‘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. The cost of debt and capital in a country will increase as Although junk bonds are considered risky investments, investors can monitor a bond's level of risk by reviewing the bond's credit rating. A credit rating is an assessment of the creditworthiness of an issuer and its outstanding debt in the form of bonds.

25 Jun 2019 Is the bond you are thinking of buying investment grade, or junk? or low-grade rating, while for S&P, a "D" denotes default of junk bond status. In December last year, S&P kept South Africa's credit rating unchanged at BBB-, just one level above junk status. Grade, S&P. Prime, AAA. High Grade, AA+, AA,  South Africa's sovereign credit rating has been downgraded to junk status by Standard and Poor's. Most of us know that this is a bad thing with serious  22 Nov 2019 Credit rating agencies exist to provide investors with a sense of the riskiness of an asset. They assign credit ratings to government debt, municipal 

Illinois is on track to become the first U.S. state to have its credit rating downgraded to "junk" status, which would deepen its multibillion-dollar deficit and cost taxpayers more for years to come.

1 Nov 2019 Moody's left South Africa on the brink of "junk" status on Friday after it revised the outlook on the country's last investment-grade credit rating to  9 Sep 2019 DETROIT, MI (AP) -- Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Ford's credit rating to junk status. The service says it expects weak earnings  Standard and Poor's maintains South Africa's credit ratings at 'junk status'. Standard and Poor's Global Ratings kept South Africa's foreign- and local- currency  22 Oct 2019 Should Moody's downgrade our credit rating next month, SA could drop to junk status, plunging the country into social and economic instability, 

South Africa's sovereign credit rating has been downgraded to junk status by Standard and Poor's. Most of us know that this is a bad thing with serious 

14 Jan 2020 Credit ratings agencies are not without fault. However, their rating decisions have material consequences on countries' economies. Ratings  18 Feb 2020 Macy's shares fall after Standard & Poor's cut the company's debt rating to junk status. 9 Sep 2019 S&P Global Ratings and Fitch both still rate auto maker two notches above junk territory. Vehicle components travel through robotic stations at a  15 Jan 2020 Eskom continues to pose a great threat to South Africa's economy, making it likely that South Africa will be downgraded to junk status in the  9 Sep 2019 Moody's Investors Service on Monday downgraded Ford's credit rating to junk status, citing expectations that the automaker will be weighed by 

26 May 2019 and Poor's maintains South Africa's credit ratings at 'junk status' kept South Africa's foreign- and local-currency credit ratings in “junk” 

Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Ford’s credit rating to junk status. The service says it expects weak earnings and cash generation as Ford pursues a costly and lengthy restructuring plan. Ford responded with a statement saying that its underlying business is strong Credit rating agencies typically assign letter grades to indicate ratings. Standard & Poor’s, for instance, has a credit rating scale ranging from AAA (excellent) and AA+ all the way to C and D. A country with a rating below BBB- is considered to be a speculative grade or a junk bond, which means it is more likely to default on loans. A triple A ( AAA) is the highest credit quality, and C or D (depending on the agency issuing the rating) is the lowest or junk quality. Within this spectrum, there are different degrees of each rating, which are, depending on the agency, sometimes denoted by a plus or negative sign or a number. South Africa’s sovereign credit rating has been downgraded to junk status by Standard and Poor’s. Most of us know that this is a bad thing with serious consequences but not why. In this, the first of a two-part series, we look at what junk status means and how it will affect ordinary South Africans.

17 Aug 2016 An analysis of countries with downgraded credit ratings shows that to sub- investment or 'junk status' by one major rating agency increased 

The government department published two infographics better explaining how credit ratings work, and what junk status means for ordinary South Africans. Impact of junk status on an ordinary South Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Ford’s credit rating to junk status. The service says it expects weak earnings and cash generation as Ford pursues a costly and lengthy restructuring plan. Ford responded with a statement saying that its underlying business is strong

21 Dec 2018 a Bethune-Cookman University bond drove credit rating agency Fitch Ratings to downgrade the school's credit rating to below junk status this  26 May 2019 and Poor's maintains South Africa's credit ratings at 'junk status' kept South Africa's foreign- and local-currency credit ratings in “junk”  3 Apr 2017 South Africa's credit rating has been cut to junk status by the ratings agency S&P Global. The agency said that political upheaval, including the  4 Apr 2017 A dim outlook. JUNK STATUS. South Africa's new finance minister said one person can't cause a credit downgrade—he was wrong. 3 Apr 2017 South Africa's sovereign credit rating was downgraded to junk status on Monday following an emergency S&P Global Ratings meeting at the  17 Aug 2016 An analysis of countries with downgraded credit ratings shows that to sub- investment or 'junk status' by one major rating agency increased 

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