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A bond is considered investment grade or IG if its credit rating is BBB− or higher by Fitch Ratings or S&P, or Baa3 or higher by Moody's, the so-called "Big Three" credit rating agencies. Generally they are bonds that are judged by the rating agency as likely enough to meet payment obligations that banks are allowed to invest in them.
Moody's Ratings, previously known as Moody's Investors Service and often referred to as Moody's, is the bond credit rating business of Moody's Corporation, representing the company's traditional line of business and its historical name. Moody's Ratings provides international financial research on bonds issued by commercial and government entities.
The Big Three credit rating agencies are S&P Global Ratings (S&P), Moody's, and Fitch Group. S&P and Moody's are based in the US, while Fitch is dual-headquartered in New York City and London, and is controlled by Hearst. As of 2013 they hold a collective global market share of "roughly 95 percent" [1] with Moody's and Standard & Poor's having ...
Additionally, Moody's has assigned Aa3 underlying and Aaa enhanced ratings to the district's Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series ... Moody's, S&P Global give good news on district's bond ...
Investment-grade bonds with a lower risk of default are rated BBB up to AAA on the Standard & Poor’s credit rating scale and other models. Junk bonds, or high-yield bonds, are rated below BBB ...
Creditsights analyst Matt Woodruff estimated the company needs to raise $12 billion to $15 billion to keep Moody's from cutting its ratings into junk, especially if the strike extends into this ...
Map of Moody's sovereign long-term foreign credit ratings. Legend: Aaa Aa1 Aa2 Aa3 A1 A2 A3 Baa1 Baa2 Baa3 Ba1 Ba2 Ba3 B1 B2 B3 Caa1 Caa2 Caa3 Ca C. For Moody's, a bond is considered investment grade if its credit rating is Baa3 or higher.
This is a list of U.S. states by credit rating, showing credit ratings for sovereign bonds as reported by the three major credit rating agencies: Standard & Poor's, Fitch and Moody's. The list is given as of May 2021.