor performance in May 2020.
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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01 June 2020 Patricia Tessier
Distressed loan settlement: Is this the calm before the storm?
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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22 May 2020 Sam Pierson
Historic US equity short squeeze in April
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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....
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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21 May 2020
An inside look at the technological evolution of a top tier private credit firm
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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14 May 2020 Sian Jones
Ongoing global lockdowns and adherence to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related social-distancing measures resulted in significant decreases...
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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...
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14 May 2020 David Owen
PMI comments tracker signals peak uncertainty from COVID-19 crisis
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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...
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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...
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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...
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13 May 2020 Chris Williamson
Global business activity contracted at an unprecedented rate in April
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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...
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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...
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11 May 2020
US Treasury Movement
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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07 May 2020
Preston Gelman, Director of Research & Analysis within S&P Global’s Perception Analytics Group, shared his recent findings with listeners on...
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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...
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06 May 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on the funding spread
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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...
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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...
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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...
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05 May 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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05 May 2020
We review factor performance in April 2020.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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04 May 2020 Sam Pierson
$700m in April securities lending revenue
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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29 April 2020 Sam Pierson
Increased importance for hard to borrow equities
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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...
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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...
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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’...
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27 April 2020 Brittany Garland
The 5 Onboarding Changes Every Buy-Side Organization Needs to Make
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27 April 2020
In turbulent times, market volatility, government actions and rapidly changing business environments should all be considered when determining...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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23 April 2020
During this time of record volatility investor relations officers and executive management teams are being challenged with how best to engage...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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15 April 2020 Chris Williamson, BA, MA econ
Global business activity contracted in March at the fastest rate for 11 years
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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...
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13 April 2020
We expand our Short Squeeze Model, introduced in May 2015 in the US, to global markets.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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07 April 2020
Discover part 4 of S&P Global's Perception Analytics team's analysis of investor and issuer engagement in uncertain times.
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07 April 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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)...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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02 April 2020
We review factor performance in March 2020.
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01 April 2020 Bernard Aw
Manufacturing conditions across mainland China stabilised in March, according to the latest Caixin
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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31 March 2020
Discover part 3 of S&P Global's Perception Analytics teams analysis of investor and issuer engagement in uncertain times..
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31 March 2020
Post April 1st, 2020, dividends will be taxable in the hands of investors based on their individual tax brackets
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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...
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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.
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30 March 2020 Gavan Nolan
South Africa's junk status - a sign of things to come?
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30 March 2020 Chris Hammond, CFA
We review daily factor and model performance during the recent market volatility.
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27 March 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Bernard Aw
Final PMI data will be keenly anticipated for the extent of the broader economic impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak around...
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27 March 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets were lower across most of the Europe and the US today, as negative economic reports out of China and the rapid growth of new COVID-19...
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26 March 2020 Chris Fenske
Most global equity indices, government bonds, credit indices, and US municipal bond markets closed higher today. Some of the day’s positive momentum...
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26 March 2020
The first earning season of 2020 is like no other. Investor fears from COVID-19 have led to record market volatility and an uncertain future....
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26 March 2020
The market's input on General Meetings, New Technology, Dividends and Communication Needs
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26 March 2020
We review factor and model performance during prior epidemics.
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25 March 2020 Chris Fenske
The US dollar was weaker on the day, as some of the recent flight to safety has subsided with the $2 trillion US stimulus package coming closer...
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25 March 2020
Part 2 of S&P Global's Perception Analytics teams analysis of Investor and Issuer Engagement in Uncertain Times
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Engaging Shareholders and Targeting New Investors Amidst COVID-19 Travel Disruption – Best Practices
25 March 2020
S&P Global’s clients are coming off their Q4 and Full-Year results with a packed schedule of industry conferences, roadshows and investor meetings....
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24 March 2020
Thailand joined the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes in 2017 as a commitment to align its reporting...
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24 March 2020 Chris Fenske
Global markets started off on a very positive note beginning in APAC, with equity markets higher across every region alongside credit, oil, precious...
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24 March 2020
S&P Global’s Perception Analytics team engages in in-depth discussions with investors and analysts daily. Given recent market volatility and...
