Sentences with phrase «downgraded by credit agencies»

There have been instances in the past where funds have held questionable debt instruments which have been downgraded by credit agencies later.

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Russia's sovereign credit rating was recently downgraded by ratings agency Moody's, while its currency slumped to record lows against the greenback amid ongoing incursions in Ukraine and the risk of harsher sanctions from the West.

The move comes as the Hong Kong - based trader aims to rebuild investor confidence after a brutal commodities downturn coincided with a questioning of its accounts in early 2015 by Iceberg Research, sparking a collapse in its share price and ratings credit agency downgrades.

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.

These relatively conservative interest rate estimates will certainly be noticed by credit ratings agencies, which may help the province avoid further downgrades in ratings.

However, in August 2011 the long - term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America was downgraded to AA + from AAA by the Standard & Poor's ratings agency, reflecting increasing concerns about the U.S. budget deficit and its future trajectory.

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.

In the latest report issued by Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday, the internationally famous credit rating agency downgraded its outlook on China's credit rating from «stable» to «negative,» while affirming the still - respectable Aa3 grade on its sovereign debt.

Three Panamanian banks had their credit ratings downgraded by Standard & Poor's — a top credit - rating agency.

Credit rating agency Moody's just downgraded by a notch the long - term ratings of BMO, ScotiaBank, Caisse centrale Desjardins, CIBC, National Bank and TD.

The credit rating agency said the downgrade, which affects about $ 975 million of debt, was prompted by a growing number of lawsuits, federal and state probes, and Michigan legislation that could all hurt the university's finances.

The prospect of a downgrade by one of the credit rating agencies once seemed almost unimaginable.

China's credit rating was downgraded one notch to A + by ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P), which cited increased economic and financial risks, following the significant rise in the country's debt levels since the global financial crisis.

We remain concerned that if the U.S. continues the trend of a rising debt / GDP ratio, it increases the chances of a sovereign - debt credit downgrade by the credit ratings agencies.

First, our quickly escalating debt / GDP ratio puts the U.S. sovereign credit rating at risk for a future downgrade by some rating agencies, if left unchecked.

After all, this is the Chancellor who claimed for three years that he had to stick to his plan or the UK would be downgraded by the credit rating agencies; and then when he lost the UK's AAA rating, said this meant he had no choice but to stick to his plan.

They argued behind closed doors Tuesday that Mangano deserved an «eleventh - hour warning» and one more week to figure out how to fill a $ 158 - million deficit - a number calculated by Moody's Investors Service last month when the ratings agency downgraded Nassau's credit from Aa3 to A1.

The decision by the ratings agency Moody's to downgrade the UK's AAA credit rating, is unwelcome news for the Government.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has said that the Chancellor needs to «change direction» after Britain's credit rating was downgraded from the top AAA rating by the Moody's credit agency.

Britain's credit rating has been downgraded from the top AAA rating to AA1 by the Moody's credit rating agency.

Labour's shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, Rachel Reeves has reacted to Britain's credit rating downgrade by the ratings agency Moody's:

Debt obligations are subject to credit risk, as they can be downgraded by rating agencies, go into default, or affected by management action, legislation, or other government actions that may in turn reduce the issuers» ability to pay principal and interest when due.

Debt obligations are subject to credit risk, as they can be downgraded by rating agencies, go into default, or be affected by management action or by legislation or other government action that may reduce the issuers» ability to pay principal and interest when due.

By Monday, June 27, reports of the Big Three Credit Rating Agencies: Standard & Poor's (S&P), Moody's and Fitch Group, had all downgraded the credit rating of the United KiCredit Rating Agencies: Standard & Poor's (S&P), Moody's and Fitch Group, had all downgraded the credit rating of the United Kicredit rating of the United Kingdom.

Think of AIG: they were rendered insolvent by rising margin requirements as their creditworthiness was downgraded, largely because the rating agencies concluded they were going to lose a lot of money off of their many bets on subprime residential credit.

A security's value may also be affected by the possibility that issuers of debt obligations will not pay the Fund interest or principal, or that their credit rating may be downgraded by a ratings agency.

By mid-November, we had almost completed our purchases of yieldy assets, when I received a phone call from the chief actuary of our client expressing concern over the credit risks we were taking; the rating agencies were threatening a downgrade.

A corporate bond which when issued was investment - grade rated by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor's or Moody's but is now downgraded due to a deteriorated financial situation.

Bonds and bond funds will decrease in value as interest rates rise and are subject to credit risk, which refers to the possibility that the debt issuers may not be able to make principal and interest payments or may have their debt downgraded by ratings agencies.

Ratings agencies threatened to downgrade A.I.G.'s credit rating if it does not raise $ 40 billion by Monday morning, a step that would cripple the company.

Australian airline Qantas has seen its credit rating downgraded to junk by ratings agency Standard & Poor's.

However, with credit rating agencies recently downgrading China's sovereign rating, it is unlikely that a digital currency issued by the PBOC will displace Bitcoin or Ethereum.

Samuel Seeff of Seeff Properties says that «while disappointed at the news of the credit downgrade by the S&P ratings agency, the threat of a downgrade has been looming for the past 18 months».

South Africa's downgraded status by international agencies is likely to have significant impact on the construction industry as the cost of credit rises, particularly...