| 6/4/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond spreads stable; AT&T firms; financial paper mostly flat
|
| 6/4/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon, McDonalds, Goldcorp keep primary pace active; Verizon, Goldcorp firm in trading
|
| 6/3/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Onslaught of issuance continues; week's supply hits $20 billion; NextEra, Ford Credit firm
|
| 6/3/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond spreads unchanged; DirecTV gains; AT&T weakens
|
| 6/2/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads flat in front of supply; Apple firms; Wells Fargo softer
|
| 6/2/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: New month sees burst of new deals; Express, Caterpillar price tight; TJX firms; PPL eases
|
| 5/30/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds steady; Wells Fargo tightens; Tyson Foods softens
|
| 5/30/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Quiet primary closes short week; activity to resume in week ahead; Tyson active; Disney stable
|
| 5/29/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds stable; ITC notes tighten; Wells Fargo firms
|
| 5/29/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of Nova Scotia, 3M, TransAlta enter primary; Scotiabank firms; 3M mixed
|
| 5/28/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond spreads unchanged; Wells Fargo flat; Bank of America firms
|
| 5/28/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Disney upsizes, joins Enbridge, PSE&G in primary market; Wells Fargo, JPMorgan better
|
| 5/27/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads tight; Deutsche flat, Credit Suisse firms
|
| 5/27/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo, Fidelity bring new deals; Apollo upsizes; Wells Fargo, Fidelity firm in trading
|
| 5/23/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market quiet, spreads tight; RBS firms, Barclays eases in early trade
|
| 5/23/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Market quiets to wrap $30 billion week; DirecTV, AT&T trade better in secondary
|
| 5/22/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond spreads unchanged; Time Warner flat; DirecTV eases
|
| 5/22/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse sells $5 billion; L-Bank, Caterpillar price; Credit Suisse firms; Deutsche flat
|
| 5/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: JBIC, RBS, BNG price as financials dominate primary; KKR firms; ACE flat
|
| 5/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads stable; DirecTV firms; AT&T eases
|
| 5/20/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads unchanged; DirecTV remains tight; AT&T lower; Verizon firms
|
| 5/20/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner, Macy's sell as primary rush continues; SCE&G firms; Macy's, Time Warner, Aon ease
|
| 5/19/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade spreads unchanged; JPMorgan flat; AT&T better
|
| 5/19/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Amgen brings $4.5 billion; Nasdaq prices wide; DirecTV tightens; AT&T mostly better
|
| 5/16/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade spreads softer; Verizon mixed; Morgan Stanley flat
|
| 5/16/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary quiets to close active week; Prudential, Barclays notes widen in secondary
|
| 5/15/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond spreads widen; DirecTV loses ground; AT&T edges up
|
| 5/15/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: CareFusion, Volkswagen price during muted primary; DirecTV weaker, AT&T better in secondary
|
| 5/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: AT&T bonds mixed, DirecTV rises on merger talks; bond spreads tight
|
| 5/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac, Signet price as week nears $30 billion; DirecTV climbs on merger talks with AT&T
|
| 5/13/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Financials flat to slightly better; Barclays unchanged, Morgan Stanley firms
|
| 5/13/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota prices $2 billion; L-3 Communications prices tight; L-3 firms; Prudential better
|
| 5/12/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Primary gears up for busy week; spreads tighter; Caterpillar Financial firms
|
| 5/12/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Pfizer, Barclays among issuers to price about $13 billion of bonds; new paper mostly flat
|
| 5/9/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Ontario prices $1.25 billion; issuance in week ahead forecast to be 'heavy'; Verizon weaker
|
| 5/9/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads softer; financials mixed; Morgan Stanley eases; Pfizer firms
|
| 5/8/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads unchanged; Celgene firms; Apple flat
|
| 5/8/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Hasbro, Oncor price; Province of Ontario on deck; Celgene mixed; National Retail better
|
| 5/7/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Bond spreads widen; JPMorgan, Caterpillar Financial softer in early trade
|
| 5/7/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Manitoba, Excel, PG&E price as market focuses on Yellen report; DirecTV stronger, Kraft weaker
|
| 5/6/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads flat; Bank of America notes rally
|
| 5/6/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Packed primary sees Celgene, JPMorgan price; Xerox upsizes; DirecTV, AT&T better
|
| 5/5/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads unchanged; Apple long bonds firm; Morgan Stanley tightens
|
| 5/5/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: CAT Financial, USAA, Waste Management price bonds; CAT bonds tighten; National Retail firms
|
| 5/2/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Bond spreads flat; Apple, Morgan Stanley paper tighter in early trading
|
| 5/2/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: BNY Mellon brings deal; DirecTV, AT&T notes stronger on deal talk; funds lose $73 million
|
| 5/1/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade spreads flat to tighter; Apple mixed; Morgan Stanley firms
|
| 5/1/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Mattel prices tight, joins Ryder System in primary market; Ryder notes tighten; Mattel firms
|
| 4/30/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads unchanged in early trade; market focus on Fed; Apple bonds firm
|
| 4/30/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary muted as market focuses on FOMC statement; Apple bonds mixed; El Paso better
|
| 4/29/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Market focuses on behemoth Apple trade; Apple short-dated notes firm; El Paso Pipelines softer
|
| 4/29/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade spreads firm; Apple better; Morgan Stanley eases
|
| 4/28/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads open wider; Bank of America better; Morgan Stanley flat
|
| 4/28/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Toronto-Dominion Bank, Stryker bring new deals; TD Bank notes firm; Apple paper active
|
| 4/25/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday commentary: Spreads mostly flat; PNC Financial notes unchanged; SunTrust firms
|
| 4/25/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: L-Bank brings add-on to floaters due 2015; spreads mostly unchanged; Morgan Stanley widens
|
| 4/24/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday commentary: Secondary sees Morgan Stanley, PNC notes firm; spreads wider overall
|
| 4/24/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Kommunalbanken, SunTrust price as primary pace slows; spreads mostly unchanged; SunTrust flat
|
| 4/23/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday commentary: High-grade spreads continue to tighten; Fifth Third, Progressive notes firm
|
| 4/23/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, PNC Financial, Senior Housing issue bonds; new deals trade mixed in secondary
|
| 4/22/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads mostly firm; Capital One notes trade better in secondary market
|
| 4/22/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Progressive, Fifth Third hit primary market; spreads firm overall; new issues trade tighter
|
| 4/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Trading thin following Easter holiday; Wal-Mart notes mostly better
|
| 4/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials dominate post-holiday supply; Capital One, U.S. Bancorp notes firm
|
| 4/17/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade credit spreads hold tight; Morgan Stanley firms; Goldman flat
|
| 4/17/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Muted session closes shortened week; activity to pick up in week ahead; Verizon bonds weaker
|
| 4/16/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary sees issues from Nationwide, BNG; Wal-Mart notes tighten; quiet session ahead
|
| 4/16/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond market tone improves; Wal-Mart flat; Wells Fargo firms
|
| 4/15/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds edge tighter; MetLife firms; Verizon flat
|
| 4/15/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart prices to strong demand; BioMed tightens, Wal-Mart firms in aftermarket
|
| 4/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds stable at open; Goldman Sachs 10-year paper eases
|
| 4/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo prices, Kimco upsizes to start shortened week; Wells Fargo notes firm
|
| 4/11/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds extend weakness; JPMorgan eases after earnings results
|
| 4/11/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Quiet Friday wraps up $18 billion week for high-grade primary; trading thins; Verizon widens
|
| 4/10/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds open tighter on FOMC 'dovish tone'; DirecTV firms
|
| 4/10/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Ventas, Worthington Industries price tight; Exxon better; Johnson & Johnson long bonds fall
|
| 4/9/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds tighter in early trade; MetLife, Bank of America firm
|
| 4/9/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Credit Agricole, Mizuho enter primary; FHLB pricing Thursday; spreads tighten; Verizon rallies
|
| 4/8/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads weaker; financials softer; Verizon eases
|
| 4/8/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Scotiabank prices tight, joins EBRD, NWB in primary; Scotiabank edges tighter; Essex active
|
| 4/7/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads weaker; Verizon long bonds unchanged
|
| 4/7/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: MetLife prices; Nederlandse Waterschapsbank, EBRD on deck; bonds soften; MetLife firms 1 bp
|
| 4/4/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary muted as market players focus on payrolls data; Comcast, Time Warner Cable rise
|
| 4/4/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade spreads flat; Bank of America tight; Verizon better on week
|
| 4/3/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade spreads flat in early trade; DirecTV notes tighten
|
| 4/3/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Norddeutsche Landesbank, Yale bring deals ahead of jobs data; Bank of America paper tightens
|
| 4/2/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade spreads little changed; cable bonds active, Comcast firms
|
| 4/2/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Nordic Investment, Blackstone, Prospect Capital price; Blackstone tightens; Prospect Capital rises
|
| 4/1/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade spreads tight; financial paper improves in early trade
|
| 4/1/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Duke Energy price amidst 'excellent' issuance conditions; Duke firms; Citi active
|
| 3/31/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Bank of America flat to better; Goldman firms; high-grade spreads tight
|
| 3/31/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Nordea, Sunoco price; Prospect Capital eyes deal; new bonds flat to tighter in aftermarket
|
| 3/28/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds mixed; Goldman paper weaker; Verizon widens
|
| 3/28/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Slow week for primary wraps with no new deals; Bank of America paper firms; Citigroup better
|
| 3/27/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds open better after leak wider; Verizon eases; Citi weaker
|
| 3/27/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: BofA brings jumbo deal; RBS, Unicredit also price; financial paper firms in secondary market
|
| 3/26/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds tighter at open; Goldman paper better; Verizon firms
|
| 3/26/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary activity picks up as MasterCard, EDC price; Canadian Natural, MasterCard firm
|
| 3/25/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Suncorp prices; Sumitomo joins forward calendar; Suncorp firms in aftermarket; Verizon better
|
| 3/25/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade corporate bond spreads flat; Verizon eases in early trade
|
| 3/24/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads unchanged; Verizon long bonds rise
|
| 3/24/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: United Airlines sells pass-throughs; Sallie Mae prices crossovers; United Airlines rises
|
| 3/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade spreads narrow; trading volume rises; DirecTV firms
|
| 3/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Standard Chartered prices; DirecTV notes tighten; Exxon Mobil trades better
|
| 3/20/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade credit spreads open flat; Verizon long bonds firm
|
| 3/20/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Mizuho prices sole high-grade deal as lull continues; Verizon mixed; Time Warner Cable firms
|
| 3/19/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads tighten; DirecTV flat in early trade
|
| 3/19/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Hartford Healthcare prices; primary quiets as market focuses on Fed; Dominion Resources better
|
| 3/18/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads tighten; DirecTV's new notes firm
|
| 3/18/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Sweden's SEB, Macquarie Bank price; EOG Resources firms; bond spreads tighten
|
| 3/17/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond spreads flat; Verizon 5.15% notes due 2023 ease
|
| 3/17/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Exxon Mobil megadeal, SES, DirecTV price; Exxon, DirecTV flat to softer in secondary
|
| 3/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads ease; Nomura trades flat; AT&T firms
|
| 3/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Rentenbank prices as market tone remains positive; Verizon, AT&T, Time Warner Cable bonds ease
|
| 3/13/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: American Express, BlackRock hit primary market; BlackRock notes tighten; bonds widen
|
| 3/13/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads flat to tighter at open; Verizon softens
|
| 3/12/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds soften; Verizon trades flat to slightly better
|
| 3/12/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: EnLink, Nomura price as week's total nears $30 billion; energy bonds tighten
|
| 3/11/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads stable; Verizon, AT&T ease in early trade
|
| 3/11/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: National Australia Bank, QVC price; W.P. Carey, Unum upsize; Verizon paper mixed in secondary
|
| 3/10/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds open softer; AT&T notes flat in early trade
|
