Credit rating

A credit rating is an evaluation of the credit worthiness of a debtor (a business (company) or a government) predicting the debtor's ability to pay back the debt; it thus forecasts implicitly the likelihood of the debtor's default. The credit rating represents the evaluation of the credit rating agency of qualitative and quantitative information for the debtor; including non-public information obtained by the credit rating agencies' analysts.

A credit reporting (or credit score) - in distinction to a rating - is an evaluation of an individuals' credit worthiness which is done by a credit bureau, or consumer credit reporting agency.

Sovereign credit ratings

The "country risk rankings" table shows the ten least-risky countries for investment as of January 2013. Ratings are further broken down into components including political risk, economic risk. Euromoney's bi-annual country risk index monitors the political and economic stability of 185 sovereign countries. Results focus foremost on economics, specifically sovereign default risk and/or payment default risk for exporters (a.k.a. "trade credit" risk).

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SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI) CEO Bill Rogers on Q4 2018 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha 18 Jan 2019

Separately, credit quality continues to be a strength for us ... Looking into 2019, we would expect our effective tax rate to be approximately 19% and 20% to 21% if you model us on an FTE basis ... And finally, our relatively neutral interest rate risk profile positions us well for potential change in the rate environment....

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The economic impact of the government shutdown could be nowhere near as bad as expected

Business Insider 18 Jan 2019

The negative impact of the US government shutdown on economic growth is likely to be somewhat smaller than expected, according to a survey of prominent economists undertaken by Bloomberg ... The government shutdown threatens the US with a credit-rating cut for only the 2nd time in history....

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Northwest Notes: Student success, our priority

Maryville Daily Forum 18 Jan 2019

You will recall that Moody’s gave Northwest a positive A3 Stable rating that reaffirmed the financial outlook presented to us in 2015 – while the overall credit outlook on the higher education sector is negative and various institutions have been placed on the financial watchlist ... Help us protect our culture and have a great 2019!....

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Regions reports record 2018 earnings from continuing operations of $1.5 billion, up 28 percent over ...

Odessa American 18 Jan 2019

government’s sovereign credit rating or outlook, which could result in risks to us and general economic conditions that we are not able to predict.Possible changes in market interest rates or capital markets could adversely affect our revenue and expense, the value of assets and ......

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Regions reports record 2018 earnings from continuing operations of $1.5 billion, up 28 percent over the prior year, and strong earnings per share of $1.36, up 39 percent

Market Watch 18 Jan 2019

Commercial credit fee income 19 18 18 1 5.6 % 1 5.6 % ... government’s sovereign credit rating or outlook, which could result in risks to us and general economic conditions that we are not able to predict ... Possible downgrades in our credit ratings or outlook could increase the costs of funding from capital markets....

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XBRL US Publishes CAFR Demonstration Taxonomy for State and Local Government Reporting

Citizen Tribune 18 Jan 2019

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 17, 2019--XBRL US announced today that it has published a Demonstration Release Taxonomy representing selected portions of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) used by state and local governments to report financial data ... GAAP, credit rating and mutual fund reporting under contract with the U.S ... XBRL US....

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America first? Small US stocks are hurting from the trade war

CNN 17 Jan 2019

But the Russell 2000, an index that focuses on small US stocks, has fallen nearly 15% since the start of last October while the Dow and S&P 500 are each down about 10% over the past few months ... As more US giants get downgraded by the credit ratings agencies, it will be tougher for small firms to get loans....

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Morgan Stanley suffers worst bond-trading slump on Wall Street

Live Mint 17 Jan 2019

Bond-trading revenue tumbled 30% to $564 million, the biggest drop of the five largest US investment banks and well below the $823 million average estimate of analysts ... Morgan Stanley blamed credit and rates products ... Credit goes to the US tax overhaul that cut levies on lenders, rising interest rates and a retail-banking boom....

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Elizabeth Warren is confronting big banks over how they intend to “help” workers during the shutdown

Vox 16 Jan 2019

According to CNBC , Launch Federal Credit is offering a 0 percent ... The US Employees Credit Union is providing zero-interest loans for 60 days to its members, and Justice Federal Credit Union is offering low interest rate loans to Justice and Homeland Security department employees....

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Fitch joins Moody’s in warning over Hanjin’s debt

Manila Standard Today 16 Jan 2019

It said the aggressive growth increased the potential for banks to take on greater exposure to more vulnerable companies, which is a risk that the credit watchdog incorporates in its Philippine bank ratings. “However, further large impairments could lead us to reassess ......

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The warnings are getting more and more stark —Trump's government shutdown is getting catastrophic for the economy

Business Insider 16 Jan 2019

... US GDP growth is cut by 0.05% ... Another major concern is the possibility that the shutdown impacts the US's credit rating ... While Fitch maintained the US' AAA rating in 2013, James McCormack, the agency's global head of sovereign ratings, warned that a downgrade was possible in 2019....

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Running Out Of Gas: The Direction Of The Auto Industry

Seeking Alpha 16 Jan 2019

Higher Interest Rates. Low interest rates have been fuel to the automobile purchasing fire over the past several years ... Rising interest rates will compress the ability of consumers to take out loans to purchase vehicles, putting pressure on US auto sales, and threatening the cheap credit that so many took advantage of when purchasing their vehicles....

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Sri Lanka considering US$300 million loan from Bank of China, with scope to borrow as ...

South China Morning Post 16 Jan 2019

Sri Lanka is considering an offer from Bank of China for a loan of US$300 million, which could be raised to US$1 billion, to help it meet repayments in coming months, according to junior finance minister Eran Wickramaratne ... A series of credit rating downgrades amid a political crisis have made it harder for......