Introduction The Q3 “risk-off” pattern we outlined (tight/uneven business credit, cautious bank posture, and rising stress in selected markets) still holds — but TransUnion’s new 2026 U.S. consumer...
Four million people in England and Wales are now trapped in a negative budget—their income no longer covers basic necessities such as food, energy, or housing. The latest warning from Citizens...
Here are my Takeaways from the Moody’s Q3 Earnings Call: The results speak for themselves: For the first time Moody’s has reached US$2bn in revenue per quarter; revenue growth: a commendable 11%...
Concerns over fraud have escalated sharply across the UK financial sector, with 68% of firms saying they are more worried about it today than 18 months ago, according to a new report from Dun &...
If you ask me [Joachim C Bartels] as the writer of this article and as a veteran in credit information, I am appalled by the apparent short memories within the credit system, the workings behind the...
"Dé·jà vu" ... here we go again ... shades of Enron, Wirecard etc. We wrote about this story a couple of days ago with the title: "Defaults Rattle the Private Credit Market" which may be signaling...
We wrote about this story a couple of days ago with the title: "Defaults Rattle the Private Credit Market" which may be signaling the end of the private credit boom. The collapse of First Brands...
Summary of Q III 2025 Credit Climate Trends: The “risk-off” tone you’ve been noticing is visible in several big markets (U.S. business lending, euro-area consumer credit, Germany’s SME constraints,...
B2B Payments to Hit $224 Trillion by 2030 Globally, Driven by Emerging Market Expansion A new study by global tech strategists Juniper Research has found that B2B payments will exceed $224 trillion...