| 3/10/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon, Abbey National, DCP, Discover price; Discover Bank flat, Verizon notes active
|
| 3/7/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: AT&T flat; Verizon lower; high-grade spreads at bottom of range
|
| 3/7/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary market empty to close $47 billion week; General Electric firms; Viacom better
|
| 3/6/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade spreads remain tight; Citi improves; Time Warner Cable flat
|
| 3/6/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: General Electric, CF Industries, AXIS enter primary; Time Warner Cable softer
|
| 3/5/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market volume climbs; Burlington Northern flat; J.B. Hunt firms
|
| 3/5/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary market sees another frenzy of issuance; secondary volume high
|
| 3/4/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade spreads improve; J.B. Hunt flat; Time Warner Cable firms
|
| 3/4/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Packed primary sees Gilead, RBC, Coca-Cola price; Aetna, Air Lease, Pitney Bowes firm
|
| 3/3/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Rogers Communications, ConEd, Public Service, Duke Energy tap market; J.B. Hunt notes firm
|
| 3/3/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Credit spreads widen early ahead of day's primary action
|
| 2/28/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Williams Partners, Goldman Sachs 10-year paper firms in secondary market
|
| 2/27/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads soft; Goldman Sachs paper firms
|
| 2/27/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Williams, GATX price as solid demand for high-grade paper continues; Juniper, Kinross tighten
|
| 2/26/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman, Caterpillar, Colgate price as primary flood continues; Time Warner Cable, Comcast better
|
| 2/26/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade spreads near tightest levels in seven years; Cisco notes firm
|
| 2/25/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond spreads tight; CNA notes unchanged in early trade
|
| 2/25/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: PepsiCo, John Deere price during busy primary session; Piedmont Office firms
|
| 2/24/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds stable; Eli Lilly notes firm; Google trades flat
|
| 2/24/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Cisco prices $8 billion megadeal; Delphi upsizes; CNA, PG&E also price; CMS Energy notes firm
|
| 2/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Week's supply tops $20 billion; rush of supply expected for week ahead; Time Warner Cable firms
|
| 2/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Lack of paper boosts secondary; Google pulls back; Comcast notes firm
|
| 2/20/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond market eases; Comcast notes rise in early trade
|
| 2/20/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Canada, Google, Whirlpool deals price tight; Eli Lilly joins primary; Google eases, then firms
|
| 2/19/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade spreads widen marginally; Ryder notes firm; Pacific Gas mixed
|
| 2/19/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Comcast prices to strong demand; Kinder Morgan, KfW enter primary; Time Warner Cable firms
|
| 2/18/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade market prepares for supply; Time Warner Cable trades lower
|
| 2/18/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Novartis, Illinois Tool, PG&E lead $7.25 billion session; Ryder firms; Novartis eases
|
| 2/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds flat; Time Warner Cable dominates secondary market
|
| 2/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Fifth Street prices tight ahead of long weekend; Time Warner Cable notes tighten
|
| 2/13/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: EBRD prices add-on as weather quiets activity; Time Warner Cable bonds come in; Comcast widens
|
| 2/13/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Time Warner Cable tightens on merger announcement; Comcast eases
|
| 2/12/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds, CDS spreads better; Time Warner Cable lower
|
| 2/12/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Barclays, HCP tap market; IADB plans sale; Kellogg notes flat following downgrade
|
| 2/11/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds flat ahead of supply; Verizon notes firm
|
| 2/11/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: British Telecom, BofA price; Rentenbank on deck; new issues firm in secondary
|
| 2/10/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Capital One brings sole deal to high-grade primary market; Capital One mostly flat; IBM firms
|
| 2/10/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds trade flat to weaker; Deutsche Bank eases
|
| 2/7/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade credit spreads steady; Verizon long bonds tighten
|
| 2/7/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Nederlandse Waterschapsbank prices floaters; Deutsche, Goldman paper firms; spreads tighten
|
| 2/6/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds flat in early trade; Verizon long bonds widen
|
| 2/6/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM, Affiliated Managers take advantage of solid tone; Affiliated Managers, BP firm
|
| 2/5/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds 'stable' in early trade; Verizon notes mixed
|
| 2/5/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: BP Capital, Enterprise Products bring deals as positive tone holds; AT&T mixed
|
| 2/4/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds open session mostly weaker; Goldman firms
|
| 2/4/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Vepco, Webster Financial price as market tone improves; new paper tightens in aftermarket
|
| 2/3/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Hyundai Capital prices lone high-grade new issue; Hyundai Capital firms; spreads widen
|
| 2/3/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Financials flat to weaker in early trade; JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley ease
|
| 1/31/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds weak in morning session; Orange notes ease
|
| 1/31/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: January supply tops $113 billion; Time Warner Cable bonds improve in secondary
|
| 1/30/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds widen in early trade; Bank of America eases
|
| 1/30/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Orange, Verizon bring new deals; Orange notes firm; bond spreads tighten
|
| 1/29/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary halts as market focuses on Fed statement; bonds widen; financial paper mixed
|
| 1/29/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond spreads widen; financials trade better than issuance
|
| 1/28/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds better in early trade; Verizon tightens
|
| 1/28/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: BB&T, BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs tap market; spreads firm; BB&T trades tighter in secondary
|
| 1/27/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds tighten at start of week; Verizon paper mixed
|
| 1/27/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: U.S. Bancorp prices as primary activity slows; U.S. Bancorp firms, Time Warner Cable flat
|
| 1/24/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds widen in early trade; JPMorgan Chase paper eases
|
| 1/24/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Week closes with no primary activity; new issues widen; Morgan Stanley weak
|
| 1/23/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds soft at open; financial paper mixed in early trade
|
| 1/23/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Textron, Kroger price tight; Ares Capital adds on; new Kroger, Textron notes firm in trading
|
| 1/22/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Anheuser-Busch prices to strong demand, is mixed in secondary; Ally, SoCal Edison hit market
|
| 1/22/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds mixed in early trade; Morgan Stanley paper firms
|
| 1/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond spreads open tighter; Bank of America, Wells Fargo better
|
| 1/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, General Mills enter high-grade primary; JPMorgan firms; Verizon rallies
|
| 1/17/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Early trading quiet ahead of long weekend; Bank of America paper firms
|
| 1/17/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: IADB, Freddie Mac price; week's supply tops $30 billion; spreads unchanged; ONE Gas flat
|
| 1/16/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary action calm; Wells Fargo, NY Life price; Legg Mason firms; Time Warner Cable tightens
|
| 1/16/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: New issues mixed in early trade; Bank of America flat; Toyota firms
|
| 1/15/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds tighten; Time Warner Cable flat in early trade
|
| 1/15/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials dominate yet again as BofA, KfW price; spreads tighten; Time Warner Cable unchanged
|
| 1/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds flat to weaker; Simon Property Group unchanged
|
| 1/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: John Deere, Rentenbank tap market; EDF prices hybrids; spreads firm; Time Warner Cable active
|
| 1/13/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds open slightly wider; Hewlett-Packard notes ease
|
| 1/13/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac, BPCE price as session's supply tops $10 billion; Simon, ONE Gas firm; spreads widen
|
| 1/10/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds flat at open; General Electric Capital firms
|
| 1/10/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Muted session ends $30 billion week; Total Capital, GE Capital firm; Hewlett-Packard flat
|
| 1/9/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Mondelez, Hewlett-Packard price; Fannie Mae sells Benchmark Notes; HP firms; Mondelez flat
|
| 1/9/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds firm at open; Verizon mixed in early trade
|
| 1/8/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Credit spreads ease; AutoZone notes tighten in early trade; Verizon widens
|
| 1/8/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Total Capital bring new deals to primary; GE firms; Total Capital mixed in trading
|
| 1/7/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds flat to wider ahead of supply; FedEx bonds unchanged
|
| 1/7/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Union Pacific, Rabobank lead high-grade deal surge; AutoZone firms, Union Pacific mixed
|
| 1/6/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary activity resumes as FedEx, Berkshire price; FedEx, Rowan notes firm in trading
|
| 1/6/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade market gears up for active session; Verizon firms
|
| 1/3/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade market quiet; Verizon, AT&T paper active in light trade
|
| 1/3/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Rentenbank brings add-on to close quiet week; high-grade volume low; AT&T bonds active
|
| 1/2/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade market quiet at start of new year; AT&T's long bonds active
|
| 1/2/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade market quiet; Fannie Mae passes; trading thin in AutoZone bonds
|
| 12/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary likely shutdown for 2013; volume drops in thin trading; Verizon paper tightens
|
| 12/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade market quiet in pre-holiday trade; Verizon firms
|
| 12/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary lull continues; Verizon notes tighten over session; Time Warner Cable flat
|
| 12/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Slow week wraps with quiet Friday; spreads tighten in thin trade; Verizon notes rise
|
| 12/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market activity slows; trading thin; Verizon Communications paper tightens
|
| 12/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Financial paper firms on Fed taper; Royal Bank of Scotland tightens
|
| 12/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Freddie Mac prices add-on; bond spreads firm; Royal Bank of Scotland notes tighten
|
| 12/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade market quiet ahead of FOMC; Verizon, Time Warner Cable firm
|
| 12/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade new issue market empty; spreads firm on Federal Reserve tapering; trades thin
|
| 12/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade spreads stable; Verizon better in early trading action
|
| 12/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary market sees no new issues, quiet week expected; Kroger steady; Time Warner Cable firms
|
| 12/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade spreads firm; Time Warner Cable rallies; telecom tightens
|
| 12/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Kroger, RBS bring new issues ahead of FOMC meeting; Kroger firms; Time Warner Cable tightens
|
| 12/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond spreads tighten in early trade; Verizon improves
|
| 12/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: American Airlines prices as market quiets; spreads flat; Sysco a bit better; Arch Capital flat
|
| 12/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds steady in early trade; Time Warner Cable active
|
| 12/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: MassMutual Global prices high-grade sole deal; Time Warner notes trade mixed in secondary
|
| 12/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds open 'tad' weaker; Crane tightens in trade
|
| 12/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Rockwell Collins, Time Warner, SLM price amidst positive tone; long bonds tighten
|
| 12/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Scotiabank, John Deere hit primary market as activity resumes; new issues firm
|
| 12/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads hold tight; Sysco improves; AT&T firms
|
| 12/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Sysco, Time Warner Cable bonds widen in early trade; Genworth eases
|
| 12/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Discover Bank prices add-on during muted session; Discover Bank, CVS notes tighten
|
| 12/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Genworth Holdings, Ameren Illinois notes firm in secondary trading
|
| 12/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary silent as market focused on jobs data; $20 billion expected for week ahead
|
| 12/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade spreads flat to tighter on quiet morning; Federal Realty firms
|
| 12/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Genworth Holdings, AvalonBay price as strong tone holds; new issues trade better in secondary
|
| 12/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Recent sales from Nordstrom, Xerox trade tighter in secondary market
|
| 12/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Thermo Fisher prices; Federal Realty, Retail Opportunity tap market, firm in trading
|
| 12/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade spreads slightly weaker; Starbucks notes trade better in secondary
|
| 12/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft, Xerox, Nordstrom price as positive tone continues; new deals trade better
|
| 12/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Activity to pick up to start December; Advance Auto, Schlumberger notes firm
|
