The Shady Truth Behind the Aramco IPO (and International Banking / Investing) I was surprised to see this posted.  It suggests to me that things in the world are changing. One thing that professional bank and fund traders know that others may not is to absolutely never trust the credit rating agencies in making trading decisions. The reason for this is simple: the credit rating agencies are paid to give a rating on the creditworthiness of the very company that is paying them for that rating.  https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/The-Shady-Truth-Behind-The-Aramco-IPO.html