Sovereign Outlook 2026: Rising Geopolitical Tensions and Fiscal Headwinds
*As of 12 December 2025. No rating Outlook currently assigned on Ukraine in selective default. Displayed are Outlooks…
Ukrainian Debt Sustainability Challenges Remain Heightened as New IMF Programme Talks Accelerate
N.B. Scope and IMF projections are for the public and publicly guaranteed debt stock of Ukraine including the…
Why Is BYD More Popular Than Tesla in Europe?
2. Rising Competition from China and Europe The European EV market has become much more crowded since Tesla’s…
Five Reasons Why Trump’s Trade War Is Likely to Escalate
Source: S&P Global, Scope Ratings #2 – US economy resilient. Second quarter GDP rebounded 0.7% quarter-on-quarter and the…
Navigating Uncertainty in the Crude Oil Market
The past several months have been particularly turbulent, with oil traders constantly having to react to a series…
US-EU Trade Agreement Ensures Only Modest Blow to the Sluggish European Economy
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EU’s Sluggish Economy Faces Moderate Growth Slowdown from US Trade Tensions
Source: Financial Times, OECD, Scope Ratings estimates US-EU Preliminary Agreement Probable Considering this, it appears likely that the…
Fragile Middle East Truce Heightens Geo-political, Macroeconomic Risks, Including for Europe
In the longer run, the Iran-Israel crisis may raise the risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East…
ECB: Gold Now Second Only to USD in Global Reserves
Daily Gold Price Chart – Source: ActivTrades One of the more recent illustrations of this shift came with…
Romania: Fiscal Pressures Rise Due to Domestic Political Uncertainty and External Risks
According to the government’s plan, general government debt-to-GDP would peak at 62.6% in 2029, up from 54.8% in…
Weekly Market Outlook for Crude Oil
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