Morningstar DBRS released its semiannual North America Macroeconomic Update. The U.S. and Canadian economies held up reasonably well during the first quarter am...

This commentary reviews the Q1 2025 results for Business Development Companies (BDCs). Key highlights include: -- Lower weighted average portfolio yields alon...

The price of gold has been on a steady rise since October 2023, when it was trading around the $1,800 per ounce level. The price is now at the $3,300 level, rep...

Following the weekend trade talks in Geneva, the U.S. and China released a joint statement today (May 12) agreeing to temporarily remove all tariff and non-tari...

The U.S. West Coast Ports posted strong Q1 2025 container volume results that were partly attributed to the frontloading of shipments by importers to avoid the ...

Morningstar DBRS published a commentary in the wake of several automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) having suspended their respective 2025 earning...

Although insurance companies primarily engage in the provision of financial services, the imposition of tariffs by the U.S. on many goods imports will adversely...

This commentary looks at the factors currently affecting oil and gas prices and Morningstar DBRS' forecasts for 2025, 2026, and 2027. Key highlights include th...

This is the April 2025 edition of "Consider Credit--Fundamental Ratings Monthly Briefing". It includes a Credit Rating Actions Dashboard and a description of ou...

This commentary presents an update of our 2025 outlook on Capital market revenues for European banks, addressing the heightened volatility and weakening economi...

In this commentary, we analyzed the impact of tariffs on imported goods and products imposed by the U.S. Administration on Specific Corporate and Asset Finance ...

This commentary presents an update of our 2025 outlook on European banks' cost of risk (COR) and discusses the 2024 analysis insights derived from our sample of...

Despite experiencing three years of persistently high interest rates, the U.S. consumer has remained resilient, largely because the labor market is robust and t...

Notwithstanding the 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs, except for China, the large, broad-based, and rapid increase in U.S. tariffs to 10%, and to 25% on key m...

Canadians are heading to the polls on April 28, 2025, amid a political environment that has shifted dramatically following the resignation of former Prime Minis...

President Trump's universal 10% tariff on all U.S. imports came into effect on April 5, 2025, with additional tariffs levied on many of the U.S.' trading partne...

This commentary explores the impact of the tariffs announced by the U.S. Trump administration on the European securitisation market. Key highlights include: --...

In this commentary, we analysed the lending data for the large Italian banks (Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., UniCredit S.p.A., Banco BPM S.p.A., BPER Banca S.p.A., and...