26 April 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The turn of the month always sees a hectic economic calendar, and the coming week is even busier than usual.
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25 April 2019 Gavan Nolan
The creditworthiness of Argentina and Turkey is coming under severe scrutiny
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25 April 2019 David Hsieh
Increased output vaults China’s two big display panel makers into the major leagues—and their own share of worries
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25 April 2019
Are states prepared for increased fuel efficiency's impact on fuel tax revenue?
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25 April 2019 Mark Jelinek Justin Pettit
Asia has several large, oil-producing basins – from the Daqing Oil Field to the Malay Basin – but many are aging and in decline.
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25 April 2019 Jane's Editorial Staff
Kemi Barca examines the threat posed by returning Islamic State fighters to Trinidad and Tobago.
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25 April 2019
Aramco expects the deal to close in 2020
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25 April 2019 Fotios Katsoulas
More and more banks and other institutions are publishing forecasts suggesting that the oil price could increase during the next couple of months...
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24 April 2019
IHS Markit looks at YTD and April 2019 highlights from the Municipal Bonds Market.
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24 April 2019 William May
A broad but shallow rise indicates caution still
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24 April 2019 Fotios Katsoulas
There were some marginal improvements observed in the last couple of weeks in freight rates for VLCCs, supported by steady charterer interest...
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24 April 2019 Tim Urquhart, B.A.
Russian EV parc currently at level of 3,600 units
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24 April 2019 Sam Pierson
Q1 review of global securities finance revenues
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Distressed Loan Settlement: New Thinking and Technology for Inventory Management and Upstream Review
24 April 2019
Automating upstream review is the key to making distressed loan trades settle with the same efficiency as par.
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24 April 2019 Spencer Welch
What we know of the most disruptive impact on oil markets from a planned event
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24 April 2019
Growing body of research that correlates ESG performance with financial performance
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23 April 2019 Ian Fletcher
Portuguese vehicle production grows 30.6% y/y in Q1
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23 April 2019 Fotios Katsoulas
Saudi Arabia is determined to proceed with the plan of OPEC+ to maintain oil production at low levels.
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23 April 2019
Following the recent North Korea sanctions advisory dated (March 21, 2019) issued by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Affairs...
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22 April 2019 Krispen Atkinson
Shipyards will be kept busy over the coming months as ship owners scramble to ensure their ship can operate on the “cheaper” fuel come 1st January...
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22 April 2019 Chris Fenske
The below heat map shows IHS Markit's Relative CDS Score as of April 12, 2019, compared to the past year's daily closing levels, for the IHS...
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22 April 2019 Ted Hall Josh Builta
Video Everywhere is forcing significant change as markets and industries adjust and adapt. Digital Orbit explains why
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22 April 2019 Hazel A.B. Kreuz
What are the top issues facing the industry and what are the implications?
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22 April 2019
Automakers focus on sportier model offerings, improving technology across chassis components with a higher focus on EV product range
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18 April 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
With increasing attention being focused on the US Federal Reserve, the advance estimate of first quarter GDP will be one of the major data releases...
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18 April 2019 Bernard Aw
Japan’s manufacturing economy remained stuck in a downturn at the start of the second quarter as the global trade slowdown continued to take...
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18 April 2019 Julien Rey
The quarter end surge in SOFR was not as large as what we observed at year-end, but the rate did jump by 22bps between March 28 (2.43%) and March...
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18 April 2019 Brian Lawson
IPO activity has been boosted by eight US flotations and sizeable deals from Swiss, Italian, Chinese and African issuers.
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18 April 2019 Kathleen Navin, CBE Ben Herzon, Ph.D.
According to our Monthly GDP Index, monthly GDP fell 0.5% in February.
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18 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The flash PMI surveys indicate that the US economy started the second quarter with its slowest expansion since mid-2016
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18 April 2019 Dijedon Imeri
Anti-government protests in Albania pose property damage risks but unlikely to topple government.
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18 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy started the second quarter on a disappointing footing, with the flash PMI falling below consensus expectations to one of...
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18 April 2019 Fotios Katsoulas
Total loadings during the first ten days of April suggests activity has dropped 6.5% month-on-month and around 4% year-on-year.
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17 April 2019 Patricia Tessier
Automating how we complete the 52 data fields in the LSTA Purchase and Sale Agreement for Distressed Trades can help shorten settlement in the...
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17 April 2019 Reed Olmstead Lysle Brinker Lauren Droege Imre Kugler Chris DeLucia
Deal would be the largest upstream transaction since 2015, and fourth-largest upstream corporate transaction on record
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17 April 2019 Jamal Amir
New vehicle sales in Philippines surge 14% y/y in March
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17 April 2019 Sacha Baggili
India's new clinical trial rules establish an accelerated pathway for new drug approvals, but affordability remains a barrier to access.
