Sentences with phrase «independent bond rating agencies»

Looking back to one of the worst recessions in recent times, many people believe that the independent bond rating agencies played a pivotal part in the 2008 downturn.
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).
Looking back to one of the worst recessions in recent times, many people believe that the independent bond rating agencies played a pivotal part in the 2008 downturn.

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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.
But even with 13 straight independent bond rating - agency upgrades under Suozzi and the Democrats, the Republicans maintained that we weren't fit to govern.
Each bond must be AAA - rated by at least one independent rating agency.
Independent agencies assign credit ratings to every bond offering.
A bond rating is a rating that independent agencies issue to measure the credit quality of a particular bond.
The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in fixed income securities, such as U.S. Treasury bonds, notes and bills, Treasury inflation - protected securities, U.S. Treasury Strips, U.S. Government agency securities (primarily mortgage - backed securities), and investment grade corporate debt rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor's Global Ratings or Baa or higher by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or having an equivalent rating from another independent rating organization.
Most bonds carry a rating provided by one of the three independent rating agencies: Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch.
Independent credit rating agencies, such as DBRS and S&P Ratings Services, rate preferred securities using the same guidelines as bonds.
The fund invests at least 75 % of its net assets in investment grade bonds as rated by independent rating agencies, or if unrated, determined by the investment adviser to be of comparable quality.
Plan of action - CO2 emissions tax, deregulate low polluting technology and remove current barriers of new technology per usual pick and choose government interference, facilitate standards to coordinate national and international energy development, subsidize ultra low polluting power generators and fuel to poor countries, investment dollars awarded to highest rate of return for CO2 emission reduction upon global market, rate tax expenditures and promising technology by independent accounting agency bonded to ensure loss of political and personal cronyism influence.
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