Investors Service: Steel Tariffs and Bond Market

investors service: The company's debt is trading like it's speculative grade, as investors worry about how higher steel tariffs and slowing sales will weigh on its profits, according to The Toronto Star. Ford is rated one step above junk by Moody's Investors Service and two steps by S&P Global Ratings. That's what the bond market is saying. Ford is rated one step above junk by Moody's Investors Service and two steps by S&P Global Ratings. The automaker has more than 150 billion U.S. of short- and long-term debt globally, and is one of the 15 biggest corporate bond issuers in the U.S. outside the financial sector. Gene J. Puskar / The Associated Press file photo Any downgrade could be painful for bond investors, and for the company. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.