| 12/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Johnson & Johnson, CVS, Starbucks bring new deals; Starbucks firms in secondary
|
| 11/27/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Time Warner Cable widens in thin pre-holiday trade; volume light
|
| 11/27/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: American Airlines prices; busy December forecast; Time Warner Cable backs off weakness
|
| 11/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary action slows; Macquarie notes tighten; AT&T slightly better in trade
|
| 11/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Time Warner Cable softer, Advance Auto notes flat in early trade
|
| 11/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond spreads firm; Time Warner Cable active in morning trade
|
| 11/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Schlumberger, Advance Auto Parts, Duke Realty tap market; new issues tighten in trade
|
| 11/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads narrow; Caterpillar Financial firms
|
| 11/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary muted to end busy week of issuance; Time Warner Cable volatile on takeover reports
|
| 11/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond spreads unchanged; AT&T, Verizon flat in early trade
|
| 11/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: NAB, KeyBank join DDR, Aon in primary market; CBL, DDR notes tighten in trading
|
| 11/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds flat ahead of heavy calendar; Sempra Energy unchanged
|
| 11/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary pace slows as AT&T, Lloyds price; new Tyco notes tighten in secondary
|
| 11/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads unchanged to tighter; Norfolk Southern flat
|
| 11/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Mylan, Caterpillar, BB&T continue high-grade primary rush; new issues trade flat to tighter
|
| 11/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads tighten in early trade; bank paper firms
|
| 11/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac, Honeywell, Capital One price deals in packed primary; new issues mixed in late trade
|
| 11/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds hold tight despite bank downgrades; trade sizes fall
|
| 11/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Huntington National prices, meets demand; Goldman, BNY recover from weak early secondary
|
| 11/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Thomson Reuters, State Street, Ares price as market activity spikes; Potomac Electric tightens
|
| 11/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond spreads unchanged at start of day; AT&T trades flat
|
| 11/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Shell tightens; Williams Partners, Air Lease widen in morning session
|
| 11/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Volkswagen, BNY Mellon price amidst cautious market tone; BNY, Corning firm on offered side
|
| 11/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds little changed in early trade; primary busy
|
| 11/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Shell, Williams Partners, Goldman hit primary market; Air Lease notes rise in secondary
|
| 11/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds flat on strong jobs report; Delmarva unchanged
|
| 11/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: American Water prices; rush of issuance to continue in week ahead; bonds firm in thin trading
|
| 11/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Ford tightens 10 bps; Bank of America notes better in early trade
|
| 11/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Mosaic, MetLife price, adding to week's massive supply; bonds widen over afternoon
|
| 11/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds 'tad tighter' in early trade; busy primary ahead
|
| 11/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Ford price, primary spree continues; new issues tighten, Invesco firms 5 bps
|
| 11/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds mixed in early trade; new issues better
|
| 11/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary flooded with new deals; spreads weaken; new bonds tighten
|
| 11/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds tighten modestly at open; Santander firms on offered side
|
| 11/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Philip Morris, Monsanto, Praxair hit market amidst 'very strong' tone; bonds flat on day
|
| 11/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary market empty, 'busy November' ahead; Santander off tights, Citi flat in secondary
|
| 11/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade market mostly quiet in early trade; Santander tightens
|
| 10/31/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond market quiet; Procter & Gamble firms; Verizon mixed
|
| 10/31/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Santander UK, Citigroup, Export Development Canada price; Diamond Offshore Drilling notes firm
|
| 10/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds 'range-bound' on FOMC wait; Verizon active
|
| 10/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Proctor & Gamble, Colgate price as primary pauses; Coca-Cola, LabCorp 10-year notes tighten
|
| 10/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds open tighter; new issues firm in trade
|
| 10/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Coca-Cola, Altera, LabCorp continue primary frenzy; Coca-Cola, LabCorp trade flat to better
|
| 10/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade spreads flat in quiet trade; ABN Amro eases
|
| 10/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Altria Group, Colgate, Italy's Intesa hit market with new deals; new Flowserve notes firm
|
| 10/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: ABN flat, Citigroup eases in early trading; spreads in 'holding pattern'
|
| 10/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: No slowdown in sight for high-grade primary; Bristol-Myers notes flat; ABN slightly wider
|
| 10/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads open unchanged to tighter; Citi flat
|
| 10/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Bristol-Myers, Bank of Nova Scotia, Prologis price as strong tone continues; ABN Amro firms
|
| 10/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Bonds widen in early trading; Yum! Brands, SunTrust tighten from issuance
|
| 10/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: U.S. high-grade primary quiet as KfW, EIB price; bond spreads ease; Union Pacific tightens
|
| 10/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: SunTrust, Yum! price following 'lackluster' jobs report; Wells Fargo rises; Citi improves
|
| 10/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Bonds rally on poor jobs report; Wells Fargo firms; Citigroup widens
|
| 10/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Bonds open flat; volatile week likely on backlog of data; Verizon rises
|
| 10/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Toyota Motor Credit price new deals; new Leucadia notes firm
|
| 10/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Bank of America firms 10 bps; Dominion Gas better in morning session
|
| 10/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Solid week ends with no new high-grade issuance; paper trades mostly better in quiet session
|
| 10/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade market opens flat to wider; Wrigley notes tighten in secondary
|
| 10/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Dominion Gas, CSX price; JPMorgan, Wrigley firm as market improves
|
| 10/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds trade flat ahead of debt ceiling deadline
|
| 10/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Wrigley brings new five-part deal; Wrigley's longer-dated notes firm 7 bps; bonds improve
|
| 10/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds open unchanged; Berkshire Hathaway notes rise
|
| 10/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Packaging Corp., Leucadia National price as shutdown continues; new issues trade better
|
| 10/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds mostly flat; Darden Restaurants' bonds quiet
|
| 10/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: IADB prices; Duke Energy eases in thin trading; Darden Restaurants widens on offered side
|
| 10/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade market rebounds from weakness; Verizon, AT&T tighten
|
| 10/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary market quiets as market tone improves; Duke Energy notes tighten 7 bps
|
| 10/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Carnival prices after widening guidance; Berkshire Hathaway, Duke Energy flat; market quiet
|
| 10/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Berkshire Hathaway, John Deere Capital mostly flat; market tone tepid
|
| 10/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market quiet; Verizon long bonds ease, Ford paper flat in early trading
|
| 10/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Berkshire Hathaway, John Deere price; new issues tighten; credit spreads widen
|
| 10/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds widen; Verizon notes rise in trading
|
| 10/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empty as second week of shutdown begins; Verizon long bonds focus of secondary action
|
| 10/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade market 'muted' amid government shutdown; Citi rises; Cox falls
|
| 10/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: 'Typical' muted Friday sees players focused on shutdown; Time Warner Cable flat; trading light
|
| 10/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade credit spreads flat; Origin Energy, TransCanada Pipelines firm
|
| 10/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: American Honda, Petrofac see demand despite shutdown; bonds mixed in thin trading; IP&L weaker
|
| 10/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds ease in heavy early trading; telecom sector active
|
| 10/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuance rolls on as TransCanada, Origin Energy price; Health Care REIT firms
|
| 10/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads flat in light trading; telecom unchanged
|
| 10/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Southwest, BPCE, ICE price despite government shutdown; new issues tighten in trading
|
| 9/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Bonds flat on month-end window-dressing, possible government shutdown
|
| 9/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar taps floaters amidst primary pause, quiet month-end clean-up; BHP mostly flat
|
| 9/27/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds unchanged; mutual funds hold higher share of market
|
| 9/27/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae, IADB price to close packed week; Ford eases; Verizon firms; Time Warner widens
|
| 9/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Ford, Credit Agricole price as pace takes toll on investors; BHP better; Verizon holds tight
|
| 9/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds flat in early session; AT&T widens
|
| 9/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds firm in early session in front of heavy deal line-up
|
| 9/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary pace continues as BHP, Wal-Mart, BMO price; Verizon firms; Time Warner Cable 'volatile'
|
| 9/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade credit spreads widen in early trading activity
|
| 9/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Flow of deals continues as Edwards, TVA, Liberty price; Marriott, Marsh & McLennan notes firm
|
| 9/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: BP, Ralph Lauren, Standard Chartered hit primary; new deals trade better in secondary market
|
| 9/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Time Warner Cable, Citigroup, Cummins bonds widen in early trading
|
| 9/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds flat in quiet Friday morning session
|
| 9/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Ontario sells five-year notes during muted day; Cummins, Nissan bonds better in quiet trading
|
| 9/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade credit firms; Verizon notes ease from recent tights
|
| 9/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Packed primary sees Citigroup, Nissan sell following Fed statement; Cummins, TTX trade tighter
|
| 9/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: New investment-grade bonds better; Enel up in quiet market ahead of FOMC
|
| 9/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: No new deals, as market focuses on FOMC; HSBC, Enel issues better in trading
|
| 9/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade credit spreads softer in early trading
|
| 9/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: HSBC, SLM sell new deals; HSBC firms; Spectra Energy notes mixed; Peco Energy flat
|
| 9/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Positive tone pushes Peco, Spectra to primary; Verizon tightens; telecom sector weak
|
| 9/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds tighten; Verizon notes firm in early trading
|
| 9/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Verizon notes active as demand pushes prices 3-7 points higher
|
| 9/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Final day of record week sees no new deals; Credit Agricole details sale; Reynolds tightens
|
| 9/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Verizon tranches tighten; investment-grade bonds open softer
|
| 9/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Reynolds, Energy Transfer, MidAmerican hit primary; Verizon longer-dated tranches firm again
|
| 9/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon prices record-breaking deal; one Verizon tranche tightens nearly 70 bps in secondary
|
| 9/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds open tighter; session 'all about Verizon'
|
| 9/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Credit spreads tighten; Verizon wider ahead of deal offering; Dell softer
|
| 9/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW, Kommuninvest price as market awaits Verizon deal; Verizon widens as telecom sector firms
|
| 9/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds continue to tighten; market eyes Verizon as bonds widen
|
| 9/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: PSE&G, Oneok Partners price with all eyes on Verizon; Dell softer ahead of shareholder vote
|
| 9/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds firm after job data; AT&T widens; Kohl's flat
|
| 9/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Busy week ends with no new issuance, Verizon on horizon; spreads tighten; CDS costs decline
|
| 9/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds softer; Verizon heavily traded
|
| 9/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: TD Bank, Kohl's sell ahead of expected Verizon deal; Kohl's tightens; Verizon notes widen
|
| 9/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Royal Bank of Canada, Lowe's, BB&T among issuers to pack session with deals; bonds mixed
|
| 9/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds open wider; Caterpillar Financial tightens
|
| 9/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Home Depot, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi sell in packed primary; telecom bonds improve
|
| 8/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Credit spreads flat; Verizon, Vodafone trade wider; Viacom tightens
|
| 8/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary activity to pick up in week ahead; Verizon eases; secondary quiet on month-end cleanup
|
| 8/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Verizon widens on Vodafone talks; Viacom better in trading
|
| 8/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Kommunalbanken reopens floaters; Viacom notes trade 10 bps-17 bps better; CDS costs decline
