A bond is considered investment grade or IG if its credit rating is BBB− or higher by Fitch Ratings or S&P, or Baa3 or higher by Moody's, the so-called "Big Three" credit rating agencies.

2024年10月25日 · Bonds rated above BBB- (or Baa3 in the Moody's rating scale) are considered investment grade. This means that most institutional investors are permitted to own them.

2024年6月19日 · Investment grade is considered to be rated BBB- or higher for Fitch and S&P Global. Investment grade for Moody’s is considered Baa3 or higher.

Fitch’s credit rating scale for issuers and issues is expressed using the categories ‘AAA’ to ‘BBB’ (investment grade) and ‘BB’ to ‘D’ (speculative grade) with an additional +/- for AA through …

Bonds with a rating of BBB- (on the Standard & Poor's and Fitch scale) or Baa3 (on Moody's) or better are considered "investment-grade." Bonds with lower ratings are considered …

2025年3月20日 · BBB/Baa are the lowest ratings that qualify for commercial bank investments. It's a borderline group for which, in Standard & Poor's words, adverse economic conditions or …

Standard & Poor's uses a scale divided into two categories: The first category, "Investment", includes ratings ranging from AAA to BBB-. It groups together the ratings given to companies …

BB rating is different from BB+, which signals a slightly lower credit risk than BB, and BB-, which indicates a slightly higher risk. Credit ratings, including BB ratings, are assigned by agencies …

In S&P Global Ratings long-term rating scale, issuers and debt issues that receive a rating of ‘BBB-’ or above are generally considered by regulators and market participants to be …

2022年10月21日 · Here's what the credit rating means for corporate and government bonds, and what each credit tier, from AAA to D, tells you about an individual bond.