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24 March 2020 Sam Pierson Nicholas Godec, CFA
USD investment grade corporate bonds rallied on Monday following the Fed’s announcement of their emergency action to support financial markets...
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24 March 2020 Chris Williamson
Business activity across the eurozone collapsed in March to an extent far exceeding that seen even at the height of the global financial crisis....
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24 March 2020 Bernard Aw
The flash PMI surveys showed the extent of economic damage caused by the global outbreak of the COVID-19 virus on Japan’s private sector economy....
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24 March 2020 Chris Williamson
US companies reported the steepest downturn since 2009 in March as measures to limit the COVID-19 outbreak hit businesses across the country....
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24 March 2020
S&P Global predict global dividend lockdown
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24 March 2020 Brian Matt
With rising concerns around the spread of corona-virus globally, many public companies have already postponed their annual meetings over the...
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24 March 2020 Chris Williamson
The flash PMI surveys for March highlight how the COVID-19 outbreak has already dealt the UK economy its hardest blow since data were first available...
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24 March 2020 Bernard Aw
The downturn in Australia’s private sector economy deepened markedly in March, according to the
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23 March 2020 Chris Fenske
This week started with the Federal Reserve announcing extensive new measures to support the US economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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23 March 2020 Francis Land
The AMF Task Force has reported into effects of MiFID II on the research industry and identified major concerns, especially on coverage of small...
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23 March 2020
Dividend Revisions under the current oil situation
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23 March 2020 Chris Hammond, CFA
We review daily factor and model performance during the recent market volatility.
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20 March 2020 Chris Fenske
A relatively calm start to the day, as volatility had been relatively subdued until midday New York time. However, that changed during the second...
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20 March 2020 Sian Jones Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
With the global economy facing recession and markets showing increased signs of stress, flash PMI surveys will be eagerly watched for the extent...
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19 March 2020 Chris Fenske
Daily Market Update for March 19, 2020
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18 March 2020 Chris Fenske
There is a concerted sell-off across both global equity and government bond markets today, with the bond sell-off being particularly fast and...
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17 March 2020 Sam Pierson
The deepening sell-off in US equities has presented opportunities for long-short managers, with the most heavily shorted shares underperforming...
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17 March 2020 Chris Hammond, CFA
We review daily factor and model performance during the recent market volatility.
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16 March 2020
With a surge of co-investment activity in the private markets and its potential for mutually beneficial outcomes, experts weigh in on the possible...
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15 March 2020
Overview of the effects the transposition will have for French corporate issuers and the marketplace
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13 March 2020 Stella Lim Chong Jun Wong, CFA
Dividends from airlines set to fall for another year; limited impact on cosmetics players
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13 March 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Raj Badiani Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Bernard Aw
After a week of turmoil in global markets, triggered by the oil price slump and increasing use of containment measures amid the escalating spread...
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12 March 2020 Will Kendal
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to develop, with impacts felt globally, affecting daily life and the financial markets. Firms of...
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10 March 2020
Przemek Bozek discusses why satellite companies are popular, and why they are difficult to value.
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10 March 2020 Bernard Aw
Asian economic activity shrank sharply in February, according to the latest PMI surveys, contracting at the quickest pace since the depths of...
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10 March 2020
The last week of February 2020 was the worst for global markets since 2008, as all three major US benchmarks - Dow Jones, S&P 500, and NASDAQ...
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10 March 2020 Chris Hammond, CFA
Research Signals report, March 2020
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09 March 2020 Chris Williamson
Some eight of the 23 sectors saw record falls in output. The steepest decline was reported in the auto industry, which saw by far the steepest...
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09 March 2020 Tozar Gandhi
Coronavirus fears create a BIG flight to safety over the last month
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06 March 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
After worldwide PMI surveys showed the global economy contracting at the steepest rate since 2009 as the coronavirus disrupted supply chains...
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06 March 2020
The IPO market began to heat up in February as ten issuers made their market debuts for aggregate proceeds of $3.17B.
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06 March 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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06 March 2020 Chris Williamson
The following is an extract from S&P Global's monthly PMI overview presentation. For the full report please click on the link at the bottom of...
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06 March 2020 Chris Hammond, CFA
The final week of February was afflicted with a bout of volatility not seen since September 2011. This latest market tumult marked the worst...