|
| 8/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds wider on Syria concerns; traders on 'sidelines'
|
| 8/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Swedish Export Credit, EIB hit primary with new issues; bonds 'lackluster' in secondary trading
|
| 8/27/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds move wider; CDX eases 3.25 bps
|
| 8/27/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar, IFC price amidst Syria concerns; investment-grade bonds weaker, CDS costs widen
|
| 8/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary issuance quiet as late-summer lull sets in; Santander better; Broadridge unchanged
|
| 8/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade paper flat on low volume; Santander firms early in session
|
| 8/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade paper firms; Santander tightens more than 10 bps
|
| 8/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW sells floaters; session mostly quiet with desks thinly staffed; Santander trades better
|
| 8/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade spreads firm; Southern, Abbey National notes tighten
|
| 8/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Santander Holdings prices amidst 'cautious' tone; new paper tightens in secondary market
|
| 8/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds open mostly better; Abbey National notes firm 8 bps
|
| 8/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Southern, Fannie Mae bring new deals; Abbey National notes tighten; credit spreads widen
|
| 8/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads narrow; Entergy Louisiana trades 1 bp better
|
| 8/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: DTE, Abbey National price as tone improves; PNC trades 2 bps tighter; credit spreads firm
|
| 8/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds extend move wider; JPMorgan flat; Broadridge firms
|
| 8/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Western Union, Entergy price bonds; high-grade paper weaker as Treasuries sell off
|
| 8/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds mostly flat to wider on low volumes; JPMorgan better
|
| 8/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empty; issuance expected to slow during upcoming week; recent deals mixed
|
| 8/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads soften
|
| 8/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary market muted as Treasuries yields climb; JPMorgan widens; high-grade bonds ease
|
| 8/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: American Tower, JPMorgan, McCormick sell amidst 'cautious' tone; new deals trading better
|
| 8/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds widen; Burlington eases, Paccar tightens
|
| 8/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bonds narrow in early trading; Viacom tightens
|
| 8/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Burlington, Lincoln, CA price as primary remains busy; Burlington flat, Paccar firmer
|
| 8/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Ford, Wells Fargo firm, Procter & Gamble eases
|
| 8/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Prudential, Viacom join utilities in primary; Viacom weighs on sector in secondary; Westar firms
|
| 8/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Boston Scientific five-year notes tighten; Procter & Gamble eases
|
| 8/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary quiets to close busy week; Wells Fargo flat; bank/brokerage CDS costs rise
|
| 8/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary sees 'surprise rush' of new deals; secondary focuses on new issues
|
| 8/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond market flat; Berkshire Hathaway notes improve
|
| 8/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Hospira, Moody's tap market; Shell International's long bonds tighten in quiet trading
|
| 8/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: SABMiller, Berkshire, AIG sell deals in busy primary; secondary market sees second light day
|
| 8/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade market 'soft and squishy'; Consumers Energy bonds firm
|
| 8/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds flat to wider; Ford eases; Huntington Bancshares firms
|
| 8/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Total Capital sells $3 billion, Discover Bank prices tight; new issues trade mostly better
|
| 8/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Ford's 4.375% notes due 2023 wider as market focuses on Fed purchases
|
| 8/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: BNY sells floaters during quiet session to end week; Celgene notes firm; Time Warner rallies
|
| 8/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond market activity surges early in Thursday session
|
| 8/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Celgene, Ford, United Airlines sales bring primary back to life; financials, new issues firm
|
| 7/31/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Early market focus on Fed rate decision; IBM 10-year notes hold tighter
|
| 7/31/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: American Airlines sells pass-through certificates; spreads move sideways; Huntington firms
|
| 7/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Huntington, WellPoint price; high-grade bonds a 'touch' tighter, Halliburton long bonds firm
|
| 7/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds firm in quiet start to market; IBM, Halliburton tighter
|
| 7/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Positive tone to high-grade market to start week; PepsiCo notes move wider
|
| 7/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM, Halliburton, Kinder Morgan sell multi-tranche deals; new IBM, Piedmont notes trade better
|
| 7/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Recent deals trading better in secondary market despite muted session
|
| 7/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuance to stay strong in coming week; Bank of New York Mellon, PepsiCo notes trade better
|
| 7/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: PepsiCo, Bank of New York, Travelers bring bonds; PepsiCo notes move tighter in secondary
|
| 7/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads wider to start session; Nucor notes trading better in secondary
|
| 7/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Recent ING U.S. notes seeing demand, trading better in secondary
|
| 7/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: AmEx, Daimler, Westpac, RBC bring large deals to primary; Nucor, AmEx notes meet demand
|
| 7/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Active high-grade bond market pace continues; PNC, Schwab notes firm
|
| 7/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: ING U.S., John Deere sell as earnings continue; spreads open tighter, flat to close session
|
| 7/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond spreads firm to start week; recent BofA notes better
|
| 7/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo, Schwab, PNC price as earnings in spotlight; new Schwab notes firm in secondary
|
| 7/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Quiet Friday session ends strong week in secondary; Kroger, Citi notes firm
|
| 7/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary turns quiet; week's issuance beats expectations; Citi, BofA, Kroger firm in secondary
|
| 7/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Citi, NAB bring primary back to life; Kroger, Citi deals meet strong demand
|
| 7/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Players prepare for active session; recent Goldman notes trade better
|
| 7/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: New issues meet strong demand, Goldman Sachs firm in secondary
|
| 7/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Sovereigns rule as EDC, IADB fill corporate void; secondary tone positive as Goldman firms
|
| 7/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Positive tone holds; CIBC notes trade slightly better in secondary market
|
| 7/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman sells post-earnings; RBC, Japan Tobacco bring deals; CIBC notes tighter in secondary
|
| 7/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: CIBC deal opens modest week, Wells Fargo brings preferreds; economic data slows market pace
|
| 7/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond market opens week on positive note; recent deals tighten
|
| 7/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: LyondellBasell notes trade tighter in high-grade secondary bond market
|
| 7/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuers take break ahead of $10 billion-$15 billion forecast; new issues see demand
|
| 7/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market rallies following Bernanke's comments; recent issues tighten
|
| 7/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: LyondellBasell, BMO, Sumitomo Mitsui add to week's haul; MetLife firms; market tone positive
|
| 7/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market tone falters following positive session; GE, Allegheny notes firm
|
| 7/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Scotiabank, Southern, Mitsubishi price ahead of Fed minutes; new issues firm amidst market rally
|
| 7/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Duke Energy, PPL Electric recent deals see strong demand in secondary
|
| 7/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Oracle, GE Capital lead return of big high-grade corporate deals; GE, Allegheny notes firm
|
| 7/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Market heralds return of new bonds as Duke Energy unit, PPL price; spreads widen, PPL flat
|
| 7/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: ITC notes slightly better as overall high-grade market mostly flat
|
| 7/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade secondary market sees low trade volume; spreads move wider
|
| 7/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary market empty; issuers expected to be wary Monday; secondary sees low volume
|
| 7/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads mostly flat in secondary market ahead of July Fourth holiday
|
| 7/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers remain on sidelines ahead of holiday, jobs numbers; spreads flat during shortened session
|
| 7/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW prices floaters, new corporate trades on hold; positive tone continues in muted secondary
|
| 7/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Positive tone continues, though market activity quiet ahead of holiday
|
| 7/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market opens to positive tone, though light issuance expected; ITC widens
|
| 7/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade supply wanes amid continued credit losses; ITC notes weaken despite positive tone
|
| 6/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Recent ITC Holdings notes firm slightly in secondary market
|
| 6/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: TransCanada sale ends lackluster June for new deals; secondary market sees light flows
|
| 6/27/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond spreads mostly flat in muted session; ITC notes tighten
|
| 6/27/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: DNA Alpha sells pass-throughs; primary digests Fed comments; recent ITC Holdings notes weaken
|
| 6/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: British Telecom notes see demand, secondary spreads open tighter
|
| 6/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: ITC Holdings brings modest deal, DNA Alpha to sell pass-throughs; ITC notes trade better
|
| 6/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: British Telecom, British Airways brave volatility with deals; British Telecom, Agilent firm
|
| 6/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade market tone improves, Agilent notes firm
|
| 6/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday commentary: Volatile climate continues for high-grade bond market, Agilent notes better
|
| 6/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Credit fears keep primary empty, supply may return Tuesday; volatility continues in secondary
|
| 6/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday commentary: Agilent Technologies bonds slightly better following weak session
|
| 6/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Turbulent week meets projections; tone weighs on coming week's supply; Agilent notes weaken
|
| 6/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Solar Star, NRW.Bank tap primary as yields rise; Agilent notes weaken, CDS costs balloon out
|
| 6/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday commentary: High-grade secondary bond spreads widen on heels of FOMC; Agilent weaker
|
| 6/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Agilent notes firm, market pace slows ahead of FOMC announcement
|
| 6/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuers stand down on Fed announcement; spreads widen in secondary; Agilent weakens
|
| 6/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Chevron notes see demand, trade better in secondary market
|
| 6/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Mylan, Agilent, Boston Properties among deals ahead of Fed; Agilent notes trade weaker
|
| 6/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Rio Tinto's new notes trading better in high-grade secondary market
|
| 6/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Chevron brings monster trade, joins Ingersoll, O'Reilly Auto; spreads in secondary market firm
|
| 6/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Liberty Mutual Group's notes trade better amid volatile market
|
| 6/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Tone improvement lures Rio Tinto, BB&T, Eaton Vance to primary market; Rio Tinto notes tighten
|
| 6/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Liberty Mutual, EPR price upsized trades; Liberty, Pacific Gas notes trade tighter
|
| 6/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads in high-grade secondary perform better; Pacific Gas notes tighten
|
| 6/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Tone improves; Duke Energy notes firm; South Carolina Electric & Gas wider
|
| 6/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Pacific G&E, Baltimore G&E, CAT sell in more constructive primary; Pacific Gas notes firm
|
| 6/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade secondary market tone weak; Duke, South Carolina E&G notes tighten
|
| 6/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuers stand down on market tone; spreads trade weaker overall in secondary market
|
| 6/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Duke Energy, SC E&G lead utility issuers; Zions upsizes; new issues tighten amidst muted tone
|
| 6/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade market sees continued volatility; Aflac notes weaken
|
| 6/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Recent issues from Allstate, Aflac trade better in secondary market
|
| 6/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary sees no new issues; issuance expected to remain modest; Allstate, Aflac trade better
|
| 6/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond market activity muted; Allstate's new notes widen
|
| 6/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empty on ECB meeting, coming jobs numbers; Allstate notes tighten in secondary
|
| 6/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Recent Allstate deal 'not seeing much flow,' mixed in secondary trading
|
| 6/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota prices floaters; primary tone remains sour; Tuesday's Allstate notes firm in trading
|
| 6/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Recent deals trade mixed in secondary following 'rough' open to week
|
