Expect[ed] Loss

In blogs like this, we sometimes like to begin discussions.  Today, we're going to present an interesting situation. Moody's h...

In its settlement with the Department of Justice, S&P has backed off its assertion that the federal lawsuit was filed in retaliation fo...

The sovereign and municipal debt crisis of the early 2010s is finished. Overblown predictions of a credit meltdown among European sovereign...

Last week, Bill Gross sent a tweet suggesting that investors should not trust Moody’s US sovereign rating. Given my own concerns about bia...

If you're one for ratings transparency, you'll be somewhat enthusiastic about Moody's changes to their methodology for rating s...

Happy New Year Readers! Today we are introducing a free, public database of historical sovereign risk data. It is available at http://ww...

Recent developments in the fiscal cliff negotiations should put to rest any hope that this process will produce a meaningful solution to the...

Last week, the Bertelsmann Foundation issued ratings and supporting research for five sovereign bond issuers – Brazil, France, Germany, Ita...

Marc's recent research on the financial strength of the Canadian provinces was (finally) published yesterday and is getting some good a...

Since peaking in July, yields on Italian and Spanish long-term bonds have dropped by about 150 basis points. While the headlines attribute ...

On Friday night, PF2 consultant Marc Joffe was profiled on The Lang and O’Leary Exchange, a popular Canadian business program. http...

Hi everyone For those of you who have been following our last few posts, you'll be happy to know that we've launched PSCF today. ...

After S&P downgraded the US last August, Nate Silver analyzed the agency’s record on sovereign debt and found it wanting (See Why S...

When S&P downgraded the US from AAA to AA+, the US Treasury accused the rating agency of making a $2 trillion mathematical error. S...