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06 March 2020
Charu Kirti Jain outlines the operational challenges complicating compliance with the Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRDII).
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06 March 2020 Chris Hammond, CFA
The final week of February was afflicted with a bout of volatility not seen since September 2011. This latest market tumult marked the worst...
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05 March 2020
Sometimes it feels that things are changing so rapidly that they can come and go before you even know they were there
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04 March 2020 Bernard Aw
The latest PMI flashed red warning lights on the dire state of business conditions across Hong Kong SAR in February amid the coronavirus outbreak....
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04 March 2020 Chris Williamson
Worldwide growth plunged by a record extent in February, the pace of expansion slowing to the weakest since May 2009, according to the latest...
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04 March 2020
We review factor performance in February 2020.
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04 March 2020 Sam Pierson
$734m in February securities lending revenue
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04 March 2020 Chris Williamson
UK business activity grew at the fastest rate for almost one-and-a-half years in February, with future expectations climbing to the highest for...
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04 March 2020 Lewis Cooper
The Italian private sector remained close to stagnation during February, with activity increasing only mildly according to the latest PMI data....
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04 March 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Our latest GDP nowcasts across Europe are broadly unchanged from the previous update
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02 March 2020 Bernard Aw
The COVID-19 outbreak had a severe impact on China’s manufacturing sector in February due to efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus...
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02 March 2020 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing contracted at the fastest rate in over a decade during February as the coronavirus disrupted supply chains and hit demand...
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28 February 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A busy economic calendar starts with worldwide manufacturing and services PMIs and rounds off with the monthly US employment report, which includes...
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27 February 2020
Przemek Bozek and Leon Sinclair explain the competitive advantages information-driven companies have over comparable businesses that do not use...
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27 February 2020
In Q3 and Q4 2019, S&P Global undertook an in-depth study of the Japanese equity market with the goal of understanding investment trends and...
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26 February 2020 Kiet Tran
Making investment decisions in Asia-Pacific is increasingly complex with the uncertain macro environment and the proliferation of financial regulations....
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25 February 2020 Nicholas Godec, CFA
The corporate credit tradable index universe is expanding, both in terms of liquidity and new products.
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24 February 2020 Michael Miller
Given the significant time and resources that go into planning a successful Investor Day, it is critical to understand the key factors that investors...
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21 February 2020 Julian Chesser
Evolving global OTC market structure and regulatory requirements sought to reduce systemic risk in the derivatives markets introduced by US CFTC...
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21 February 2020 William May Sian Jones Raj Badiani Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The coming week sees the first major data release out of China since the coronavirus outbreak, with the February update of the government sponsored...
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21 February 2020 Chris Williamson
With the exception of the government-shutdown of 2013, US business activity contracted for the first time since the global financial crisis in...
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21 February 2020 Bernard Aw
Australia’s private sector business activity shrank in February as adverse weather conditions and the coronavirus outbreak took its toll, according...
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21 February 2020 Chris Williamson
Flash PMI survey data indicate that the post-election rebound seen in January extended into February, putting the UK economy on course for solid...
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21 February 2020 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy grew at its fastest rate in six months during February, according to flash PMI
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21 February 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Today sees our latest nowcast update following the release of our February PMI figures
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20 February 2020 Sam Pierson
Overall the short loan value, that is the amount of securities finance transactions deemed likely to be related to short selling, has increased...
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19 February 2020 William Sheridan
The IRS has updated two FAQs on the Frequently Asked Questions web page for qualified intermediaries (QIs), withholding foreign partnerships...
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18 February 2020
January opened the year with impressive IPO figures boasting $2.3B in proceeds over 8 deals.
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17 February 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Our latest nowcast update highlights a notable rise in downside risks to growth for the euro area economy in the first quarter of the year
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14 February 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The flash PMI surveys will be an eagerly awaited focus of the week, providing the first insights into how the global economy has fared during...
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14 February 2020 Sian Jones
The gradual and sustained improvement in Greece’s manufacturing sector and wider economy has fuelled renewed appetite to invest in government...
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10 February 2020 Chris Williamson
Global economy starts 2020 on ten-month high, awaiting coronavirus impact
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07 February 2020 Sam Pierson
The new year is off to a strong start for securities lending, certainly better than January 2019, when markets were emerging from the Q4 2018...
