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The Evolving Consumer

Fitch’s Credit Journal on the Evolving Consumer focuses on key consumer trends witnessed during, and accelerated by the COVID-19 crisis.

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Recent Additions in the Food & Beverage Sector

JDE Peets

Boparan

Nomad Foods

Ulker

02Corporates Navigator

Navigator Interactive

Ratings Navigator is a visual overview of the key quantitative and qualitative factors Fitch analyzes to arrive at an entity’s credit rating. Power your rating simulations for Corporates with the new Navigator Interactive—a graphical web-based tool, using the same observations underlying Fitch’s own Navigator snapshots. Fitch Ratings Corporates Credit Research subscribers can access it here.

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ESG Relevance Scores for Corporates

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ESG risks generally have a low level of direct impact on credit ratings (less than 3%), and the impact is heavily asymmetric on the downside–as ratified in our initial round of ESG Relevance Scoring.

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Criteria

Criteria explain our forward-looking ratings approach. Criteria reports identify rating drivers and assumptions, and highlight the scope and limitations of our analysis.

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04Videos

Growth in Cross-Border E-Tailing to Diversify Revenue for Some Chinese Corporates

Growth in Cross-Border E-Tailing to Diversify Revenue for Some Chinese Corporates

Credit Outlook 2023 - Weakening Macro Environment Puts EMEA Corporates’ Credit Profiles at Risk

Credit Outlook 2023 - Deteriorating Outlook for EMEA Retail in 2023

Credit Outlook 2023 - Deteriorating Outlooks on Half of APAC Corporate Sectors Amid Weaker Macro Backdrop

APAC Corporates Step up Bond Buybacks Amid Rising Rates

Rapid Unwind of Supply Chain Disruption Cuts Goods Inflation

Rising Costs Erode Rating Headroom in UK Pub Sector

Financial Leverage to Improve for Japan’s Top-100 Corporates

Global Food Price Inflation Likely to Fall Sharply in 2023

U.S. Buy Now Pay Later Challenged by Rising Credit and Funding Costs

Apparel, Durable Goods Most Vulnerable to Climate Risk Within Retail

Macro Risk May Overtake Regulatory Risk for Chinese Tech Firms

APAC ‘BBB-’ and ‘BBB’ Corporates: Stagflation Downgrade Risk

China's Consumer-Focused Firms Face Varying Risks as Demand Weakens

Impact of Adverse Economic Scenario on EMEA Corporates

Latin American Corporates Top 10 What Investors Want to Know 2022

2022 Credit Outlook - U.S. Retail – Revenue Deceleration Expected

Young Buyers, Online Sales Drive Growth of China’s Local Brands

US Restaurants Up Prices to Offset Labor Inflation on Strong Demand

India’s Second Wave Manageable for Most Companies; Swift Rebound Expected in Auto Demand

A Higher US Corporate Tax Rate Is Not a Key Credit Risk Driver

The Rise of Consumer Finance in China to Bolster Consumption

LATAM Spotlight Series: New Cross-Border Issuers Span Multiple Sectors and Countries

China E-tailing Sector

Cutting-edge Chinese E-tailing Operators Compete Intensely in Fast-Evolving Market

Coronavirus Not the Only Challenge for Corporate Ratings

Chinese E-tailing Rising as Consumers Eye Discretionary Items Online

Chinese Home Appliances Bluebook

Blue Book: Chinese Home Appliances to Ride on Urbanisation, M&As for Growth

Reopening of Australia’s Economy Has Varying Impact Across Corporate Sectors

China’s Shift to E-tailing Picks Up After Coronavirus Outbreak

Impact of Coronavirus on European Consumer Goods Demand Varies

Coronavirus Pandemic Unsettles Australian Fixed-Interest Investors – Key Findings from Australian Fixed-Income Investor Survey 2020

Chinese Express Delivery Companies Facing Rising Capex Needs

Blue Book: China’s Express-Delivery Sector to Become Capital and Technology Intensive

China's Food Security is Ensured, but a Long-Term Challenge

2019 Virtual Investor Meetings - EMEA ABS

2019 Virtual Investor Meetings: U.S. ABS

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05Sector Analysts

Monica Aggarwal
Head of U.S. Consumer & Retail
Managing Director
+1 212 908 0282 |

Johnny Da Silva
Corporate Ratings - LATAM
Director
+1 212 908 0367 |

Pablo Mazzini
Corporate Ratings - EMEA
Senior Director
+44 20 3530 1021 |

Vicky Melbourne
Corporate Ratings - APAC
Managing Director
+61 2 8256 0325 |

06Business Contacts

Jill Zelter
Global Head of Corporates and Structured Credit
Managing Director
+1 212 908 0774 |

Kathleen Holtzman
Head of LATAM Sovereigns & Corporates, BRM
Managing Director
+1 212 908 9103 |

Sing Chan Ng
Co-Head of APAC, BRM
Managing Director
+65 6796 7210 |

Matthew De Mendonca
BRM Corporates - North America
Managing Director
+1 646 582 4707 |

Sean Costello
BRM Corporates - EMEA
Managing Director
+44 20 3530 1883 |

Aymeric Poizot
Global Head of
Investor Development
+33 1 44 29 92 76 |