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17 April 2019 Arthur Dhont
Venezuelan migrant flows to Colombia to continue rising, increasing welfare outlays; risk of related protests remains moderate.
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17 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest official data showed the UK job market remained encouragingly buoyant in February
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17 April 2019
Does the FRTB delay can help banks and vendors hone their technology and data strategies?
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17 April 2019 Fotios Katsoulas
Beijing has further strengthened its influence, this time in East Africa, after securing access to more natural resources, by funding the construction...
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16 April 2019 IHS Markit Energy Expert
The Permian and Appalachia, respectively, are widely recognized as the two lowest-cost US onshore oil and gas basins. One might expect similarities...
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16 April 2019 Kit Nicholl
Proposed referendum on privatization of Paris airports unlikely to be replicated across other projects.
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16 April 2019 Yanyu He, Ph.D.
The US-China trade dispute is complicating economic and political relations. The tariff coverage and levels continue evolving and are still subject...
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16 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest official data showed US manufacturing falling in the first quarter
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16 April 2019 Fotios Katsoulas
In early April, charterers were showing preference towards loading on Suezmaxes than on VLCCs, even for cargoes heading to India.
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16 April 2019 Nitin Budhiraja
Shanghai Motor Show 2019: New energy vehicles take centre stage
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15 April 2019 Mike Nash
China's methanol demand has become increasingly difficult to forecast
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15 April 2019 Stephanie Brinley, MBA
New York Auto Show 2019: Broad range of cars, utilities to take a bow in New York
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15 April 2019 Eric Menzie
At a roundtable event hosted by IHS Markit on March 28, a group of corporate access professionals from both the buy-side and sell-side gathered...
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15 April 2019 Fotios Katsoulas
With the US turning into a net exporter of crude oil, flows from Nigeria to the US Gulf have been dropping since early 2018.
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12 April 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
With concern growing about a global economic slowdown, the coming week sees some important data releases to add guidance for the world's largest...
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12 April 2019 Bernard Aw
Official data brought more news of a growth slowdown in the Malaysian economy, with signs that a combination of a weaker external environment...
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12 April 2019 Milena Izmirlieva
Democrats explore creative ways to expand health insurance access with Medicare X
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12 April 2019 Jamal Amir
New vehicle sales in Vietnam surge 31.3% y/y in Q1
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12 April 2019 Gavan Nolan
On March 10, 2018, the German government announced draft legislation amending section 46f of the German Banking Act. The amendment requires that...
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12 April 2019 Fotios Katsoulas
The big question in the market once the US imposed sanctions against Venezuela earlier in 2019 has been “then who?”. This refers to the importer(s)...
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12 April 2019 Ridzwan Rahmat
The US Navy has deployed an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Stethem (63) and a P-8A maritime patrol aircraft to assist in the...
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11 April 2019 Ken Matheny, Ph.D.
The proposed nominations of Stephen Moore and Herman Cain to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
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11 April 2019 Petya Barzilska Camille Chavrier Brian Lawson
Spend 30 minutes with our experts and understand what's happening in Bulgaria
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11 April 2019 Robin Waters
What are the top issues facing the industry and what are the implications?
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11 April 2019 Jack A. Kennedy
Outcome and implications from the election
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11 April 2019 Raj Badiani
Due to Brexit-related uncertainty, UK real GDP growth is projected to downshift-the risks remain overwhelmingly on the downside.
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11 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The UK economy grew by more than expected in February, but survey data suggest the rate of expansion is set to weaken in coming months
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11 April 2019 Fotios Katsoulas
For Ancient Greeks, Plutus, the god of wealth, was depicted as a boy in the arms of Eirene, the goddess of peace. It looks like prosperity can...
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10 April 2019 Isha Sharma
SIAM urges Indian government to reduce GST on cars to 18%
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10 April 2019 Sergey Myakishev
An overview of the 2018 LNG market trends.
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10 April 2019 William May
Supply disruptions, geopolitical tension and positive economic data help to move commodities higher.
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10 April 2019 Fotios Katsoulas
April started with the market’s sentiment in the Middle East Gulf (MEG) deteriorating further, as several shipowners compete for a smaller amount...
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09 April 2019 Josh Builta
Digital Orbit tracks the readiness and impact of six major transformative technologies across key industries
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09 April 2019 Josh Builta
Digital Orbit tracks the readiness and impact of six major transformative technologies across key industries
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09 April 2019 Carlos Caicedo
Opening Brazilian airline industry to foreign investment highly likely as Lower House approves government-sponsored bill.
