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Record global sales of junk bonds - Financial Times

Record global sales of junk bonds
Financial Times
Even companies in Europe where the junk bond market essentially had shut down just a few months ago are finding buyers. Schaeffler, the private German precision engineering company, was among the recent issuers, debuting in the capital markets with the ...

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Junk bond rally stirs memory of credit boom - Financial Times

Junk bond rally stirs memory of credit boom
Financial Times
Junk bonds, until last year one of the favoured post-crisis asset classes for many investors, are enjoying a vigorous rally that has drawn comparisons with the credit boom. US corporate debt rated below investment grade, or junk, has notched up a 3 per ...
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Junk bond trading rises to most since February - The News Journal

Junk bond trading rises to most since February
The News Journal
Junk-bond trading volumes are rebounding to the highest level in 11 months as optimism the world's largest economy can weather Europe's debt crisis kindles investor appetites for riskier assets. The average daily volume of publicly traded speculative- ...

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Emerging Markets Led Taxables In Jan.; Munis Rose - Investor's Business Daily

Emerging Markets Led Taxables In Jan.; Munis Rose
Investor's Business Daily
Emerging markets debt funds' 4.55% gain on average last month led all taxable categories, according to preliminary Lipper Inc. data. Flexible income funds surged 3.33%. Junk-bond funds jumped 3.13%. BBB-rated corporate funds' 2.15% topped A-rated ...

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Summary Box: Debt crisis threatens slow death for Portugal, beset by cash ... - Washington Post

Summary Box: Debt crisis threatens slow death for Portugal, beset by cash ...
Washington Post
DOWNGRADES DONE: The three major international ratings agencies have downgraded Portugal's credit worthiness to junk status, and interest rates on the country's bonds have recently climbed to highs not seen since the European single currency, the euro, ...

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