Supply chains loaded with risk as the U.S. and China decouple

March 6, 2024

Supply chains loaded with risk as the U.S. and China decouple

Apple’s turn to India. Tesla’s gigafactory in Mexico. HP’s move to build laptops in Vietnam. Economic decoupling between the U.S. and China is accelerating, introducing new risks as companies diversify their supply chains to other nations.

How can Artificial Intelligence transform risk and compliance?

February 20, 2024

How can Artificial Intelligence transform risk and compliance?

Here is what the 550 international experts told Moody’s.

Detecting signals from the noise: Moody’s Shell Company Indicator

January 22, 2024

Detecting signals from the noise: Moody’s Shell Company Indicator

Moody’s Shell Company Indicator analyzes data of more than 475 million companies and millions of individuals to identify shell companies that are potentially being misused for illegal purposes.

What has Big Oil done with its $613 billion windfall?

December 13, 2023

What has Big Oil done with its $613 billion windfall?

The Big Five’s record profits and cash flows have bolstered their balance sheets. How they allocate capital and manage debt in an evolving energy landscape — while navigating competing global priorities around energy security and energy transition — will be key for their future.

Trillions of dollars in debt highly exposed to environmental risks

November 28, 2023

Trillions of dollars in debt highly exposed to environmental risks

Total debt held by sectors with high or very high environmental credit risk now exceeds $4 trillion, more than double the $2 trillion held in 2015 when the Paris Agreement climate change accord was signed, according to Moody’s latest environmental risk analysis.

30% of income on rent remains the norm in US metros

November 27, 2023

30% of income on rent remains the norm in US metros

The US rent-to-income (RTI) ratio declined by 0.5% in Q3 from the previous quarter, finishing at 30% — a level that is considered rent burdened.

Stablecoins have been unstable. Why?

October 18, 2023

Stablecoins have been unstable. Why?

A favored form of cryptocurrency within digital finance, stablecoins, although designed to maintain a constant value, have not always lived up to their promised stability.

Spending on cyber security is rising but advanced cyber defense practices are out of reach for many

September 27, 2023

Spending on cyber security is rising but advanced cyber defense practices are out of reach for many

Moody’s 2023 cyber survey gauges the cybersecurity practices of debt issuers across 71 global sectors.

Housing Affordability in the US

May 16, 2023

Housing Affordability in the US

Last year, the share of American household income needed to rent an average-priced apartment crossed the rent-burdening 30% threshold for the first time in Moody’s nearly 25 years of tracking.

Climate change and droughts threaten Africa with food crisis as startups race to unlock region’s agriculture potential

April 19, 2023

Climate change and droughts threaten Africa with food crisis as startups race to unlock region’s agriculture potential

Extreme temperatures and drought, exacerbated by climate change, are threatening Africa’s food supply chain. Numerous actors — from governments and big business to African startups and global humanitarian organizations — are responding to the continent’s food challenges.

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