Sentences with phrase «by bond rating agencies»

(Note that a ratio of over 90 % has been identified by bond rating agencies as being problematic for retaining our valued AAA - credit rating).

Non-rated bonds have not been issued a rating by bond rating agencies such as Standard and Poors and Moodys.

The issues are rated below investment grade by bond rating agencies.

Not exact matches

A downgrade by a credit rating agency usually means investors will demand a higher interest rate when a company goes to raise cash by issuing bonds or other debt.

Most bonds carry a rating provided by one of the three independent rating agencies: Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch.

A bond's credit quality is determined by private independent rating agencies such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch.

Investment grade vs. non-investment grade (high yield) Corporate bonds are generally rated by one or more of the three primary ratings agencies: Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch.

Just as individuals have their own credit report and rating issued by credit bureaus, bond issuers generally are evaluated by their own set of ratings agencies to assess their creditworthiness.

A downgrade in the credit rating of a bond by the credit agencies can affect bond performance as well if institutional investors are forced to sell because of restrictions on the credit quality of the bonds they're able to hold.

estimate of annual income from a specific security position over the next rolling 12 months; calculated for U.S. government, corporate, and municipal bonds, and CDs by multiplying the coupon rate by the face value of the security; calculated for common stocks (including ADRs and REITs) and mutual funds using an Indicated Annual Dividend (IAD); calculated for fixed rate bonds (including treasury, agency, GSE, corporate, and municipal bonds), CDs, common stocks, ADRs, REITs, and mutual funds when available; not calculated for preferred stocks, ETFs, ETNs, UITs, international stocks, closed - end funds, and certain types of bonds

Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is registered as a Credit Rating Agency by European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

Company bonds are also rated by credit rating agencies so you should look out for bonds rated AAA or AA.

Municipal bonds are similar to T - Bonds in that they are issued by a government agency and come with a term, a maturity, and a fluctuating interest bonds are similar to T - Bonds in that they are issued by a government agency and come with a term, a maturity, and a fluctuating interest Bonds in that they are issued by a government agency and come with a term, a maturity, and a fluctuating interest rate.

These portfolios primarily invest in U.S. high - income debt securities where at least 65 % or more of bond assets are not rated or are rated by a major agency such as Standard & Poor's or Moody's at the level of BB (considered speculative for taxable bonds) and below.

An AAA rating is the highest possible rating assigned to the bonds of an issuer by credit rating agencies.

There is a threat to its Sovereign Bond rating be cut to junk status by global rating agencies as Brazil faces a tough fiscal imbalance.

An AA + rating is generally one step below the highest rating (AAA) assigned to the bonds of an issuer by credit rating agencies.

The index also includes bonds not rated by the ratings agencies.

Non-rated refers to bonds that have not been assigned a credit rating by large credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor's or Moody ’s

Telsa shares finally get sold — from $ 360 down to $ 260 — Tesla bonds downgraded by rating agency to junk — Questions about production remain — Autopilot accident (why is autopilot allowed on major roads?)

Bond ratings, which typically range from AAA / Aaa (highest) to D (lowest), are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's and / or Fitch, as an indication of an issuer's creditworthiness.

They did that by increasing the rate of reduction of MBS and agency bonds from $ 8B to $ 12B / month, and Treasuries from $ 12B to $ 18B / month.

The decided to raise the rate of quantitative tightening [QT] by increasing the rate of Treasury, MBS and agency bonds rolloff by $ 10B / month starting in April.

CNH is now rated investment grade by two of the three ratings agencies, making its bonds eligible for investment - grade indexes, which will lead to lower spreads.

We have: • normalized the domestic yield curve • issued the country's maiden 15 - year bond in April 2017 • improved external balances, driven by higher export earnings and lower imports • improved gross international reserves to US$ 7.2 billion, equivalent to 4.1 months of imports cover • improved primarybalanceto0.3 percent surplus in September 2017 against a deficit of 1.6 percent in September 2016 • received positive sovereign rating reviews from international ratings Agencies: Fitch, B / stable; Standard & Poor, B - / positive • successfully completed the 4th IMF / ECF program review, and • achieved positive developments in the oil & gas sector — favorable ITLOS ruling, and Sankofa producing 1st oil three months ahead of schedule.