| 6/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Baxter sells to fund acquisition; Allstate, SEK tap market; recent deals mixed in secondary
|
| 6/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: EMC, Beam, Aflac among primary issuers; secondary spreads rebound slightly following weak open
|
| 6/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary high-grade bond market sees weak open; Roper notes trade tighter
|
| 5/31/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Florida Power, Roper Industries notes mixed in secondary market trading
|
| 5/31/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Modest week ends with no new supply; issuers in 'coupon shock'; Roper notes weaken in trading
|
| 5/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Alexandria Real Estate notes widen as market volatility continues
|
| 5/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Florida Power, Hospitality Properties, Roper among day's sellers; secondary sees volatility
|
| 5/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Alexandria sells; GECC offers hybrid; secondary spreads widen during 'very volatile' session
|
| 5/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads in high-grade secondary market widen; new Pfizer notes weaker
|
| 5/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade secondary sees Analog notes widen following long weekend
|
| 5/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Pfizer returns to market with $4 billion trade; Northrop, Agrium price; Pfizer notes firm
|
| 5/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Entergy notes flat; Analog Devices notes weaken in trading
|
| 5/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers hold out until after Memorial Day holiday; Entergy Arkansas flat; Analog Devices wider
|
| 5/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Activity 'winding down' ahead of weekend; Entergy Arkansas notes firm
|
| 5/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Council of Europe prices; issuers shift sales to coming week; Glencore notes trade mixed
|
| 5/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: PPL Capital Funding sees demand, trading better in secondary market
|
| 5/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Glencore, Analog Devices, Entergy among corporate trades; Analog weakens; Entergy firms
|
| 5/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: PPL, Aon, Deutsche Bank mingle with sovereign names in primary
|
| 5/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: CF Industries notes trading better in high-grade secondary market
|
| 5/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Merck notes trade tighter in high-grade secondary market
|
| 5/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: CF Industries, Kimberly-Clark lead week of modest volume; new issues trading flat to tighter
|
| 5/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Recent Morgan Stanley notes trading flat in secondary market
|
| 5/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Week's issuance exceeds expectations; supply set to decrease; Morgan Stanley slightly weaker
|
| 5/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Reuters, DDR price amid Fed comments; Dell bonds flat following earnings
|
| 5/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market digests Merck's large offering, notes trade tighter
|
| 5/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market tone weakens; recent deals trading mixed in secondary market
|
| 5/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Merck sells in six parts; AmEx, Total System price; Merck deal in focus in secondary market
|
| 5/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Covidien notes trade better; AGL Capital weakens in secondary market
|
| 5/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota, Hershey, Kimco among sellers in 'off' primary; recent deals mostly better in secondary
|
| 5/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Perrigo notes continue to trade better in high-grade secondary market
|
| 5/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Covidien, AGL Capital, Northern States, Consumers among sellers; Covidien, Perrigo notes firm
|
| 5/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Perrigo notes trading tighter in high-grade secondary market
|
| 5/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals absent from high-grade market; BNY sells preferreds; Perrigo firms; JPMorgan weakens
|
| 5/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: ANZ, Perrigo, Paccar tap market; Perrigo's new notes trade tighter in slower secondary market
|
| 5/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Berkshire Hathaway notes trade better in sluggish secondary market
|
| 5/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Citigroup, BP Capital notes trade better in secondary market
|
| 5/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, HSBC, Berkshire Hathaway sell in packed primary; Berkshire firms; Oklahoma G&E wider
|
| 5/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Ford, Federal Realty notes tighten in secondary; Xcel slightly weaker
|
| 5/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi, BP Capital, Nordea, Hyatt among sellers in busy primary; new recent deals mostly tighter
|
| 5/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Ford, Xcel, Federal Realty, Piedmont price to start week; Xcel trades tighter; IBM bonds mixed
|
| 5/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market gears up for busy week; Ford eyes deal; IBM notes mixed in secondary
|
| 5/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Apple's new bonds remain trading centerpiece; IBM bonds seen mixed
|
| 5/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Week's $35 billion issuance tops estimates; Apple bonds 'put away'; IBM trades stronger
|
| 5/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Texas Instruments, Corporate Office deals trading flat to weaker in secondary
|
| 5/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM snags record-low rate; Loews, TD Bank price; new paper unchanged to tighter in secondary
|
| 5/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Apple's record-setting bond offering in demand, trades tighter
|
| 5/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Texas Instruments, Pearson, Corporate Office price; new deals firm in trading, Apple active
|
| 4/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: All eyes on Apple's first bond; Colgate, McDonald's notes trade weaker
|
| 4/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Apple brings record $17 billion deal, joins Boeing, RBC in primary; Apple notes trade tighter
|
| 4/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Barrick Gold, Altria, McDonald's, Colgate sell to high demand; new deals trade tighter in secondary
|
| 4/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade secondary bond market going strong; Microsoft bonds firm
|
| 4/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Microsoft bonds trade better in high-grade secondary; quiet Friday expected
|
| 4/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: SunTrust prices, closing out productive week; Microsoft bonds trade tighter in secondary
|
| 4/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market's positive tone holds; Cox Communications, Citigroup notes wider
|
| 4/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman, Regions add to financial supply; Microsoft prices; new, recent deals trade weaker
|
| 4/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Cox, JPMorgan, Citigroup price in packed primary; new issues see continued demand in secondary
|
| 4/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads unchanged to wider in secondary market; NIKE bonds in demand
|
| 4/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond market picks up pace; Morgan Stanley firms
|
| 4/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: NIKE sees strong demand; TD adds tranche; tone positive in secondary; Morgan Stanley firms
|
| 4/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market sees AutoZone notes slightly wider
|
| 4/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley brings four-part sale to lead modest week; Morgan Stanley's existing bonds mixed
|
| 4/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads tighten in secondary; recent AutoZone deal trading better
|
| 4/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Week ends with little issuance, but uptick seen ahead; secondary spreads tighten to wrap week
|
| 4/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market trading better; Hartford Financial Services notes firm
|
| 4/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Scotiabank, BPCE, AutoZone, Goldman, National Rural bring deals; new deals trade mostly wider
|
| 4/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Foreign issuers Telefonica, Kommunalbanken price amid earnings; trading 'weak' in secondary
|
| 4/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Bond spreads widen overall; Hartford Financial notes slightly weaker
|
| 4/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade secondary market sees Hartford Financial notes trading better
|
| 4/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: New issue activity stagnates as earnings season kicks off; Hartford Financial notes firm
|
| 4/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market pace muted as spreads weaken; Fidelity National notes trade wider
|
| 4/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Hartford prices $300 million 30-year notes; Fidelity tighter; bank, broker CDS costs rise
|
| 4/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade issuance expected to decline; sales from big banks possible; Fidelity weaker
|
| 4/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bond spreads widen in trading, Fidelity National notes weaken
|
| 4/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Positive tone continues in high-grade market as bank paper trades tighter
|
| 4/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Kommuninvest, VeriSign crossover deal price in quiet market; Fidelity National notes tighter
|
| 4/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond market sees strong open; NiSource bonds firm
|
| 4/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: FIS, Credit Agricole, US Airways tap market as Fed minutes released; spreads firm in secondary
|
| 4/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: FedEx's $750 million notes trades tighter in secondary market
|
| 4/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: NiSource, Reliance Steel, National Retail price on day of modest volume; bank paper mostly tighter
|
| 4/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Wal-Mart notes trade mostly tighter in secondary market
|
| 4/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Dollar General brings $1.3 billion of senior notes; FedEx sells $750 million of 10-year notes
|
| 4/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High grade ends unchanged despite jobs data; upcoming deal volume seen modest; Wal-Mart firms
|
| 4/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Positive tone to secondary as Wal-Mart tightens
|
| 4/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Colonial Pipeline notes trading tighter in secondary market
|
| 4/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart sells $5 billion; BMO prices dual tranches; spreads in secondary market move tighter
|
| 4/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads largely unchanged as recent deals trade mixed in secondary
|
| 4/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Sanofi, Avery Dennison, Barclays price as supply grows; Colonial Pipeline notes trade flat
|
| 4/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Home Depot, Boston Properties, Kerry Group price as tone improves; new issues tighten in trading
|
| 4/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: International Flavors notes trading better in secondary market
|
| 4/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: General Electric Capital notes trading tighter in secondary market
|
| 4/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: International Flavors prices in quiet post-holiday primary; notes firm in secondary market
|
| 3/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Bond market quiets to close shortened week; GE notes slightly tighter
|
| 3/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: April issuance seen modest; coming week's volume uncertain; GE Capital notes weaker
|
| 3/27/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: General Electric Capital notes trade wider; American Campus slightly weaker
|
| 3/27/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: SEK sells bonds as low issuance volume continues; GE Capital widens; American Campus firms
|
| 3/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads widen as General Electric Capital, recent issues trade weaker
|
| 3/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: SES Global Americas, Rentenbank tap market as supply drops; GE, American Campus notes firm
|
| 3/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Assurant, Carlyle sales kick off holiday week; St. Jude tightens in secondary
|
| 3/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market sees St. Jude, Westar Energy notes tighten in trading
|
| 3/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Subdued session expected as St. Jude notes firm, Westar slightly wider
|
| 3/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup caps $20 billion week with sale; coming holiday week quieter; St. Jude notes firm
|
| 3/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade secondary sees NBCUniversal notes tighten further
|
| 3/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: SMBC, Swedbank, UBS, St. Jude among new deals; Westar tightens, trading volumes 'very light'
|
| 3/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: NBC sells in connection with equity sale; Stryker, ANZ tap market; NBC notes firm; banks widen
|
| 3/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads expected to rebound following wider levels; secondary takes pause
|
| 3/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads continue to trade wider in secondary; Ventas notes weaken
|
| 3/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Medtronic, BofA among issuers as tone rebounds; secondary spreads see continued widening
|
| 3/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Overall spreads in high-grade secondary trading wider to begin week
|
| 3/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: NWB Bank announces short bonds; primary barren on euro zone fears; secondary spreads widen
|
| 3/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Ventas Realty notes trading slightly weaker in high-grade secondary
|
| 3/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Handelsbanken prices two bonds as Wells Fargo offers preferreds; Ventas Realty notes weaker
|
| 3/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Trading volume hits $2 billion as market mostly unchanged; Glaxo notes firm
|
| 3/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Ventas, GATX price, see huge demand; Mizuho prices privately; Ventas Realty notes tighten
|
| 3/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: GSK, Goldcorp, SEB bring bonds as issuance pace slows; recent deals mixed in secondary market
|
| 3/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Discovery Communications notes trading flat to better in secondary
|
| 3/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads flat as market gears up for busy session; Vepco notes firm
|
| 3/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Discovery, Union Pacific, Rabobank among day's trades; spreads mostly flat; Union Pacific firms
|
| 3/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary trading better; Allergan spreads continue to tighten
|