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07 February 2020
Over the month of January, the US Treasury curve tightened. The table below summarizes weekly and monthly performance across the curve, followed...
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07 February 2020 David Owen
Survey data show that business gloom surrounding the path of the global economy and geopolitical uncertainty had begun to fade at the start of...
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07 February 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Key releases include GDP numbers for Japan, the UK and Germany, which look set to show both European economies avoided sliding into contraction...
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06 February 2020
Many REIT Investor Relations Officers have long yearned to attract non-real estate focused investors to their shareholder base. REIT portfolios...
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06 February 2020
Navigating the New Frontier: Active vs. Passive, MiFID II, A.I. & More…
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06 February 2020
Attendees at our annual loans conference heard that data never sleeps and the people who manage it must stay ahead of the constant demand in...
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06 February 2020 Chris Williamson
Worldwide growth accelerated for a third consecutive month in January, according to the latest PMI surveys, registering the strongest monthly...
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05 February 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
The euro area economy is set to record another weak quarter of growth, according to the latest nowcast estimate
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05 February 2020
Chinese Lunar New Year January 2020
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05 February 2020 Sam Pierson
IPO shorts & lockup expiry
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05 February 2020 Bernard Aw
The start of the year saw a further slowdown in China’s business activity, according to the latest Caixin PMI data. Order book growth also moderated...
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04 February 2020 Sam Pierson
Seeking to explain the lack of observable short covering in shares of Tesla since the start of December
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04 February 2020 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing continued to show signs of recovery at the start of 2020, according to PMI survey data, notching up its best performance...
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04 February 2020 Sam Pierson
The Cannabis sector has delivered uneven returns, with positive developments in some areas being offset by challenges elsewhere.
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31 January 2020 Sam Pierson
2019 delivers second highest annual revenue in the last decade
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31 January 2020 Bernard Aw
The coming week starts with the publication of worldwide PMI surveys for January and ends with the US non-farm payroll report, though also sees...
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29 January 2020 Chong Jun Wong, CFA
Total dividend index points over the period between February and June are expected to come in at 118.31. March is projected to generate the highest...
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28 January 2020
Our client Aaron Hoffman, Vice President of Investor Relations at TransUnion, has integrated a deep knowledge of the company with market intelligence...
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24 January 2020 Bernard Aw
Flash PMI data signalled a deeper downturn in Australia’s private sector economy at the start of the year, with the headline index falling to...
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24 January 2020 Chris Williamson
US business activity grew at its fastest rate for ten months in January, according to S&P Global’s flash PMI data
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24 January 2020 Chris Williamson
Flash PMI survey data indicate an encouraging start to 2020 for the UK economy
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24 January 2020 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy started 2020 with growth remaining subdued as manufacturing continued to act as a substantial drag and service sector growth...
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24 January 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Our first growth estimates for the opening quarter of the new decade point to a continuation of meagre expansion across the European economy
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24 January 2020 Bernard Aw
A week which sees the UK leaves the European Union is also packed with policy action from the Fed and the Bank of England, alongside GDP updates...
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21 January 2020
Dividend outlook for the US is upbeat despite a flat earnings growth outlook and ongoing US-China trade woes
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20 January 2020 Chris Williamson
US factories enjoyed a strong end to 2019, with output rising in both November and December
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20 January 2020 Sian Jones
Despite difficult external demand conditions and a stalling manufacturing sector, the rate of inflation in the Czech Republic picked up in December...
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17 January 2020 Sian Jones Raj Badiani Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Harumi Taguchi Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A week which sees Davos host the 50th World Economic Forum commences with the IMF’s latest forecast on Monday and rounds off on Friday with the...
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17 January 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Decent expansion in France is being offset to an extent by ongoing weakness in Germany, the net result being another meagre growth estimation...
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17 January 2020
By: Douglas Crawford
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17 January 2020
Global dividends are predicted to grow by 5.5% to $1.9tr in 2020 despite headwinds such as Brexit and the US-China trade war.
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16 January 2020 Nicholas Godec, CFA
Over the past few months, the market has paid keen attention to credit positioning within high yield, particularly to BB-rated debt versus all...
