Puerto Rico is facing better odds of defaulting on its debt, Moody’s Analytics said Monday, adding that fiscal problems, high unemployment rate and a shrinking population are fueling the problem.
Ratings on short- and medium-term notes issued by Puerto Rico municipal bond funds remain stable despite severe price volatility in the island's municipal market, Fitch Ratings service said Thursday.
Basing its assessment on Puerto Rico’s declining economy and population, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised Monday its outlook on Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp.'s (known as COFINA) first- and second-lien bonds to negative ...