April 25, 2024
Nickel price drop is a boon for stainless steel and battery electric vehicle makers
Growing nickel production fuels supply and lowers prices, which hurts miners but helps sectors that use the metal as a raw material.
April 8, 2024
Chinese firms speed up their overseas expansion but geopolitical tensions are a key hurdle
Higher value-added products and services produced by Chinese companies are making a greater contribution to exports as the country moves up the global value chain.
March 21, 2024
ESG Screening Data
Moody’s granular screening data identifies risk exposures and opportunities across dozens of ESG thematics.
March 21, 2024
Emerging markets banks beyond China and Vietnam systems are weathering real estate risks
Spillover effects elsewhere in APAC will likely be limited, but concerns are mounting in emerging Europe. How the risks unfold will depend on each country’s mitigating idiosyncrasies.
March 12, 2024
Housing association margins most at risk in London
Operating margins of English housing associations (HAs) are falling because of high inflation, escalating repair and maintenance costs and declining profitability on market sales.
March 6, 2024
Uneven road ahead: signs of disruption and transformation in US higher education
Colleges and universities must navigate a range of challenges this year, including high leadership turnover, risks from AI and changes in state and federal aid.
February 2, 2024
ESG Incidents: 2023 in Review
Long term trends around inflation, societal polarization and digitalization continue to drive the prevalence of social incidents. As in 2022, Banks, Financial Services and Software sectors appear as the most exposed to ESG Incidents
January 17, 2024
Nonfinancial corporate regional outlooks skew negative for 2024 on still-high interest rates
High rates will chill investment and M&A while weighing on company balance sheets; relative strength supports North America, Asia-Pacific ex-China
January 10, 2024
Higher-for-longer interest rates will weigh on key structured finance sectors in 2024
Policy interest rates will remain at elevated levels in many countries despite inching down next year, straining borrower finances and funding access
December 14, 2023
Credit conditions in China will deteriorate in 2024 amid high debt levels and slower growth
Weak sentiment will strain sectors already facing difficulty like property, causing spillover effects to other industries. Slower global growth and geopolitical tensions add to challenges.