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09 April 2019
The legislation now requires final adoption by the European Council before publication in the Official Journal
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09 April 2019 Chris Williamson
Global economy gains momentum for second month running in March but manufacturing malaise deepens
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08 April 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The release of trade data across several Asian economies, as well as the ECB monetary policy meeting, will be the main highlights of the coming...
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08 April 2019
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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08 April 2019 Stephanie Brinley, MBA
Argentine light-vehicle registrations decline 54% y/y in March
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08 April 2019 Duncan Clark
What are the top issues facing the industry and what are the implications?
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08 April 2019 IHS Markit Energy Expert
Southeast Asia coal-fired power expected to decelerate long-term
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05 April 2019
On March 28, IHS Markit held a webinar to discuss "Crunch Time for Initial Margin: Challenges and Solutions for the Uncleared Margin Rules,"...
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05 April 2019 Stephanie Brinley, MBA
Brazilian light-vehicle sales and production drop in March, exports continue decline
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05 April 2019 Deepa Kumar
Indian Supreme Court ruling against RBI will weaken insolvency regime, potentially increasing government interference in corporate resolution....
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05 April 2019 Mark Wilson
The threat posed by the extreme right has gained greater prominence in 2019. This post examines the online extreme-right landscape.
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05 April 2019 Annabel Fiddes
The latest Report on Jobs indicates that heightened uncertainty led UK companies to delay or cancel staff hiring in March
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05 April 2019 Pollyanna De Lima
Despite moderating in March, the downturn in labour market efficiency across the eurozone was stretched to 12 months
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04 April 2019 Carlos Caicedo
Aftermath of mining disaster in Brazil's Minas Gerais impairs royalties and tax collection, non-payment risk rises.
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04 April 2019
The French private capital market has become increasingly sought after by foreign investors
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04 April 2019 Ian Fletcher
UK passenger car demand slides 3.4% y/y in uncertain March
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04 April 2019 Jim Burkhard Bhushan Bahree Aaron Brady
The United States, Russia and Saudi Arabia, are the oil superpowers supplanting OPEC in a new world order
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04 April 2019
We review factor performance in March 2019.
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04 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth picked up again in March from a 2.5-year low seen at the start of the year, but remained among the weakest...
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03 April 2019 Bernard Aw
Business activity growth in Japan was subdued during March, recording the slowest expansion for 2.5 years amid a steepening manufacturing downturn....
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03 April 2019 Bernard Aw
Business conditions across the Chinese economy improved at the fastest rate for nine months during March, according to the latest Caixin PMI...
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03 April 2019 IHS Markit Chemical Expert
The project will generate annual earnings of $700 million/year based on 2017 feedstock and margin economics
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03 April 2019
The year 2018 proved to be a difficult year for South Africa’s power sector, with the state-owned utility, Eskom, facing steep increases in debt...
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03 April 2019 Petya Barzilska
European Parliament passes copyright directive; increased regulatory burden for online platforms mitigated by implementation delays and low enforceability....
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03 April 2019 Carlos Cardenas
Mexico unlikely to control migration flows into the US, increasing risk of trade-related disruptions at US-Mexico border.
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03 April 2019
A struggling manufacturing sector continues to present a challenge for commodity markets
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03 April 2019 Stephanie Brinley, MBA
US light-vehicle sales decline 2.5% y/y in Q1, SAAR improves
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03 April 2019 Fotios Katsoulas
According to recent data provided by IHS Markit’s Commodities at Sea, Russia’s seaborne exports increased in March, having surpassed five million...
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03 April 2019 Chris Williamson
Disappointing PMI surveys indicates that the UK economy contracted in March
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02 April 2019 Margaret Labban
The creation of the Canadian Drug Agency and Pharmacare could mean big changes for drug prices
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02 April 2019 Kathleen Navin, CBE Ben Herzon, Ph.D.
According to our Monthly GDP Index, monthly GDP rose 0.7% in January.
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02 April 2019
IHS Markit released its Q1 2019 Leveraged Loan Market Data Snapshot today – despite uncertainty towards the end of Q4 2018, the market has shown...
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02 April 2019 Sam Pierson
Global market pulse: $2.4bn in securities lending revenue
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02 April 2019 Ian Fletcher
Irish passenger car registrations fall 5.6% y/y in March
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02 April 2019 Chris Williamson
Worldwide PMI surveys indicated that manufacturing more or less stagnated again in March
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02 April 2019 Venla Sipila
Strong domestic credit growth and solid export revenue inflows secured remarkably strong economic expansion in Georgia 2018, but some weakening...
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02 April 2019 Claudia Wehbe Arthur Dhont
Fiscal austerity is expected to hurt Ecuador’s economy, despite the benefits bought by multilateral loan assistance.
