Upgrades/downgrades within Fitch’s private MM portfolio are generally skewed toward downgrades, as issuer ratings can be constrained on the upside based on limited scale. Downgrades increased sharply in 2020 due to the impacts of the pandemic. Upgrades outpaced downgrades in 2021 as pandemic impacts unwound, but YTD downgrades have since outpaced upgrades.
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