What is a good credit rating for a country?

Standard & Poor’s gives a BBB- or higher rating to countries it considers investment grade, and grades of BB+ or lower are deemed to be speculative or “junk” grade. Moody’s considers a Baa3 or higher rating to be of investment grade, and a rating of Ba1 and below is speculative.

What is the Moody’s rating scale?

In Moody’s Investors Service’s ratings system, securities are assigned a rating from Aaa to C, with Aaa being the highest quality and C the lowest quality. Moody’s was founded by John Moody in 1909 to produce manuals of statistics related to stocks and bonds and bond ratings.

Does Moody’s rate countries?

This map shows Moody’s credit rating for each country. Moody’s Analytics and Moody’s Investors Service, is a credit rating agency which performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities.

What is the bond rating scale?

Bond ratings scales represent the opinion of credit rating agencies as to the likelihood of a bond issuer defaulting, but they do not tell investors whether a bond is a good investment.

Which country has credit scores?

What countries have credit scores?

• Germany. In Germany, the credit system is modern and refined.
• Canada. You’re planning your next trip to the north, eh? Canada’s credit building system operates with Equifax Canada and TransUnion Canada.
• Japan.
• UK.
• Spain.
• Australia.

What companies have a AAA credit rating?

As it stands, only two U.S. corporations have a AAA rating as of February 2020: Microsoft (MSFT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).

What are signs that you are misusing credit?

Here are some red flags to watch for.

• You Use It to Pay for Things You Can’t Afford.
• You Use Credit for Emergencies & Don’t Have an Emergency Fund.
• You Have a Card From Every Store Where You Shop.
• You’re Playing the Balance Transfer Shell Game.
• You Look to Refinance Anything You Can Find.