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![Global economic update: soft landing reinforces prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates](https://www.scopegroup.com/ScopeOneApi/images/announcement-img?imageName=mitteilung_4038116b4e719dafa8ab194c28c8fb3479f1c7ffff89492c2a707b7d2aafe201.jpg)
19/6/2024 Research EN
Global economic update: soft landing reinforces prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates
A sustained period of higher interest rates will present a challenge for many borrowers worldwide, as economies adapt to a new era of comparatively tight monetary policy amid a recovery in growth and enduring inflation.
![Scope publishes final rating methodology on European Utilities](https://www.scopegroup.com/ScopeOneApi/images/announcement-img?imageName=mitteilung_597ee53a0fa15d417c99b98d5f3132a9d949e1fc765d989fd7194b0229850106.jpg)
17/6/2024 Research EN
Scope publishes final rating methodology on European Utilities
The methodology is now final following a call-for-comments period and will apply to all issuer and debt ratings of corporates in the sector. The application of the updated methodology will not trigger any rating changes.
![Hungarian corporate bonds: cliff risk rises for high-yield issuers amid tough operating conditions](https://scopegroup.com/dam/jcr:3a2016bd-f71d-4e0d-96ab-e406d75aff7a/img.jpg)
16/5/2024 Research EN
Hungarian corporate bonds: cliff risk rises for high-yield issuers amid tough operating conditions
Bondholders in the Hungarian National Bank’s Bond Funding for Growth programme (‘NKP’) face a covenant-related credit challenge amid difficult domestic economic conditions, says Scope Ratings.
![Aircraft finance: Boeing’s 737 MAX issues delay post-Covid normalisation of aviation market](https://scopegroup.com/dam/jcr:55b04c1e-4985-4da3-8226-636aa5d0bbae/img.jpg)
7/5/2024 Research EN
Aircraft finance: Boeing’s 737 MAX issues delay post-Covid normalisation of aviation market
Safety-related production problems at Boeing Co. are delaying the normalisation of the aviation finance sector, partly to the benefit of aircraft-leasing companies, as post-pandemic demand for air travel grows faster than the supply of aircraft.
![Germany’s auto parts sector: defaults point to consolidation in cyclical downturn rather than crisis](https://scopegroup.com/dam/jcr:ffdf7b86-d915-48be-803f-117cb32c6c0f/img.jpg)
10/4/2024 Research EN
Germany’s auto parts sector: defaults point to consolidation in cyclical downturn rather than crisis
Multiple bankruptcies in Germany’s automotive parts sector since mid-2023 are less a sign of a sector-wide crisis than the impact of a cyclical downturn and tight credit conditions on suppliers with financial and commercial weaknesses.
![Scope publishes final rating methodology for Pharmaceutical Companies’ Rating Methodology](https://scopegroup.com/dam/jcr:b7dd2dcb-a2de-475c-8b67-9f3798609c74/img.jpg)
5/4/2024 Research EN
Scope publishes final rating methodology for Pharmaceutical Companies’ Rating Methodology
The methodology is now final following a call-for-comments period and will apply to all issuer and debt ratings of corporates in the sector. The application of the updated methodology will not trigger any rating changes.
![Scope publishes final rating methodology for European Real Estate Rating Methodology](https://scopegroup.com/dam/jcr:4be6d9f3-e1ca-45a5-9862-29bd0e7b3099/img.jpg)
28/3/2024 Research EN
Scope publishes final rating methodology for European Real Estate Rating Methodology
The methodology is now final following a call-for-comments period and will apply to all issuer and debt ratings of European real estate corporates. The methodology might have a limited negative impact on outstanding ratings of one issuer.