Standard & Poor’s said on Monday that India could become the first of the so-called BRIC economies to lose its investment-grade status, sending the rupee…
JPMorgan Boosted Derivatives Bets Eightfold in First QuarterBloombergJPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) increased bets on credit derivatives on investment-grade debt eightfold in the first quarter, the period when the bank says it built trading positions t…
Official data from the US Federal Reserve have laid bare the eye-watering size of trading positions built up by JP Morgan’s chief investment office in…
Plain DealerFord Raised to Investment Grade by Moody'sBloombergFord Motor Co. (F) was raised to investment grade by Moody's Investors Service, enabling Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally to reclaim assets including its blue oval logo put up a…
Portugal’s Credit Rating Is Cut to Junk by Fitch on Debt
November 24, 2011, 8:39 AM EST
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) — Portugal’s credit rating was cut to below investment grade by Fitch Ratings due to the country’s rising debt level and weakening econo…
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August 8, 2011, 9:43 am
Why S.&P.’s Ratings Are Substandard and Porous
By NATE SILVER
Five years ago, if you were an investor looking for guidance on which country’…
by Sudaca September 2 (Stool Pigeons Wire) – Corporate bonds have been the biggest receivers of funds from the money market mountain. Investment Grade credit…