Rated corporate bonds widen noticeably

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Bond rating agencies such as Moody's publish rankings of the credit quality of corporate borrowers. AAA rated corporations have the lowest level of default risk followed by AA and A the Baa, etc. Under what circumstances would the spreads between yields on bonds issued by 'B' rated corporations and yields on AA rated corporate bonds widen noticeably?

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