If a particular bond receives a low rating, you might think twice ... is unable to pay back the principal. Fitch's ratings are similar to S&P's, while Moody's uses a slightly different scale ...

S&P Global Ratings has dinged L.A.’s bond ratings as the city wrestles with a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall.

The bond rating downgrades came days after Mayor Karen Bass outlined the city’s stark economic situation in her proposed ...

Our research team assigns Neutral ratings ... term bond strategy because the downside risk is too great. Finally, emerging-markets debt was also 9% of June 2024 assets. That’s near the low ...

In the end, the S&P 500 and Dow had their best weeks ... a massive 66 basis point swing from Monday's low of 3.87%. When demand for bonds is lower, their yields rise. The moves this week were ...