| 3/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Enterprise Products, Viacom, Nissan among full slate of issues; Vepco notes firm; Avon active
|
| 3/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Scotiabank, Prospect Capital cap busy week of issuance; Avon, Allergan notes trade better
|
| 3/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary sees Allergan notes trading better compared to new issue spreads
|
| 3/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade market tone strong; new issues trading mostly unchanged
|
| 3/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Avon, Progress Energy sell in 'fatigued' primary; new issues trade better during strong session
|
| 3/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Deal flow continues with Deere, ACE, Nomura; Tuesday's bonds trade tighter
|
| 3/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: ACE INA, Tupperware, John Deere, Nomura, ILFC tap market; BNSF, Markel contract in trading
|
| 3/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Burlington Northern, RBC tapping market; Mattel, QVC bonds tighten in trading
|
| 3/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Burlington Northern, RBC, Markel, McKesson tap market; Mattel bonds tighten; BNY unchanged
|
| 3/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Mattel, BNY Mellon, QVC among issuers; Freeport, Coke bonds tighten
|
| 3/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Mattel, BNY Mellon, Verizon, QVC tap market; Freeport bonds weaken; Mattel tightens in secondary
|
| 3/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary quiets at end of hectic week; financials seen readying sales; Freeport-McMoRan gains
|
| 3/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Primary quiets as Freeport-McMoRan, Rogers Communications bonds gain in trading
|
| 2/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Lexmark International, Praxair notes weaken in secondary market
|
| 2/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Freeport-McMoRan, Coca-Cola cap February with a bang; new issues trade better in secondary
|
| 2/27/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Light volumes as players focus on Europe, Treasuries; Cytec notes weaken
|
| 2/27/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Praxair, Lexmark price new issues under positive market tone; Philip Morris bonds trade wider
|
| 2/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Philip Morris, Korea Housing tap market; PepsiCo details $2.5 billion deal; Cytec notes firm
|
| 2/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade secondary market sees Motorola Solutions notes firm in trading
|
| 2/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Whirlpool firms in secondary trading; spreads mostly unchanged
|
| 2/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: UnitedHealth, PepsiCo among $9 billion of corporate deals priced; ConEd notes trade weaker
|
| 2/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: JPMorgan, Carpenter Technology trading better as market tone strengthens
|
| 2/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Whirlpool, National Rural tap market; pipeline expected to rev up; recent issues trade better
|
| 2/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Morgan Stanley notes seen mixed in trading; secondary tone weakens
|
| 2/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Kinder Morgan sell as tone sours; secondary active as Carpenter bonds trade tighter
|
| 2/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market sees Cardinal Health notes continue tightening
|
| 2/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley sells $4.5 billion; sovereigns tap U.S. market; secondary focuses on new issues
|
| 2/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Cardinal Health, Wyndham, Mitsubishi price; traders see low volume as new bonds tighten
|
| 2/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Primary active with three offerings; traders focus on Heinz bonds, low volume
|
| 2/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary spreads widen ahead of holiday weekend; Citi notes better
|
| 2/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: M&A risk, change-of-control redemptions preoccupy market on slow day; Citi bonds trade tighter
|
| 2/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Praxair trades flat to weaker; CenturyLink bonds active, firm in secondary
|
| 2/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Emerson Electric sell amid high demand; Citi bonds firm; CenturyLink active
|
| 2/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Praxair, Discover Bank sell as supply slows; DuPont notes firm; Goldman Sachs bonds popular
|
| 2/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: New issues outperform; DuPont two-part deal trades tighter
|
| 2/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Kellogg notes trading tighter in secondary market
|
| 2/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: DuPont, Disney, Arrow Electronics, National Fuel hit primary; General Electric bonds active
|
| 2/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads wider overall as storm subdues market; AT&T notes tighter
|
| 2/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Vodafone prices $6 billion, joins Kellogg, Airgas; Vodafone notes trade weaker, Airgas mixed
|
| 2/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Quiet trading session ahead of East Coast snowstorm; AT&T bonds firm slightly
|
| 2/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuance for week meets expectations; modest calendar ahead; trading muted as AT&T bonds firm
|
| 2/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Wells Fargo notes perform better; trading volume reaches $3.6 billion
|
| 2/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T sells short bonds; Ontario, NIB price; AT&T existing notes firm as overall spreads widen
|
| 2/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo, upsized ANZ, ING price as yields rise; bank paper tightens; recent deals firm
|
| 2/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: IBM, Imperial Tobacco notes trade better in secondary market
|
| 2/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market sees positive tone; Carnival notes trade flat in secondary
|
| 2/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM, Paccar, Imperial Tobacco tap market as tone improves; recent deals trade mostly tighter
|
| 2/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Treasury to sell Citigroup notes; spreads weaken in trading on euro concerns
|
| 2/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup plans subordinated notes; sovereigns price; traders see spreads widen on euro woes
|
| 2/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary empties as jobless data released; upcoming volume modest; Carnival tightens
|
| 2/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Carnival bonds trade tighter; secondary mostly unmoved by jobs data
|
| 1/31/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Air Products and Chemical notes widen in trading; overall market weaker
|
| 1/31/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Carnival deal wraps high-volume January; secondary weakens; Air Products firms on few trades
|
| 1/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Air Products, Kommunalbanken price amid Fed meeting, GDP data; Berkshire firms slightly in trading
|
| 1/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Berkshire Hathaway four-tranche deal trades flat to tighter in secondary
|
| 1/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Tight secondary market sees General Mills notes firm in trading
|
| 1/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Berkshire Hathaway, KeyBank price as financials dominate; secondary weakens; risky bonds active
|
| 1/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: First American bonds tighten in secondary; KKR Group notes weaken slightly
|
| 1/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: General Mills, FirstMerit, Mohawk price in sleepy start to week; BofA, First American firm
|
| 1/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary rally continues on light volumes; PNC notes trade tighter
|
| 1/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: KKR brings private trade; modest issuance to continue; PNC firms; light volumes in secondary
|
| 1/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: PNC Bank's recent notes trading flat to wider in secondary market
|
| 1/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: First American Financial sells 10-year issue; EDF prices hybrids; PNC, banks mixed in trading
|
| 1/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: New York Life, PNC Bank eye deals; Goldman notes widen in trading
|
| 1/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: PNC Bank, New York Life, SLM hit market as EDF prepares hybrids; JPMorgan notes see tightening
|
| 1/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: JPMorgan, John Deere notes trading mostly weaker in secondary market
|
| 1/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: GE bringing preferreds; primary volume light after holiday; bank paper trades mostly wider
|
| 1/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: JPMorgan Chase notes firm further in secondary market
|
| 1/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: January issuance already tops estimates; FIG issuance to continue; JPMorgan notes trade wider
|
| 1/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials reign as JPMorgan, CIBC, John Deere price; bank paper active; JPMorgan bonds firm
|
| 1/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Financial names fill market; Goldman Sachs bonds trade better
|
| 1/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: ConAgra notes trade wider coming off initial tightening in secondary
|
| 1/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman Sachs prices post-earnings; Zoetis does first offering; Goldman, Bank of America busy
|
| 1/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Anheuser-Busch InvBev's recent notes trading unchanged to weaker
|
| 1/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Jefferies, Carlyle, sovereigns tap market; ConAgra Foods prices large deal, firms in secondary
|
| 1/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Ford Motor Credit, Comcast notes mostly wider following record week
|
| 1/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Anheuser, Penske, National Australia Bank bring deals with modest demand; sovereigns eye sales
|
| 1/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Primary market closes week on quiet note; Ford notes weaken further
|
| 1/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Week sees record issuance of investment-grade bonds; S&P says 2012 issuance highest since 2009
|
| 1/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market sees 'more positive' tone; Ford Motor notes weaken
|
| 1/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Total, TransCanada, Sumitomo continue foreign issuance trend; Comcast firms; Ford issue weaker
|
| 1/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Comcast's three-part note issuance trades weaker in secondary market
|
| 1/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW, Commonwealth Bank of Australia fill in for corporate names; Ford, Comcast notes active
|
| 1/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary sees trading lull weaken market; Toyota Motor, Staples notes firm
|
| 1/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market sees General Electric notes weaken slightly in trading
|
| 1/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Huge day for financials sees Daimler, Westpac, RBC, Intesa, Toyota price; GE Capital active
|
| 1/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday commentary: Primary market muted; GE Capital notes trade better in secondary
|
| 1/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary quiets on unemployment data, coming week seen hectic; GE Capital, Ford notes active
|
| 1/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary tone falters, Precision Castparts notes trade better
|
| 1/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Ford, MetLife, Citi price as window opens; new issues mixed in trading
|
| 1/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Tentative start to high-grade bond sales in 2013; issuers ready to go; bank paper trades better
|
| 1/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads firm on fiscal cliff vote; Wells Fargo notes trade better
|
| 12/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary grinds to halt ahead of Christmas; activity light; spreads widen
|
| 12/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Fiscal cliff concerns to blame for weaker secondary; Wells Fargo widens
|
| 12/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: GE purchases Avio's aviation business for $4.3 billion; Goldman, Wells Fargo notes trade wider
|
| 12/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Trading in secondary market 'a little better'
|
| 12/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae to forgo second benchmark notes; Goldman Sachs active; Wells Fargo notes firm
|
| 12/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary action dead; bank, financial paper trades better; General Mills meets analyst expectations
|
| 12/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Primary market empty; Wells Fargo notes trading better in secondary market
|
| 12/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market sees positive tone on fiscal cliff talks; Florida Power unchanged
|
| 12/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo notes price, trade tighter; TVA brings bonds as issuance volume hits week's target
|
| 12/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Primary issuance slows; Teva Pharmaceutical notes trading weaker
|
| 12/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Precision Castparts, Florida Power sell as pipeline slows; Citi weakens; Teva bonds active
|
| 12/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Market Commentary: Strong tone caps off week's trading; Teva notes tighten in secondary
|
| 12/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Up to $10 billion of new bonds seen in coming week before year-end wind-down; Teva notes firm
|
| 12/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Recent Mylan issuance seen trading weaker in secondary market
|
| 12/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Teva sells two maturities, joined by HSBC, Williams, NewMarket; secondary tone weaker
|
| 12/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Pace slows on FOMC meeting; Highwoods Realty notes seen unchanged
|
| 12/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Mylan, Methanex, American Water, Brandywine price ahead of FOMC; secondary spreads flat
|
| 12/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: 'Pretty light' volumes, positive tone seen in secondary; Simon notes firm
|
| 12/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac, Scotiabank, Highwoods sell as market awaits FOMC decision; Autodesk active, tightens
|
| 12/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market seen weaker; recent AT&T bonds firm in trading
|
| 12/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Brown-Forman, Simon Property price; Autodesk sells first bond; spreads firm from earlier marks
|
| 12/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuance set to start year-end wind-down in coming week; new AT&T notes tighten in secondary
|
| 12/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Primary market takes a breather, AT&T notes trading better in secondary
|
| 12/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market activity muted; GE Capital, Starwood trade better
|
| 12/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Citi, Cliffs Natural Resources hit market; Intel bonds see activity in subdued secondary
|
| 12/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Intel's $6 billion notes issuance trading tighter in secondary market
|
