May 12, 2015 CHICAGO (CBS) — Citing the city's underfunded pension crisis, Moody's Investors Service downgraded Chicago's debt to junk bond status on  Jul 12, 2018 Moody's Investors raised the bond rating for the Chicago Public Schools one notch higher — from B3 to B2 — but still deep into junk status. Jun 25, 2012 Fitch Ratings, one of the three main bond graders, recently promoted Ford Motor bonds from junk to triple-B status. SEE ALSO: Trends in Income 

Jul 12, 2018 The ratings agency the mayor loves to hate upgraded city debt and of public school bonds for the first time in years—but leaves both at junk  May 12, 2015 CHICAGO (CBS) — Citing the city's underfunded pension crisis, Moody's Investors Service downgraded Chicago's debt to junk bond status on  Jul 12, 2018 Moody's Investors raised the bond rating for the Chicago Public Schools one notch higher — from B3 to B2 — but still deep into junk status. Jun 25, 2012 Fitch Ratings, one of the three main bond graders, recently promoted Ford Motor bonds from junk to triple-B status. SEE ALSO: Trends in Income  Jun 30, 2015 Determining AAA from junk. In May, Moody's Investor Service made headlines when it downgraded Chicago's debt rating to so-called junk status, dropping City residents may not like if a bond rating falls, because they're  Jun 3, 2016 In deciding to keep South Africa a notch or two above "junk" status, both Moody's and S&P are throwing South Africa a lifeline. The ratings 

May 12, 2015 Chicago credit rating plummets to junk status following pension ruling with such low ratings, according to one municipal bond analysis firm.

Credit rating agencies, such as Standard and Poor's, assign grades to states that rating indicates lower interest costs on the general obligation bonds states The downgrade placed the state's credit rating at one step above a junk rating (a up ↑ Chicago Tribune, "S&P moves Illinois' credit away from junk status with  Oct 14, 2019 BBB-rated bonds represent over 50% of investment grade debt see approximately $600 billion of BBB bonds consigned to junk status.2  Sep 10, 2019 Moody's downgraded Ford to the highest junk rating, Ba1, saying the The descent to junk status affects one of the largest corporate bond  Sep 10, 2019 S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings have a BBB rating on Ford. The descent to junk status affects one of the largest corporate bond issuers  Apr 9, 2019 These amounts do not include other forms of corporate debt such as high-yield bonds (“junk” bonds), regular corporate loans, “leveraged loans,” 

Credit rating agencies, such as Standard and Poor's, assign grades to states that rating indicates lower interest costs on the general obligation bonds states The downgrade placed the state's credit rating at one step above a junk rating (a up ↑ Chicago Tribune, "S&P moves Illinois' credit away from junk status with 

Sep 28, 2019 Credit rating agency Moody's downgraded Ford Motor Co.'s (NYSE: F) bonds from investment grade to “junk” status last Monday. Oct 7, 2019 on the possibility of BBB-rated bonds being downgraded to junk. of bonds being downgraded to junk, a status known as “fallen angels. Sep 9, 2019 The ratings service said Ford's outlook remains stable, but its cash flow and profit margins are below expectations and the performance of peer 

Feb 7, 2019 Detroit's credit rating is one step closer to exiting the Wall Street doldrums of junk bond status that has hampered the city's ability to borrow for 

Jun 8, 2017 The rating drop could hamper the health care system's ability to issue Moody's drops Eastern Maine Healthcare's debt to 'junk bond' status. Apr 27, 2010 Standard & Poor's downgrade Greek credit rating to junk status funds on the bond markets because the cost of servicing its short-term debt  Dec 3, 2018 Corporate Bonds Are Nearing Junk Status. that an unprecedented number of corporate credit ratings could be thrown into the junk bond pile,  Jul 12, 2018 The ratings agency the mayor loves to hate upgraded city debt and of public school bonds for the first time in years—but leaves both at junk  May 12, 2015 CHICAGO (CBS) — Citing the city's underfunded pension crisis, Moody's Investors Service downgraded Chicago's debt to junk bond status on  Jul 12, 2018 Moody's Investors raised the bond rating for the Chicago Public Schools one notch higher — from B3 to B2 — but still deep into junk status. Jun 25, 2012 Fitch Ratings, one of the three main bond graders, recently promoted Ford Motor bonds from junk to triple-B status. SEE ALSO: Trends in Income 

Jun 25, 2012 Fitch Ratings, one of the three main bond graders, recently promoted Ford Motor bonds from junk to triple-B status. SEE ALSO: Trends in Income 

Jun 30, 2015 Determining AAA from junk. In May, Moody's Investor Service made headlines when it downgraded Chicago's debt rating to so-called junk status, dropping City residents may not like if a bond rating falls, because they're  Jun 3, 2016 In deciding to keep South Africa a notch or two above "junk" status, both Moody's and S&P are throwing South Africa a lifeline. The ratings  Jun 13, 2017 The prospect of a junk-rated state is a concerning development for the precipice of junk bond status;; Discuss the prospect of default (which  a state's financial and administrative status. Virginia's AAA bond rating, the best rating possible, is a reflection of the confidence placed in the Commonwealth's  issuers. As a result, these bonds, sometimes referred to as “junk” bonds, carry a higher risk of a loss of principal than higher rated bonds. These bonds typically  Junk Bond: A junk bond refers to high-yield or noninvestment-grade bonds. Junk bonds are fixed-income instruments that carry a credit rating of BB or lower by Standard & Poor's , or Ba or below by

A junk rating means the state is at a higher risk of repaying its debt. At that point, many mutual funds and individual investors — who make up more than half the buyers in the bond market ‘Junk status’ is a colloquial term used to describe a country that has dropped below an acceptable investment grade in the eyes of the three internationally recognised ratings agencies. A rating downgrade works a little like an interest rate hike. In a recession, BBB-rated bonds are the most vulnerable of all investment-grade bonds. According to Moody’s, 10% of BBB-rated corporate bonds are downgraded to “junk” status in a recession. Kraft Heinz Co., the company that makes Kool-Aid and Velveeta, saw its bonds lose their investment-grade status and fall into “junk” territory after two credit ratings firms on Friday A fallen angel is a bond that was rated investment-grade but has since been downgraded to junk status due to the declining financial position of its issuer. The bond is downgraded by one or more of the big three rating services - Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s (S&P). junk bond: A high-risk, non-investment-grade bond with a low credit rating, usually BB or lower; as a consequence, it usually has a high yield. opposite of investment-grade bond. Investors typically group bond ratings into 2 major categories: Investment-grade refers to bonds rated Baa3/BBB- or better. High-yield (also referred to as "non-investment-grade" or "junk" bonds) pertains to bonds rated Ba1/BB+ and lower.