3 Jan 2019 The BBB-rated debt tier is increasingly populated by iconic but risky outfits you might not want to finance now. In US credit market the proportion of BBB-rated debt has ballooned. It now makes up half of the investment grade universe. This could hit investor returns during 

26 Apr 2019 Cepsa is rated 'BBB-' with positive outlook by Fitch Ratings, 'Baa3' with stable outlook by Moody's, and 'BBB-' with stable outlook by Standard  3 Sep 2018 JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – Fitch Ratings has affirmed Indonesia' Sovereign Credit Rating at investment grade level (BBB) with outlook  3 Jan 2019 The BBB-rated debt tier is increasingly populated by iconic but risky outfits you might not want to finance now. In US credit market the proportion of BBB-rated debt has ballooned. It now makes up half of the investment grade universe. This could hit investor returns during 

However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is still strong. BBB, An obligation rated 'BBB 

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9 May 2018 Big three credit rating agency Fitch Ratings today affirmed its sovereign credit rating for Colombia at BBB, two notches above junk, with a stable 

A rating of BBB from Fitch Ratings indicates that expectations of default risk are currently low. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered  There is a dividing line: bonds with good credit ratings of at least 'BBB –' are classed as investment grade bonds, while those below 'BBB–' are treated as high   Credit Ratings. Bank of Ireland Group plc (holding company of the Group). Rating Agencies, Standard & Poor's, Moody's, Fitch. Long Term, BBB-, Baa2, BBB. 27 Jan 2020 Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings announced on Friday that it affirmed Indonesia's long-term foreign and local currency issuer default rating at  Further, while much of the discussion has focused on one rating segment, we observe a broader trend to lower ratings in the investment grade world. While people  30 Apr 2019 S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday raised its sovereign long-term credit rating for the Philippines given the country's "above-average" economic 

14 Oct 2019 The growing size and declining fundamentals of BBB bonds may make investment grade corporate debt riskier than before. Explore how to 

4 Dec 2019 S&P has reaffirmed the Sovereign Credit Rating of India at BBB- with outlook as stable. In their Summary publication on India they have stated  20 Sep 2019 (Click here for a primer on credit ratings.) to Ba1 (equivalent to BBB- and BB+ rating monikers for Standard and Poor's) opens up the question  22 Aug 2019 Sberbank Europe rating upgraded to investment grade of 'BBB-' by Fitch. The international rating agency Fitch has today announced the 

1 Oct 2019 In addition, increases in leverage and changes in credit rating agency methodology have exerted downward pressure on ratings at the sector 

TD Securities has worked in conjunction with the rating agencies to develop a ratings correlations chart. Credit Quality, DBRS, Moody's, S&P BBB (high). 25 Nov 2019 Three companies are rated 'BBB-': Ford Motor Co., Energy Transfer L.P., and Broadcom Inc. These represent 27% of the top 10 debt. The  18 Nov 2019 BBB-rated corporate bonds have grown about four-and-a-half times in size since 2009, making up a little over half of the $6 trillion investment-  Note. CRISIL may apply '+' (plus) or '-' (minus) signs for ratings from 'CRISIL AA' to 'CRISIL C' to reflect comparative standing within the category. CRISIL may  31 Oct 2019 Earlier this month, credit rating agencies DBRS and Kroll also affirmed their stable outlooks and investment-grade ratings for Element: BBB (high)  A rating of BBB represents the lowest investment grade bond rating. All ratings below BBB are considered to be "junk bonds" or high yield bonds. Function. A credit 

30 Apr 2019 S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday raised its sovereign long-term credit rating for the Philippines given the country's "above-average" economic  8 Oct 2019 Given that rating downgrades tend to coincide with recessions, a more recent concern among investors has been whether the BBB sector is  24 Sep 2019 Electrica Group obtained the corporate rating of issuer "BBB" Investment Grade, with a stable outlook, from the financial evaluation agency Fitch  30 Nov 2018 We believe a portion of the BBB-rated market with US investment grade corporate credit bears monitoring, particularly as we progress through