The Moody's symbol that is roughly equivalent to S&P's "A-" is "A3".
Bond ratings are grades with are given to bonds indicating their credit quality. They are mostly provided by private independend rating services such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch.
Bond ratings are grades with are given to bonds indicating their credit quality. They are mostly provided by private independend rating services such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch.
The leading rating agencies give a rating when a bond is first issued, and that rating determines how high the interest rate on that bond is. A higher rating means the bond will have a lower interest rate.
Up to date no, but they do have Moody's Rating A1
It stands for unrated. That rating agency does not rate that bond.
Dominion Bond Rating Service was created in 1976.
Bond credit rating is used to assess the credit worthiness of a corporation or government's debt issues. A bond credit rating is similar to a credit rating that an individual person receives.
A bond issuer's probability of defaulting
In simple terms, the better the rating the safer the investment.
P1" is the highest short-term rating category for Moody's Investor Service. P1 rating are considered to be of high credit quality
There are two complimentary reasons to check a bond's rating. If you're a risk-averse investor, checking a bond's rating indicates the bond's risk of default. These guys look for "investment grade" bonds. If you're an aggressive investor, risk equals reward: the worse a bond is, the more it pays.
S&P has maintained a AAA rating on the US since 1941. Moody's has had an Aaa rating on the US since 1917 and Fitch has had AAA rating since 1994