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Saturday, July 20, 2013

Moody’s Upgrades Virginia Aaa Credit Rating Outlook to “Stable”

English: The state seal of Virginia. Српски / ...
English: The state seal of Virginia. Српски / Srpski: Застава америчке савезне државе Вирџиније. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Was Previously Reduced to “Negative” Following Federal Financial Troubles in 2011
**Moody’s Report Attached**

RICHMOND- Moody’s Investor Services has upgraded Virginia’s Aaa credit rating outlook from “negative”, which was assigned in August 2011, to “stable.” Virginia joins Maryland, Missouri and New Mexico in gaining an upgraded credit rating outlook. The four states were upgraded due to yesterday’s announcement that Moody’s had upgraded the federal credit rating outlook to “stable” as well.

In the release, which is attached, Moody’s notes:

“When Moody's placed the US government on negative outlook in 2011, it revised the outlooks of certain Aaa-rated US municipal issuers to negative to reflect their close economic, financial and capital markets linkages to the federal government. At the time, Moody’s indicated that if the US government rating were to move down, these ratings would also be likely to change because of their economic sensitivity to federal spending cuts, dependence on federal transfers and exposure to a capital markets disruption. The conditions that led to the return to a stable outlook on the US government rating reduce the exposure to these risks over Moody'’ outlook period. However, future federal budget and deficit actions could affect the credit quality of specific issuers independent of the US government bond rating or outlook.”
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Moody’s To Downgrade US If No Deal To Cut Debt/GDP Ratio

English: US Federal Debt as a % of GDP from 18...
English: US Federal Debt as a % of GDP from 1800 to 1999. Data from Niall Ferguson. Français : Dette publique fédérale américaine de 1800 à 1999 en % du produit intérieur brut. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
WASHINGTON (MNI) – The following is the text of a statement Tuesday
by rating agency Moody’s:
Budget negotiations during the 2013 Congressional legislative
session will likely determine the direction of the US government’s Aaa
rating and negative outlook, says Moody’s Investors Service in the
report “Update of the Outlook for the US Government Debt Rating.”
If those negotiations lead to specific policies that produce a
stabilization and then downward trend in the ratio of federal debt to
GDP over the medium term, the rating will likely be affirmed and the
outlook returned to stable, says Moody’s.
If those negotiations fail to produce such policies, however,
Moody’s would expect to lower the rating, probably to Aa1.
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Moody’s views the maintenance of the Aaa with a negative outlook
into 2014 as unlikely. The only scenario that would likely lead to its
temporary maintenance would be if the method adopted to achieve debt
stabilization involved a large, immediate fiscal shocksuch as would
occur if the so-called “fiscal cliff” actually materializedwhich could
lead to instability. Moody’s would then need evidence that the economy
could rebound from the shock before it would consider returning to a
stable outlook.
Moody’s notes that it is difficult to predict when during 2013
Congress will conclude negotiations that result in a budget package. The
Aaa rating, with its negative outlook, is likely to be maintained until
the outcome of those negotiations becomes clear.
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