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Longest Rally Means Selling Worst-Rated Puerto Rico: Muni Credit - San Francisco Chronicle

Longest Rally Means Selling Worst-Rated Puerto Rico: Muni Credit
San Francisco Chronicle
20 (Bloomberg) -- The longest rally in high-yield municipal bonds in five years may give investors a reason to sell debt issued by Puerto Rico, whose pension finances, indebtedness and credit rating are worse than any US state.

4 Ways Bonds Can Fit Into Your Portfolio - San Francisco Chronicle

4 Ways Bonds Can Fit Into Your Portfolio
San Francisco Chronicle
Other strategists echoed her negative sentiment, which served to send many investors fleeing from municipal bond funds and individual bond positions. Lower demand has served to push bond prices down and rates up. The rate on an AAA-rated five-year ...

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CREDIT MARKETS: Treasurys Set Yield Record As Corporates Rally - Wall Street Journal

CREDIT MARKETS: Treasurys Set Yield Record As Corporates Rally
Wall Street Journal
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities outperformed Treasurys, and municipal bonds also finished higher Thursday. Intermediate-dated Treasurys have been the stars of the post-Fed decision rally--a market-wide celebration that has ...

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Where will Ratios Go in 2012? - Bond Buyer

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Where will Ratios Go in 2012?
Bond Buyer
The higher triple-A-rated muni yields are relative to Treasury yields, measured as a percentage, the more attractive municipal bonds are relative to Treasuries. Typically, a muni-Treasury ratio north of 100% means that investors receive the tax benefit ...

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CREDIT MARKETS: 'Risk On' Aids Corporates, Lifts Safe-Haven Yields - Wall Street Journal

CREDIT MARKETS: 'Risk On' Aids Corporates, Lifts Safe-Haven Yields
Wall Street Journal
High-grade municipal bonds--also viewed as safe-haven bets--took another beating, with some yields on the triple-A muni scale jumping 10 basis points for a second straight day, following a series of record-low yields earlier in the month, according to ...

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