He said the town was considered a creditworthy entity, found to be «investment grade» by Wall Street bond - rating agencies.

While the city's bond rating was downgraded to A +, the third - highest grade issued by S&P Global Ratings, last year, the agency improved the city's outlook to «stable» due to the city increasing non-property tax revenues, decreasing discretionary spending and securing $ 12.5 million from the state that wasn't an advance on payments the state owes the city for the Empire State Plaza.

Indications are that potential Yen issuers like Ghana should have at least a double B rating by the rating agencies before they can acquire a Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) guarantee, a pre-requirement for Samurai bonds.

The plan includes $ 180.5 million in debt service savings for Fiscal 2018, primarily from re-estimates of debt service costs related to variable - rate bonds and the retention of state building aid revenue by the Transitional Finance Agency.

The new plan also offers a major bow to bondholders and Wall Street credit rating agencies, who might be worried that state bonds — with payments guaranteed by the state's income tax revenues — could face future payment issues if Albany is to rely less on income tax collections.

According to a July report by Fitch, a bond rating agency, Scripps» finances are «stable.»

The Conference believes that analytical techniques that are widely - accepted by the capital markets, such as those used by the rating agencies to evaluate the financial stability of municipal bond insurance companies, should be drawn upon to estimate the appropriate subsidy cost.

Each project, at the time of its application for assistance, is required to furnish a preliminary rating opinion letter from one of the bond rating agencies identified by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a «Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization,» indicating that the project's senior debt obligations have the potential to achieve an investment - grade bond rrating opinion letter from one of the bond rating agencies identified by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a «Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization,» indicating that the project's senior debt obligations have the potential to achieve an investment - grade bond rrating agencies identified by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a «Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization,» indicating that the project's senior debt obligations have the potential to achieve an investment - grade bond rRating Organization,» indicating that the project's senior debt obligations have the potential to achieve an investment - grade bond ratingrating.

Each bond must be AAA - rated by at least one independent rating agency.

This is Puerto Rico's first new bond issue since it was down graded by all three ratings agencies to below investment grade last month.

To be considered AAA - rated, a bond must satisfy one of the following: 1) The bond is rated by all three agencies, and is rated AAA by two of them; 2) The bond is rated by only two agencies, and is rated AAA by both of them; 3) The bond is rated by only one agency, and is rated AAA.

A bond's credit quality is usually determined by independent bond rating agencies, such as Moody's Investors Service, Inc., and Standard & Poor's Corporation (S&P).

Because mortgages can be refinanced, bonds that are backed by agencies like GNMA are especially susceptible to changes in interest rates.

Most corporate bonds are rated for risk by credit rating agencies, such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's or Fitch.

Bonds are rated by agencies like Moody's and Standard and Poor's from AAA to junk bond as a gauge of the level of counterparty risk.

The rating agencies can't keep downgrading bonds that are similar to those guaranteed by MBIA and Ambac, without downgrading them as well.

Additionally, in terms of market structure, some of the issuers in the offshore market are foreign names and a portion of the offshore RMB bonds received international bond - level ratings, whereas the onshore market is dominated by domestic issuers, and they are rated by local ratings agencies only.

Similar to high yield bonds — whose credit ratings are below the investment grade cutoff of «BBB» assigned by the rating agencies — are senior loans.

These are bonds from issuers whose risk levels prevent them from qualifying for «investment grade ratings» by the primary bond credit rating agencies.

Bonds are also rated by ratings agencies.

MBI, -0.58 % on Monday it seemed «disingenuous at best» that the bond insurer asked the rating agency by email to destroy non-public information while telling the public it would work with Fitch to keep a AAA rating.

Sparinvest's High Yield Value Bonds was rated AAA - by the German rating agency, TELOS.

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Consequently, the interest rate paid on higher rated bonds, like those backed by the U.S. Treasury or federal agencies, is lower.

High yield bond funds take higher risks with the goal of paying higher yields by investing primarily in securities that are either not rated, or have been rated below investment grade by the major ratings agencies — for taxable funds, BB and below.