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16 January 2020
Tokyo Stock Exchange Holiday – December 31, 2019 – January 5, 2020
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15 January 2020 David Owen
South Africa’s private sector stumbled at the close of 2019, with output contracting amid a heightened round of “load shedding” that caused significant...
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13 January 2020 Chris Williamson
The latest GDP data add to signs that the UK economy stagnated at best in the fourth quarter of last year
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10 January 2020 Annabel Fiddes
The latest KPMG and REC survey data, compiled by S&P Global, showed a renewed upturn in overall UK recruitment activity at the end of 2019. Permanent...
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08 January 2020
In early December, S&P Global was named Best Corporate Actions Data Provider in the Data Management Insight Awards. Published by the influential...
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07 January 2020 Chris Williamson
Worldwide growth accelerated for a second successive month in December, according to the latest PMI surveys, registering the strongest monthly...
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06 January 2020 William Sheridan
On December 27, 2019, the IRS released final regulations (TD 9890) under Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 relating to a number of information reporting...
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06 January 2020 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing activity remained broadly unchanged in December, according to PMI survey data, improving only fractionally for a second...
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06 January 2020
Recently we hosted our Annual End of Year Investor Relations Seminar in Moscow in conjunction with Citibank.
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06 January 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
We have updated our Q4 2019 nowcasts today following the publication of December's PMI surveys
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06 January 2020 Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
The first full week of 2020 looks set to kick off the year with a bang and is busy with economic data releases. Trends across retail sales, industrial...
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03 January 2020 Sam Pierson
Global revenue falls 6.3% to $10.1 billion
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03 January 2020
S&P Global reviews the performance of the leveraged loan market through out 2019.
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27 December 2019 Rajiv Biswas Nariman Behravesh, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
The coming week brings in the New Year, so we dedicate our special report this week to a summary of the main economic projections for the year...
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20 December 2019 Rajiv Biswas 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...
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19 December 2019
With the recent announcement of an extended preparation period for those smaller entities needing to post initial margin (IM) under the uncleared...
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19 December 2019 Kashyap Sheth
As the new compliance schedule for IM requirements on non-cleared derivatives comes into force, S&P Global’s director, derivatives data and valuation...
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19 December 2019
There has been intense debate by various market and industry participants around CSDR, including the regulation's content, the underlying intention...
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18 December 2019 Chris Williamson
Some of the confusion over varying US survey signals was lifted after official data showed manufacturing output rebounding
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18 December 2019
This report summarizes our dividend expectations for FY19 for EMEA
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18 December 2019
Ordinary dividends paid by companies in Asia Pacific are set to end the year at a record of USD 524.2bn.
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17 December 2019 Bernard Aw
Japan’s private sector economy is poised for its first quarterly decline in more than three years, after December flash PMI data indicated a...
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17 December 2019 Michael Miller
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending NIRI’s Senior Roundtable Annual Meeting (SRT), held this year at the amazing Ritz-Carlton Bacara in...
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16 December 2019 Chris Williamson
Business activity, order book and jobs growth all accelerated to five-month highs in December, according to flash PMI data
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16 December 2019 Chris Williamson
The Eurozone economy closed out 2019 mired in its worst spell since 2013
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16 December 2019
From large-scale acquisitions to smaller, mid-market deals, M&A activity has been on the rise. The latest full-year data showed that 2018...
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16 December 2019 Chris Williamson
December’s PMI survey data sadly lacked festive cheer, indicating that the economy contracted for the third time in the past four months. With...
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13 December 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The week starts with a flurry of flash PMI updates and key official data releases for the US and China, notably including industrial production....
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13 December 2019
Lloyd Nicholls and Ankush Zutshi outline practical considerations of how crypto assets and technology can emerge in a regulated environment.
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13 December 2019 Lewis Cooper
The ASEAN manufacturing downturn extended into the middle of the fourth quarter, with operating conditions deteriorating for a sixth month running...
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12 December 2019 Tozar Gandhi
In this month’s blog we review how low interest rates have been a big factor in fueling an increase in Taxable muni issuances for refunding Tax...
