Several credit rating agencies around the world have downgraded their credit ratings of the
DBRS's credit rating for the United States is AAA with stable outlook. In general, a credit rating is used by sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and other investors to gauge the credit worthiness of the United States thus having a big impact on the country's borrowing costs.
One of the world's leading credit rating agencies, Standard & Poor's, has downgraded the United States' top-notch AAA rating for the first time ever. S&P cut the long-term US rating by one notch to AA+ with a negative outlook, citing concerns about budget deficits.
The nation had top credit ratings with all three major credit rating agencies until S&P's August 2011 downgrade amid a previous round of political battles over debt, deficits, and the debt ceiling.
So in simple terms, the UK is now no longer seen as such a safe bet. Britain has held a AAA rating since 1978. Our rating is now AA which is the same as France but worse than Germany. Chris Law MP tweeted: Not since 1978, despite recessions and global market crash has the UK ever lost its triple AAA rating.
Rating agency S&P Global has affirmed Australia's AAA credit rating, citing Australia's strong economic recovery from the pandemic and track record of sound economic and fiscal management. Australia remains one of just nine countries to hold a AAA credit rating from the three major rating agencies.
On August 5, 2011, representatives from S&P announced the company's decision to give its first-ever downgrade to U.S. sovereign debt, lowering the rating one notch to "AA+", with a negative outlook.
If the credit rating agencies downgraded the U.S., what would be the immediate impact? Truman: If there is a default in some form, there would be a tendency for interest costs and credit costs and other costs of the government doing business to rise.
The average credit score in the United States is 698, based on VantageScore® data from February 2021. It's a myth that you only have one credit score. In fact, you have many credit scores.
Standard & Poor's credit rating for China stands at A+ with stable outlook.
Britain's former top-notch AAA rating has been cut steadily over the past seven years as the country struggled to bring down its debt levels that doubled after the global financial crisis and then voted to leave the European Union, weighing on its long-term growth prospects in the eyes of the ratings agencies.
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S&P placed Russia in a category known as selective default, which indicates it failed to pay bondholders on a specific type of debt—in this case foreign currency debt—but may continue to meet obligations on other borrowings. S&P kept Russia's local-currency debt rated in a category just above default.
Although ranges vary depending on the credit scoring model, generally credit scores from 580 to 669 are considered fair; 670 to 739 are considered good; 740 to 799 are considered very good; and 800 and up are considered excellent.
Fitch Ratings - Frankfurt am Main - 29 Apr 2022: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Germany's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'AAA' with a Stable Outlook.
Currently, the debt ceiling is slightly below $31.4 trillion. That limit is expected to cover federal borrowing needs until the early part of 2023, with the precise date depending on actual federal spending and revenue levels over the coming year.
Fitch Affirms Canada's Ratings at 'AA+'; Outlook Stable. Fitch Ratings - New York - 14 Jun 2022: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Canada's Long-Term Foreign-Currency and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'AA+' with a Stable Rating Outlook.
The first rating is a AAA while the second highest is AA. This is followed by an A-rating. Anything that falls in the A-class is considered to be high quality, which means the debt issuer has a very strong likelihood of meeting its financial obligations.
AAA is the highest possible rating that may be assigned to an issuer's bonds by any of the major credit rating agencies. AAA-rated bonds have a high degree of creditworthiness because their issuers are easily able to meet financial commitments and have the lowest risk of default.
It leaves WA the only state with a AAA rating from S&P, with Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania all one step lower at AA+.