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Junk Bond Funds Saw $182 Mln Net Inflow In Latest Week -Lipper - Wall Street Journal

Junk Bond Funds Saw $182 Mln Net Inflow In Latest Week -Lipper
Wall Street Journal
That dip underscored how investors' risk appetite was quick to wane on signs of a correction in market prices, but since then appetite has remained somewhat positive to stable, albeit weakening in recent weeks because of the sovereign-debt crisis.

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Europe Crisis Pushes Default Swaps to Biggest Rise in 8 Months - BusinessWeek

Europe Crisis Pushes Default Swaps to Biggest Rise in 8 Months
BusinessWeek
By Sridhar Natarajan on May 18, 2012 A gauge of US corporate credit risk is set for the biggest weekly rise since September as Europe's worsening debt crisis rattles confidence. The Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index, a credit-default ...

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Moody's Starts Scoring Quality Of Junk-Bond Covenants - Wall Street Journal

Moody's Starts Scoring Quality Of Junk-Bond Covenants
Wall Street Journal
That frenzy has some investors wondering if the market for junk bonds is overheating, fuelling concerns about some recent offerings that resembled pre-crisis deals, where borrowers have had ample flexibility to the detriment of bond investors.

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Wall Street Promotes Junk Bonds as Europe Erupts - Bloomberg

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Wall Street Promotes Junk Bonds as Europe Erupts
Bloomberg
(BAC) are recommending junk bonds as Europe's sovereign-debt crisis flares and concern mounts over the strength of the US recovery. Morgan Stanley said last week that US high-yield obligations were in a “sweet spot” as borrowers cut their debt loads.

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Bonds: Treasuries Up, Junk Down In Risk-Off, With Higher Rates And Lower ... - Seeking Alpha

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Bonds: Treasuries Up, Junk Down In Risk-Off, With Higher Rates And Lower ...
Seeking Alpha
JP Morgan sees the possibility of the 10-year Treasury reaching about 1.50% yield before the European debt crisis is past one way or the other, as people seek to hide from risk. They also see the rate at about 2.75% a year from now.
10-year Treasury yield rises from near record lowBusinessWeek
TREASURIES-Bonds fall on profit-taking as worries lingerReuters
US Treasury prices edge lower, pushing yield on 10-year note up from near a ...Washington Post
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