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12 December 2019
Environmental Shareholder Proposals: Is Less More
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12 December 2019 Sam Pierson
Proxy voting and exercising corporate governance responsibilities can work in tandem with securities lending
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10 December 2019 Chris Williamson
A look at data quality, and if ‘normal’ people participate in surveys
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09 December 2019 Chris Williamson
At 51.5 in November, the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by S&P Global) rose to a four-month high
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09 December 2019 Chris Williamson
Worldwide growth picked up in November, led by the fastest manufacturing expansion seen so far this year. Key sectors such as autos and machinery...
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05 December 2019
Over the month of November, the US Treasury curve widened. The table below summarizes weekly and monthly performance across the curve, followed...
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04 December 2019 Chris Williamson
UK business activity contracted for the fifth time in the past six months during November
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04 December 2019 Andrew Harker
Zambian economic output is being held back by shortages of power and money
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03 December 2019 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing activity increased for the first time in seven months in November, according to PMI survey data, albeit improving only fractionally....
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02 December 2019
Alex Golbin reviews possible solutions to the existing due diligence challenges facing financial institutions.
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29 November 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead Economic Review: Week of 2 December
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22 November 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Geopolitical risks remain at the forefront of investors’ minds, meaning trade wars, Brexit and UK politics and escalating tensions in Hong Kong...
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22 November 2019 Chris Williamson
A welcome upturn in the headline index from the flash PMI adds to evidence that the worst of the US economy’s recent soft patch may be behind...
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22 November 2019 Bernard Aw
November flash PMI data point to growing risk of the Japanese economy falling into a decline during the fourth quarter, with both business activity...
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22 November 2019 Chris Williamson
With an upcoming general election adding to Brexit-related uncertainty about the outlook, it was no surprise to see UK businesses report falling...
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22 November 2019 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy was becalmed for a third successive month in November
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22 November 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Today sees a fresh set of flash PMI figures released for Europe, including our new flash series for the UK.
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18 November 2019 Amritpal Virdee
This note provides the first look into the S&P Global PMI™ Canada Export Climate Index, which tracks the international demand environment facing...
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18 November 2019 Chris Williamson
Despite falling in October for a second straight month, there are signs that the underlying trend in US manufacturing output is improving.
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18 November 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Our nowcast for the eurozone has been revised into growth territory, with an expansion of +0.08% forecast for the fourth quarter.
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15 November 2019 Sian Jones Ling-Wei Chung Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes David Li Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Flash PMI surveys provide the highlight of the economic calendar, with newly released UK PMI surveys meaning the flash data are now available...
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14 November 2019 Chris Williamson
The following is an extract from S&P Global's monthly PMI overview presentation. For the full report please click on the link at the bottom of...
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13 November 2019 Francis Land David Cook
The FCA published the findings of their multi-firm review into MiFID II research unbundling rules on 19 September 2019 and the headline was that...
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13 November 2019
Aggregate dividends for Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) are estimated to grow by 8% to HKD 918.2 billion in 2020
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12 November 2019 Chris Williamson
News of the economy contracting for a second successive month in September has been swiftly followed by a warning of how the growing economic...
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11 November 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest official data show the UK economy contracting for a second successive month in September, matching business survey data.
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08 November 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
US-China trade developments are dominating markets and the coming week will see the release of important indicators of how both economies have...
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06 November 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Following this morning's release of final October PMI data for the euro zone, we provide our first comprehensive outlook for the fourth quarter...
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06 November 2019 Sam Pierson
Global markets see $2.6bn in securities lending revenue
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05 November 2019 Bernard Aw
Hong Kong SAR’s private sector remained mired in one of its worst downturns for the past two decades during October, according to the latest...
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05 November 2019
As a result of the widespread impact of the trade-war we begin with a roundup of the key players in the agricultural ecosystem and their coping...
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05 November 2019 Chris Williamson
The UK PMI surveys recorded a third successive monthly contraction of business activity in October, indicating the economy is in its toughest...
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04 November 2019 Tozar Gandhi
In this month’s blog we review a couple of instances wherein uncertainty in the outcome of litigation has led to a bumpy ride for some bondholders...
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04 November 2019 Chris Williamson
A recent ONS paper notes how S&P Global UK PMI surveys show a strong correlation with official UK gross domestic product (GDP) and its manufacturing...
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04 November 2019 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing activity contracted marginally for a sixth straight month in October, according to the latest PMI data from S&P Global...
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