Rating
A judgment by a rating agency as to the credit quality of a bond.
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Upgrade (Ratings)
The increasing of a Rating by a Rating Agency. Higher Ratings indicate higher credit quality.
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Downgrade (Ratings)
The lowering of a rating by a Rrting agency. Lower ratings indicate lower credit quality.
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Extraordinary Measures
Changes to the operations and accounting of funds under the supervision of the U.S. Department of Treasury that allow the federal government to continue paying bills and most operations after the U.S. has reached or neared its debt limit.