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Standard & Poor's
A leading financial services company known for its stock market indices, credit ratings, and investment research. S&P is one of the 'Big Three' credit rating agencies and publishes the widely followed S&P 500 index.
Example
“Standard & Poor's downgraded the country's credit rating from BBB+ to BBB, causing its government bond yields to spike and its currency to weaken in forex markets.”