Well, the banks only held onto these bonds, the AAA tranches, because they really did think that they were AAA. That they were great investments.
You can't apply any other discounts or promotions from third parties, such as AAA. And you may not receive hotel loyalty points depending on where you book.
Last week, Fitch became the second ratings agency to downgrade the UK's rating from the top notch level of AAA. Moody's had downgraded the UK's rating in February.
Battery troubles pose the single biggest reason for AAA response calls during the summer, according to AAA. Another common problem is overheated vehicles--especially big rigs towing boats, say, or ATVs.
There are good businesses to be found in countries bearing credit ratings from B to AAA. In the US, other positives include the fact that US exports are brisk and running at record levels.
He has worked as a Certified Financial Planner, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and an arbitrator for the NASD, NYSE and AAA. George is approved by the Florida Licensing Education Section to instruct life, health and variable annuity courses.
Among the EFSF's guarantors, only Finland retains a stable AAA. And there is no way that the EFSF's AAA can be sustained by small but fiscally super-strong Finland alone (Finland, like its non-EU neighbour Norway, has no net debt at all on a net basis).
You may think that the argument is a bit of a stretch at this point, since treasuries are fully backed by the U.S. government and rated AAA. Corporate bonds carry no such endorsement, so in essence I am exchanging sovereign risk for some broader risks such as credit, business and market risks.
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These transactions were very complex internally, but externally one can see quite simply that these select few constructed a money machine that took mortgages, a large percentage of which were junk, as input and put out mortgage backed securities that were rated AAA. Plus, these money machines insured the transactions as though the mortgages were top rated (a 2% default rate, as I recall).
Corporate debt expense dropped from over 5 percent to the present low point of 2.67 percent on AAA paper.
Virtually all of the investment securities owned by Annaly are issued and guaranteed by U.S. Government Agencies and carry an actual or implied AAA rating.
This is what the U.K. has been doing and this is why it keeps its AAA rating.
Air travel is also expected to be heavy, with 4.2 million people flying during the holiday, according to AAA estimates.
The Hydra comes in either 1GB or 2GB flavors and features an integrated FM radio, USB 2.0 for both quick data transfer and charging the bundled AAA battery.
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Its bonds have two maturities with the shorter-dated issue yielding 0.15% maturing 2012 while its 4.375% issue matures 2031 and was priced at a 34 basis point premium to the AAA curve.
The yield on 10-year AAA munis closed at 2.76% (89% of U.S. treasuries) while the 30-year AAA yields around 4.36% (100% of Treasuries).
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An ultrasound, however, turned up a more serious condition: an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
He says French officials are smarting from the expected imminent loss of their cherished AAA rating.
The new speedlight is easy-to-use and travel friendly, and also uses common AAA batteries.
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The French cannot take on more commitments without risking losing their triple AAA rating.
Meanwhile, more cheap, casual games should be made for the system, to compliment the AAA titles.
The only toppiness I see in financial markets is in Treasury bonds and AAA corporates.
France, too, knows that it is close to losing its treasured triple AAA rating.
Managers say the CLO market benefited from a small, but notable, improvement in demand for AAA paper.
It can lead us towards the same kind of fanboy enthusiasm that obscures reviews of AAA games.
Institutional interest has focused on new deals and has been priced rather tight to the AAA scale.
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As the debt grows, it becomes more expensive to service and increasingly difficult to maintain our AAA rating.
An ultrasound, however, turned up a more serious condition:an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
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