Since the Great Recession, the quality of corporate bonds in the United States appears to have declined, with an average of 76.5 percent of all corporate bonds for U.S. companies sold between 2010 and 2018 being rated by Moody's as investment grade. This compares to 90 percent of all corporate bonds sold between 2002 and 2007. The ratings provided by Standard & Poor's (S&P) during these time periods were similar.
Share of corporate bonds sold for companies that were rated investment grade in the United States between 1992 and 2018, by ratings agency
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Deloitte. (April 15, 2019). Share of corporate bonds sold for companies that were rated investment grade in the United States between 1992 and 2018, by ratings agency [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075522/share-us-corporate-bonds-sold-rated-investment-grade/
Deloitte. "Share of corporate bonds sold for companies that were rated investment grade in the United States between 1992 and 2018, by ratings agency." Chart. April 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075522/share-us-corporate-bonds-sold-rated-investment-grade/
Deloitte. (2019). Share of corporate bonds sold for companies that were rated investment grade in the United States between 1992 and 2018, by ratings agency. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075522/share-us-corporate-bonds-sold-rated-investment-grade/
Deloitte. "Share of Corporate Bonds Sold for Companies That Were Rated Investment Grade in The United States between 1992 and 2018, by Ratings Agency." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075522/share-us-corporate-bonds-sold-rated-investment-grade/
Deloitte, Share of corporate bonds sold for companies that were rated investment grade in the United States between 1992 and 2018, by ratings agency Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075522/share-us-corporate-bonds-sold-rated-investment-grade/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of corporate bonds sold for companies that were rated investment grade in the United States between 1992 and 2018, by ratings agency [Graph], Deloitte, April 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075522/share-us-corporate-bonds-sold-rated-investment-grade/