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02 April 2019 Andrew Macdonald
Jane's senior analyst Andrew MacDonald takes a look at the defence industry in Brazil
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01 April 2019
New vehicle sales in Japan decline 4.7% y/y during March, YTD sales down 1.2% y/y
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01 April 2019
The low demand and ample supply should keep utilization rates in the low 60% range in the near future.
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01 April 2019
The following case study looks at fair value results from the August 2018 Istanbul Stock exchange closure, which spanned for four days from August...
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01 April 2019 Marifaith Hackett, Ph.D.
The challenge of creating appealing tastes and aromas while addressing consumer demand for greater ingredient transparency.
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01 April 2019 Chris Williamson
UK manufacturing reported a surge in production and stock-building in March as companies prepared for Brexit.
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29 March 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Focus on PMI survey releases, US NFP, Australia and India central bank meetings, and several Asian inflation updates.
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29 March 2019 James Isaacs Clare Barker-White, Ph.D.
A short geological overview of the Mumbai Basin and a look at its future potential to support India's ongoing plans to reduce its reliance on...
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29 March 2019 Asad Ali
Presidential-election delay raises risk of violent protests in Kabul and northern Afghanistan; interim government increasingly likely.
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29 March 2019 Stephanie Brinley, MBA
Ontario city planning connected, AV test track
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29 March 2019 Eoin Ryan
Norway’s Statistik Sentralbyrå (SSB) annual healthcare and pharmaceutical expenditure statistics confirms the accuracy of IHS Markit’s healthcare...
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29 March 2019 Brian Lawson
Over USD10 trillion of debt now provides negative yields, versus USD5.7 billion early in 2018
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28 March 2019 Arthur Dhont
Rising rates of drug-related violence in Colombia’s Medellín heighten collateral injury risks to bystanders.
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28 March 2019 Ian Fletcher
EU CV registrations rise 4.7% y/y in February
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28 March 2019 Raoul LeBlanc
Will the Permian continue its meteoric ascent and dominate global markets?
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27 March 2019 Howard Ewan
2018 proved a historic year for the oil and gas industry in New Zealand.
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27 March 2019
Chinese authorities announce 2019 subsidy scheme for NEVs
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27 March 2019 William May
Oil and chemicals prices dominate otherwise calm markets.
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27 March 2019 Paul Jones
Five Key Takeaways from our London FRTB Summit
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27 March 2019 Alex Kokcharov
Ukraine’s presidential election very likely to see split vote leading to second round; conflicting policy announcements likely.
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26 March 2019 IHS Markit Energy Expert
US proppant market fundamentals have remained stable with some unexpected volatility and depression, yet market balance and stability are improving....
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25 March 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson
Markets will be looking for signs of support having been rattled by weaker than anticipated PMI surveys last week. The surveys showed accelerating...
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25 March 2019 Paula Diosquez-Rice
Volatility returned to the currency market driven by the elevated inflation rate and the failed attempt to reduce the extreme monetary policy...
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25 March 2019 Pollyanna De Lima
The latest IHS Markit Business Outlook survey asked manufacturers and services providers across Europe about their preparations or plans to address...
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25 March 2019 John Miller
After recovering from the war with the US, which decimated the countryside and killed millions of people, Vietnamese leaders in the 1980s started...
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22 March 2019 Jamal Amir
Thai new vehicle sales jump 9.1% y/y in February 2019
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22 March 2019 Chris Hawkins
The 15 March attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand by a lone attacker has spotlighted a growing but unorganized international subculture...
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22 March 2019 Chris Williamson
The US PMI surveys provide a valuable advance insight into economic trends, but also corporate earnings
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22 March 2019 Fotios Katsoulas
Saudi Arabia, as most other crude oil producers across the Middle East, look determined to supply full contractual term volumes to Asian refiners....
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22 March 2019 Brian Lawson
This week’s bond issuance is exceptional, with five emerging market sovereign deals and four bank AT1 perpetuals.
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22 March 2019 Chris Williamson
Disappointing flash PMI data for the eurozone signalled an increased risk of a further slowdown, pushing the euro currency down 0.5% against...
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22 March 2019 Chris Williamson
Japan’s manufacturing economy remained stuck in its deepest downturn since mid-2016 in March
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21 March 2019 Tom Marecki
Early Signals Indicating Freddie TBA Headwinds
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21 March 2019 Guy Eastman
The total US Department of Defense (DoD) FY20 budget request is USD750.3 billion, a nominal 4.8 per cent increase over the FY19 DoD budget
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20 March 2019 David Hsieh
Foldable displays promise a more dramatic mobile experience, but there are many hurdles in making the screens