Disclosed is a flexible plastic hose comprising a tubular hose body having web portions and a helical reinforcing rib, and a cuff mounted to an extremity of the hose body comprising a moulded end fitting bonded to the extremity, and a stress relief element with a first segment having an internal screw-thread complementary to the helical reinforcing rib. , a fatty acid amide having a softening point of 60 to 170\xb0 C. The method includes obtaining counterparty credit quality data associated with a transaction of the financial instrument between a party and a counterparty. Further, the covering has a stiffening brace for increasing the rigidity of the covering element, the brace being attached to the rear side of the covering element. Such recording elements exhibit improved humidity keeping and smudge resistance, while maintaining good differential gloss.