| 12/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Humana, Western Union, utilities tap market; new Intel notes active, trade better
|
| 12/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Hewlett-Packard bonds actively trading; People's United notes firm
|
| 12/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Intel sells $6 billion, joins ConocoPhillips, Sherwin-Williams, others in primary market
|
| 12/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Modest slate of offerings hits high-grade primary; Shell bonds mixed
|
| 12/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Plains All American, People's United sell in 'constructive' market; Carnival, Rubbermaid firm
|
| 11/30/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Shell International two-tranche deal trades better in secondary market
|
| 11/30/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Pipeline to stay robust in coming week; December issuance seen pulling back; Shell stronger
|
| 11/29/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: HP bonds rally following Moody's downgrade; Costco, AEP notes improve
|
| 11/29/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Torrent of trades continues with Shell, RBC, McKesson among issuers; Rubbermaid notes firm
|
| 11/28/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads leak wider amid 'risk-off' market tone; packed primary continues
|
| 11/28/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Chevron, Costco, Apache price as multi-tranche sales continue; JPMorgan, Citi notes widen
|
| 11/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Disney, Murphy Oil, ING, RBS among deals in packed primary; Goldman, GE Capital bonds active
|
| 11/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Amazon.com three-tranche offering trades weaker in secondary market
|
| 11/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads mostly flat; players 'easing back in' following holiday week
|
| 11/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Amazon.com does bond deal after long absence; Cox, CVS price; Amazon notes firm in gray market
|
| 11/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Primary issuance halts; spreads unchanged to wider in 'dead' secondary
|
| 11/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary market empty ahead of holiday; coming week expected to be flush with deals
|
| 11/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: DCP Midstream Operating bonds trade wider in secondary market
|
| 11/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Niagara Mohawk, Avnet join KfW, Nordic Investment Bank in primary; HP bonds weaken
|
| 11/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market muted to start shortened week, Viacom notes improve
|
| 11/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: British Sky Broadcasting, Pentair, DCP, Airgas sell as tone holds; Pentair notes trade better
|
| 11/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Viacom deal on deck, Goldman Sachs notes continue to trade flat
|
| 11/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Viacom deal caps robust week of high-grade issuance; bank names widen in secondary market
|
| 11/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market sees GE Capital notes flat; Macy's trades weaker
|
| 11/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: National Oilwell, Goldman, Roper, sovereigns fill primary market; Goldman Sachs notes flat
|
| 11/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Strong market tone fades by midday; Hewlett-Packard's notes active
|
| 11/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Eaton unit, Statoil, Barclays, GE, Macy's lead robust primary issuance; Dr. Pepper better
|
| 11/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: VW, Principal, Dr. Pepper, BMC among trades leading short week; Dr. Pepper notes firm
|
| 11/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market weakens; issuers line up to hit primary market
|
| 11/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Markets muted ahead of holiday weekend; AbbVie notes due 2022 active
|
| 11/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: No new deals to cap big week of issuance ahead of long weekend; Dow Chemical weakens
|
| 11/8/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Dow Chemical's new notes nearly unchanged; Boardwalk paper widens
|
| 11/8/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: American Express unit, American Honda, Credit Mutuel among those issuing; TransAlta gains
|
| 11/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Primary issuance slows; Dow Chemical's new notes trade wider
|
| 11/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuers shy away from primary on economic fears; Dow Chemical notes widen
|
| 11/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads largely unchanged; secondary sees light trading volumes
|
| 11/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Dow Chemical, OneBeacon, Jones Lang bring deals ahead of election results; Interpublic firms
|
| 11/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Issuers jump into high-grade market prior to election
|
| 11/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AbbVie prices huge deal after delay; Boardwalk Pipelines, Invesco sell; secondary sees volume
|
| 11/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: General Dynamics bonds firm in secondary market
|
| 11/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft, Aetna, Verizon Communications, Praxair among deluge of deals; TransAlta notes widen
|
| 11/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Light trading volumes continue; secondary market tone 'mixed'
|
| 11/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Sandy-related absences leave trading 'compressed;' General Dynamics, Caterpillar ready offers
|
| 10/31/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers to look at high-grade market Thursday, Friday; 'Skeleton staffs' limit activity
|
| 10/31/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Desks running on 'skeleton staffs' following Hurricane Sandy
|
| 10/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: C.R. Bard's new notes widen slightly in secondary market
|
| 10/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae sells $5.5 billion benchmark notes; Corning prices $250 million senior notes
|
| 10/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads widen following better session open; Marathon deal firms
|
| 10/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: RBC, C.R. Bard, Sydney Airport sell in 'decent' tone; new, recent issues firm in secondary
|
| 10/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads 'leaking a bit wider' from session open
|
| 10/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Reynolds American does first straight high-grade deal, joins Marathon Oil, Cargill new issues
|
| 10/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Bonds 'very weak' to start session; Equity One notes tighten
|
| 10/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Kommunalbanken prices $300 million as headlines keep others on sidelines; Equity One firms
|
| 10/22/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investor demand for investment-grade paper remains high
|
| 10/22/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Equity One, Sweden, NY Life sell; Block Financial in market; Goldman, Citi bonds widen
|
| 10/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market slows to end busy week; BNY firms
|
| 10/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Texas Eastern Transmission, NADB price new issues; Morgan Stanley notes trade tighter
|
| 10/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Primary market heats up, Owens Corning notes trade wider
|
| 10/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, BNY sell post-earnings; Xstrata, Oracle do megadeals; RPM new issue widens
|
| 10/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: UnitedHealth prices for acquisition, joins PNC, CSX, Goldman Sachs; financial paper firms
|
| 10/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary bond market 'on fire'; investor demand remains strong
|
| 10/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: JPMorgan's fixed-, floating-rate notes continue to firm in secondary
|
| 10/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Yankee issuers dominate as Rentenbank, British Columbia price; investor demand strong
|
| 10/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads unchanged to tighter, John Deere notes widen in trading
|
| 10/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan sells in two parts alongside LeasePlan; Rentenbank plans offer; JPMorgan notes firm
|
| 10/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: ProLogis sells $300 million notes; secondary market rallies
|
| 10/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: ProLogis sells bonds; more U.S. corporate deals seen in coming week; spreads tighten
|
| 10/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Private Export Funding notes trade tighter in secondary market
|
| 10/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Nippon Life hybrids see high demand, Dignity Health sells in two parts; primary 'dull'
|
| 10/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market seen weaker as spreads widen; CenturyLink bonds underperform
|
| 10/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: ERAC, Mizuho, PPL, MassMutual price, see plenty of investor demand; secondary spreads widen
|
| 10/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary trading muted ahead of earnings, Bank of America firms
|
| 10/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Measured start to week as Deere, American Honda, utilities price; secondary sees 'weaker tone'
|
| 10/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday commentary: Bank of America three-year notes firm; Toyota tightens
|
| 10/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empty as jobs report released; coming short week seen busy; Bank of America notes firm
|
| 10/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials BBVA, Societe Generale, Bank of America dominate; secondary sees positive tone
|
| 10/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary spreads tighten 2 bps to 5 bps, Heineken notes firm
|
| 10/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: General Electric notes unchanged; Toyota, Montpelier deals firm
|
| 10/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuance slows; Scotiabank, APT Pipelines price; Realty Income tightens in trading
|
| 10/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Market Commentary: Light trading volumes continue; General Electric notes perform better
|
| 10/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Heineken gets low coupons; Toyota, Realty Income, GDF Suez also price; spreads mostly unchanged
|
| 10/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Watson Pharmaceuticals' new notes firm to 33 bps; NBCUniversal tightens
|
| 10/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: GE sells $7 billion; NYSE Euronext, Darden price; CenturyLink postpones; GE notes firm
|
| 9/28/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: NBCUniversal on tap as September nears record issuance, Watson tightens
|
| 9/28/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: NBCUniversal prices $2 billion issue to close out record month; Watson bonds trade tighter
|
| 9/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Watson, MetLife prep deals; bonds improve in trading as demand remains high
|
| 9/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Watson prices mega deal for M&A; MetLife does remarketing; traders see appetite for corporates
|
| 9/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Network Rail, KfW, KommuneKredit price issues as corporates disappear; longer UPS bonds widen
|
| 9/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary demand remains strong; Newcrest bonds unchanged
|
| 9/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds see 'brutal start' to week; spreads widen 2 bps to 5 bps
|
| 9/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: RBS Citizens, EIB, Stadshypotek sell as corporate deals disappear; bank, broker CDS costs rise
|
| 9/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Trading sees muted start to week; recent Anglo American issues widen
|
| 9/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: UPS, CIBC, Hyundai Capital, Credit Agricole among new deals; secondary spreads mostly wider
|
| 9/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market sees 'very light' flows; Anglo American notes firm
|
| 9/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: NY Life sells bonds as month approaches $100 billion mark; secondary sees 'positive' tone
|
| 9/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investor demand still strong; primary sees Rule 144A deals
|
| 9/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: National Australia, Ford, Anglo American, Schneider Electric sell as tone holds
|
| 9/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Vodafone, Franklin Resources keep deal flow alive; Church & Dwight, Novartis firm
|
| 9/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: 'Avalanche' of new issues continues; Novartis two-tranche deal tightens
|
| 9/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Ingredion firms, Torchmark widens in secondary market
|
| 9/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Novartis, ING, Westpac, Total, NextEra among names in packed primary; banks, brokers mixed
|
| 9/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads flat to firm to start week amid U.S. data; Tech Data tightens
|
| 9/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Ingredion, Nordea Bank price as holiday quiets primary; Torchmark firms as spreads close wider
|
| 9/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Fed diverts attention from new issues; Tech Data, Duke Realty come to market with new issues
|
| 9/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade trading sentiment 'risk on'; Private Export tightens
|
| 9/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: New-issue action falls off after flurry of activity; Danske brings $1 billion of tier 2 notes
|
| 9/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market firms slightly, feels 'stalled' overall; AstraZeneca tightens
|
| 9/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: MetLife, RBC, Washington REIT among day's deals as pace slows; Goldman Sachs bond active
|
| 9/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AstraZeneca returns to market with $2 billion deal, joins RBS, News America, Computer Sciences
|
| 9/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary sees new issues flat to tighter as deal spree continues
|
| 9/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market sees 'first sign of weakness'; recent issues firm in trading
|
| 9/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Walgreen, Transocean, ConAgra, Dominion sell in congested primary; HP active; new deals firm
|
| 9/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: BNP Paribas' new issue ends hectic week; more supply ahead; bank, financial paper tightens
|
| 9/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Flowserve, AvalonBay, Ameren unit among days' pared-down deals; bank, financial paper tighter
|
| 9/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Wellpoint, Berkshire, EOG, Principal among huge slate of deals; Waste Management notes firm
|
| 9/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials dominate as GE, ANZ, BMO, John Deere price; new deals tighten in secondary trading
|
| 8/31/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: High-volume week ahead as August ends with whimper ahead of holiday; secondary sees activity
|
| 8/30/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan gives deal terms; issuers continue to stand down; Northern Natural Gas bonds widen
|
