Yes, a BBB bond or higher (such as A, AA or AAA) are investment grade. Many investors cannot invest in sub-investment grade (BB or lower).
A country does not have to have a AAA credit rating in order to be considered financially stable. The following countries are financially stable, for the time being: Albania (B+) Angola (BB-) Australia (AAA) Bahamas (BBB) Bangladesh (BB-) Belarus (B-) Benin (B) Botswana (A-) Brazil (BBB) Bulgaria (BBB) Burkina Faso (B) Cambodia (B) Cameroon (B) Canada (AAA) Cape Verde (B+) Chile (A+) China (AA-) Colombia (BBB-) Costa Rica (BB) Croatia (BBB-) Czech Republic (AA-) Denmark (AAA) Dominican Republic (B+) El Salvador (BB-) Fiji (B) Finland (AAA) Gabon (BB-) Georgia (BB-) Germany (AAA) Ghana (B+) Grenada (B-) Iceland (BBB-) Israel (A+) Kazakhstan (BBB+) Kenya (B+) Kuwait (AA) Lebanon (B) Liechtenstein (AAA) Lithuania (BBB) Macedonia (BB) Malaysia (A-) Mexico (BBB+) Mongolia (BB-) Morocco (BBB-) Mozambique (B+) New Zealand (AA) Nigeria (B+) Norway (AAA) Pakistan (B-) Panama (BBB) Papua New Guinea (B+) Paraguay (BB-) Peru (BBB) Philippines (BB+) Poland (A-) Qatar (AA) Romania (BB+) Russia (BBB) Saudi Arabia (AA-) Singapore (AAA) Slovakia (A) South Africa (BBB+) South Korea (A) Suriname (BB-) Sweden (AAA) Switzerland (AAA) Thailand (BBB+) Trinidad and Tobago (A) Turkey (BB) Uganda (B+) United Kingdom (AAA) Uruguay (BBB-) Venezuela (B+) Zambia (B+) The following countries' outlooks are positive, in which, are better than being stable: Azerbaijan (BBB+) Bolivia (BB-) Ecuador (B-) Honduras (B+) Indonesia (BBB-) Latvia (A-) Sri Lanka (B+)
A BB should as it has more credit risk
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Yes, a BBB bond or higher (such as A, AA or AAA) are investment grade. Many investors cannot invest in sub-investment grade (BB or lower).
A country does not have to have a AAA credit rating in order to be considered financially stable. The following countries are financially stable, for the time being: Albania (B+) Angola (BB-) Australia (AAA) Bahamas (BBB) Bangladesh (BB-) Belarus (B-) Benin (B) Botswana (A-) Brazil (BBB) Bulgaria (BBB) Burkina Faso (B) Cambodia (B) Cameroon (B) Canada (AAA) Cape Verde (B+) Chile (A+) China (AA-) Colombia (BBB-) Costa Rica (BB) Croatia (BBB-) Czech Republic (AA-) Denmark (AAA) Dominican Republic (B+) El Salvador (BB-) Fiji (B) Finland (AAA) Gabon (BB-) Georgia (BB-) Germany (AAA) Ghana (B+) Grenada (B-) Iceland (BBB-) Israel (A+) Kazakhstan (BBB+) Kenya (B+) Kuwait (AA) Lebanon (B) Liechtenstein (AAA) Lithuania (BBB) Macedonia (BB) Malaysia (A-) Mexico (BBB+) Mongolia (BB-) Morocco (BBB-) Mozambique (B+) New Zealand (AA) Nigeria (B+) Norway (AAA) Pakistan (B-) Panama (BBB) Papua New Guinea (B+) Paraguay (BB-) Peru (BBB) Philippines (BB+) Poland (A-) Qatar (AA) Romania (BB+) Russia (BBB) Saudi Arabia (AA-) Singapore (AAA) Slovakia (A) South Africa (BBB+) South Korea (A) Suriname (BB-) Sweden (AAA) Switzerland (AAA) Thailand (BBB+) Trinidad and Tobago (A) Turkey (BB) Uganda (B+) United Kingdom (AAA) Uruguay (BBB-) Venezuela (B+) Zambia (B+) The following countries' outlooks are positive, in which, are better than being stable: Azerbaijan (BBB+) Bolivia (BB-) Ecuador (B-) Honduras (B+) Indonesia (BBB-) Latvia (A-) Sri Lanka (B+)
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A BB should as it has more credit risk
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Based on the Rating Bands that we just saw, the ratings from the respective agencies are:Prime Investment Grade: No Risk of DefaultRating AgencyRatingS&PAAAMoodyAaaFitchAAAHigh Investment Grade:Rating AgencyRatingS&PAA+, AA, AA-MoodyAa1, Aa2, Aa3FitchAA+, AA, AA-Upper Medium Grade:Rating AgencyRatingS&PA+, AMoodyA1, A2FitchA+, ALower Medium Grade:Rating AgencyRatingS&PA-, BBB+, BBB, BBB-MoodyA3, Baa1, Baa2, Baa3FitchA-, BBB+, BBB, BBB-Non Investment Grade/Speculative:Rating AgencyRatingS&PBB+, BB, BB-MoodyBa1, Ba2, Ba3FitchBB+, BB, BB-Highly Speculative:Rating AgencyRatingS&PB+, B, B-MoodyB1, B2, B3FitchB+, B, B-Extremely Risky:Rating AgencyRatingS&PCCC+, CCC, CCC-, CC, CMoodyCaa1, Caa2, Caa3, CaFitchCCCIn Default:Rating AgencyRatingS&PDMoodyCFitchDDD, DD, DAs you can see, AAA is the best and D is probably the worst possible credit rating you can get
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Aa - 2005 is rated/received certificates of: Sweden:7
Triple A is the highest there is, followed by AA and A.