Bonds with triple-A ratings are considered the safest investments available. As you scan down the chart, credit quality decreases and risk increases. Debt rated below BBB- will pay a higher rate ...

The chart below plots each ETF ladder's SEC yield versus the ladder's average credit rating. BBB- bonds are the lowest-rated bonds that are considered investment grade and that line is shown on ...

Typically, this debt is takes the form of corporate bonds. A full breakdown of the long-term credit ratings of the three agencies is included in the chart below. Perhaps the most important part of ...

When a bond is either downgraded from or upgraded ... and market prices often anticipate credit rating changes. In the chart below, Hungary and Turkey credit spreads (as measured by Z-spread ...

Bond ratings are independent, forward-looking opinions on the creditworthiness of a bond issuer. They are for bonds and bond issuers what credit scores are for humans. Just as credit bureaus ...

Detroit issued its first bond sale this week under ... Services and Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings for the first time in 15 years. Detroit's credit rating climb shows a city healthier ...

As the case of the Pennsylvania hospital system illustrates, credit rating agencies rate bonds as more or less favorable based on the financial stability of the issuer. Favorable factors are ...

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