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25/6/2025 Research EN
Scope publishes retail and wholesale corporate rating methodology after a call for comments
The methodology is now final and applies to all issuer and debt ratings of European retail and wholesale companies. The update refines Scope’s analytical approach and may have some negative impact on the current ratings of two issuers.
20/6/2025 Research FR
Perspectives économiques mondiales : tensions commerciales et géopolitiques pèsent sur la croissance
Les économies américaine et européenne connaîtront une croissance plus lente que prévue en 2025, contribuant à un ralentissement de la croissance économique globale. Les perspectives de l’économie mondiale restent orientées à la baisse, selon Scope Group.
20/6/2025 Research EN
Global Economic Outlook: US, Europe grow more slowly than expected amid trade, geopolitical tensions
The US and European economies will expand more slowly in 2025 than previously forecast, contributing to more moderate global economic growth, with risks for the global economy and global credit risk skewed to the downside, Scope Group says.
10/6/2025 Research EN
Tariffs, EV transition, tighter margins test resilience in Europe’s auto sector
Mixed recent results from Europe’s leading car makers have done little to shift the negative credit outlook for the auto sector despite encouraging trends among some original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
4/6/2025 Research EN
Scope publishes final rating methodology on Pharmaceutical Companies
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.
2/6/2025 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. No impact is expected on outstanding issuer and debt ratings.
25/4/2025 Research EN
Scope proposes an update to its Retail and Wholesale Rating Methodology and invites comments
Scope Ratings calls for comments on its Retail and Wholesale Rating Methodology by 26 May 2025. The update strengthens, refines and further clarifies Scope’s analytical approach. The methodology might have a limited negative impact on two issuers ratings.
17/4/2025 Research EN
Trade tensions, OPEC+ production hikes weigh down on oil & gas credit outlook
Five years after the pandemic and the collapse of the output agreement between OPEC and Russia sent oil prices into free fall, oil markets face another shock, this time from changes in US trade policy and in the OPEC+ group’s production limits.
14/4/2025 Research EN
Scope proposes an update to its Chemicals Rating Methodology and invites comments
Scope Ratings calls for comments on its Chemicals Rating Methodology by 14 May 2025. The update strengthens, refines and further clarifies the analytical approach. The methodology as proposed might have a positive impact of one notch for one rated entity.