| 8/29/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Manitoba sells 10-years; corporate issuance stalls; Citigroup, Bank of America trade actively
|
| 8/28/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW sells five-year bonds; Manitoba plans U.S. dollar deal; bank bonds see spreads tighten
|
| 8/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Southern Copper announces two-part deal as quiet week begins; trading 'light' during session
|
| 8/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Lull in new deals continues; coming week seen slow; recent issues see 'pretty good demand'
|
| 8/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary, secondary slowdown underway ahead of Labor Day; new issues mixed in secondary market
|
| 8/22/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar Financial, Northern Natural Gas, Maiden sell as primary market takes a breather
|
| 8/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Illinois Tool Works brings $1.1 billion notes; Fidelity National prices $400 million of debt
|
| 8/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: LabCorp, AIG, Domtar, Unum price as deal pace slows; new issues mixed in secondary market
|
| 8/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers stand down to end hectic week; rest of August to be quiet; secondary market 'shaky'
|
| 8/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Rio Tinto, BNSF do opportunistic deals, join Lorillard, O'Reilly; spreads 'gradually' firm
|
| 8/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Thermo Fisher sells bonds for merger; Moody's, Ryder tap opportunistically, firm in trading
|
| 8/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Shell, Philip Morris go coupon hunting; AmEx, Cenovus, Blackstone price; Baltimore G&E firms
|
| 8/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, PG&E, Duke Energy lead off week's issuance; new deals mostly tighter in secondary
|
| 8/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: UBS sells hybrid preferreds; coming week's calendar less busy; bank, broker CDS mostly lower
|
| 8/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: P&G, Williams Partners, Paccar price; UBS plans hybrid bonds; financial paper trades wider
|
| 8/8/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: PepsiCo, Kinder Morgan, Baxter, MetLife among deluge of new issues; Leggett, MetLife tighten
|
| 8/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner, BB&T, CenterPoint continue flow of deals; National Retail tightens in trading
|
| 8/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Altria Group, Celgene, Westpac, Enterprise Products among bounty of deals; new bonds firm
|
| 8/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: American Honda, Stancorp sell; syndicate desks prep for busy calendar; tone 'a little better'
|
| 8/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: ECB comments cause tone to drop; issuers hold out for coming week; recent deals trade mixed
|
| 8/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Entertainment Properties brings crossover deal as volume declines; Trace volume 'healthy'
|
| 7/31/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Ford does crossover deal; Citi, Ventas, PPG tap market; new recent bonds mixed in trading
|
| 7/30/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Unilever, Texas Instruments set low coupons on $10 billion day; new issues trade mostly tighter
|
| 7/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Colgate hunts for record-low coupon, misses; Aflac prices add-on; new notes make trading gains
|
| 7/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Bristol-Myers brings deal for M&A; Australian financials price; bank paper spreads tighten
|
| 7/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM gets record 10-year rate; Daimler sells after Q2 earnings; new issues tighten in trading
|
| 7/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Schlumberger, FedEx sell multi-tranche deals; financials price preferreds; FedEx paper firms
|
| 7/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers stand down on Europe headlines; bank spreads remain wide; eBay, Anheuser trade actively
|
| 7/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Commonwealth REIT does small deal; modest calendar for coming week; eBay trades 'pretty well'
|
| 7/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: eBay does multi-part deal; Morgan Stanley, Macquarie hit market; bank, broker CDS costs rise
|
| 7/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: U.S. Bank sells notes post-earnings; HCP prices; secondary market sees 'definitely strong' day
|
| 7/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Senior Housing sells $25-pars; earnings, headlines keep primary quiet; Federal Realty tightens
|
| 7/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota Motor Credit, Federal Realty price as earnings slow volume; Goldman Sachs bonds active
|
| 7/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Earnings to trim volume, Q2 saw fewer deals than Q1; Anheuser-Busch, Primerica tighten
|
| 7/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Softer tone at open leads high-grade issuers to stand down; Anheuser-Busch bonds trade up
|
| 7/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Anheuser-Busch sells monster deal, sees 'strong' demand; Primerica, Macquarie, NT&T price
|
| 7/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Pipeline open with Westpac, Sumitomo, ING, Penske in market; new issues tighten in secondary
|
| 7/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary comes back to life as Monsanto, Cabot, Mitsubishi, Takeda price; bank, broker wider
|
| 7/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Unemployment, other data cause tone to drop; coming week seen busy; Trace volume 'very low'
|
| 7/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: New high-grade deals absent following holiday, none expected until Monday; bank bonds tighten
|
| 7/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Germany's NRW sells floaters; issuers eye coming week for deals; secondary flat pre-holiday
|
| 7/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Disappointing economic data stalls new issuance; secondary trading 'muted' ahead of holiday
|
| 6/29/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Tone boosted by E.U. summit news; window opens for deals Monday; Markel, ADT issues tighten
|
| 6/28/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers stand down on E.U. summit, weak market tone; Wednesday's issues tighten in secondary
|
| 6/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: ADT, GE Capital, Markel, QVC, Delta Air tap market as tone holds; Comcast, AT&T issues busy
|
| 6/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: John Deere, Comcast, MetLife, AIG, others sell as issuers regain confidence; new issues tighten
|
| 6/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: OeKB plans deal; issuers continue to look at bond market; bank paper tightens in secondary
|
| 6/22/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Ontario prices as corporates take breather; coming week seen slower; bank, broker CDS tighten
|
| 6/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: 3M, Total, Caterpillar among high-grade deals; demand remains high; Alleghany's bonds tighten
|
| 6/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo taps market as Fed meeting concludes; Choice Hotels offers $400 million notes
|
| 6/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Oxy Petroleum, Detroit Edison, CubeSmart, Newfield, Delmarva, others price as window opens
|
| 6/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: BAA Funding prices; TCF plans preferreds amid euro zone woes; spreads 'tighter in general'
|
| 6/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers await weekend's Greek election outcome; Qwest frees; Alberta tightens in secondary
|
| 6/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Exelon, City National Bank bring offerings; market tone flat; bank, broker CDS costs mixed
|
| 6/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Bunge, Florida Gas, Canadian sovereigns sell as issuance slows; Florida Gas up in trading
|
| 6/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, CBS, Symantec, Rubbermaid among deals as window opens; NiSource prices, steady in trading
|
| 6/8/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner sells in two tranches, tightens in secondary, as tone improves
|
| 6/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Ford sees success on return to IG market, Viacom prices, tightens in secondary market
|
| 6/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Union Pacific, Sysco, Tyson, Duke Realty sell into improved tone; Sysco tightens
|
| 6/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Deere, Paccar, GATX, Cintas sell amid stable tone, high demand; Southwestern tightens
|
| 6/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Potential issuers wait for others to jump into primary; banks, brokers mostly unchanged
|
| 6/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade volume expected to drop in June; Treasury rally and jobs data balance tone
|
| 5/31/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: British American Tobacco, Boston Properties, Tampa Electric grab low yields; Kraft tightens
|
| 5/30/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Kraft does $6 billion monster deal, tightens in secondary; Charles Schwab sells preferreds
|
| 5/29/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Eastman sells in three parts; Whirlpool, Danone add to day's volume; banks, brokers tighten
|
| 5/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: United Technologies' new notes seen tighter; United took advantage of low rates, analyst says
|
| 5/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: United Technologies brings $9.8 billion of notes in multi-tranche deal; McDonald's trades down
|
| 5/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Svensk brings $1 billion; McDonald's sells $900 million; bank, broker CDS costs mostly higher
|
| 5/22/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar Financial, Covidien, BlackRock price as tone turns shaky; bonds mixed; banks firm
|
| 5/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AIG, Energizer price modest deals as others wait; bank, financial paper improves 'a hair'
|
| 5/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary tone drops farther to end low-volume week; bonds weaker on week; Wells Fargo widens
|
| 5/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota Motor Credit braves primary as others defer on euro zone news; 'ugly' day, bonds widen
|
| 5/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Legg Mason, Cardinal Health, Rowan, NextEra Energy tap weak market; Murphy Oil notes tighten
|
| 5/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Progress Energy, Talisman Energy, Murphy Oil, Protective Life access primary; secondary weaker
|
| 5/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Kellogg, Cameron, Republic Services price as tone falters; Kellogg five-year notes firm 5 bps
|
| 5/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Amgen, Sweden give terms; $25 billion or more expected in coming week; bank paper widens
|
| 5/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Amgen, Discovery, Beam do multi-tranche sales as tone rebounds; Beam tightens; banks improve
|
| 5/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Euro zone worries could empty primary market for week; Penske tightens; Motorola, Diageo widen
|
| 5/8/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM taps market, causes Berkshire, Diageo, Penske, others to jump in; bonds trade mostly flat
|
| 5/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: PSE&G sells $450 million; Devon Energy plans $2.5 billion note sale; U.S. Bancorp, ABB flat
|
| 5/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empties at end of $20 billion week; more to come; spreads widen; GE Capital weaker
|
| 5/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: U.S. Bancorp, ABB Finance sell paper as primary volume wanes; bank paper, WellPoint widen
|
| 5/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: GSK does massive trade alongside BP, WellPoint, Ericsson, Barclays; Ericsson comes in 15 bps
|
| 5/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Aetna, Liberty Mutual, Pearson among sellers in constructive primary; banks, telecom stronger
|
| 4/30/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman, Wells Fargo price as Colgate ties record-low coupon; banks firm, Coors tightens
|
| 4/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Coming week to see bump in high-grade deals; Nokia trades off lows, Coors, GE Capital firm
|
| 4/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Molson Coors taps market to fund acquisition, BB&T does preferreds; Coors firms 5 to 9 bps
|
| 4/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: KommuneKredit sells as corporates stand down on Fed, headlines; banks firm; Nokia off lows
|
| 4/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital brings two tranches; KBN prices; Zions plans auction; Nokia drops; Zions rises
|
| 4/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Bond sales at standstill on headlines out of Europe; Wal-Mart, CenturyLink, bank paper widen
|
| 4/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers coming out of earnings blackout to price in coming week; banks firm; Nokia weakens
|
| 4/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Jefferies reopens notes; PNC prices preferreds; Jefferies' notes up in trading; Omnicom flat
|
| 4/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Omnicom upsizes; British Columbia, Municipality Finance price sovereigns; CenturyLink widens
|
| 4/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AutoZone, KfW, IFC price bonds; U.S. Bank offers preferred stock; AutoZone, Lowe's tighten
|
| 4/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Lowe's prices three-tranche deal, bonds mostly flat; Citi unchanged, Morgan Stanley eases
|
| 4/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empty as bank earnings begin; week ahead front-loaded; bank paper, telecoms widen
|
| 4/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: John Deere upsizes; Ventas units price ahead of bank earnings; Ventas notes tighten in trading
|
| 4/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: PG&E sells upsized deal; weak primary tone continues; Kroger, Mack-Cali Realty trade tighter
|
| 4/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Kroger, Mack-Cali, Idaho Power tap market as yields decline; Kroger bonds mixed in trading
|
| 4/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers stand down as jobs report, Europe headlines weaken tone; banks, telecom bonds widen
|
| 4/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Shortened week ends without new deals; sharp decline in issuance coming; Apache notes firm
|
| 4/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: MetLife sells bonds as others stand down on weak tone; Vivendi widens; Apache short end firms
|
| 4/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Apache, Delhaize, Vivendi sell as Fed meets; bonds hold in trading; Hartford Financial firms
|
| 4/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Hartford, Samsung, Daimler sell largely oversubscribed deals; new bonds mixed in trading
|
| 3/30/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Weatherford sells two tranches; coming week's issuance top heavy; Barrick firms; banks better
|
| 3/29/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Barrick prices; Heineken, Flowers Foods do first bond deals; bank, financial paper cheapens
|
| 3/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: HSBC, UBS, MetLife continue stream of bonds from financials; bond spreads flat; HSBC firms
|
| 3/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Lincoln National, DNB, Canadian Oil sell as foreign names dominate; bank paper tightens
|
| 3/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Week tops issuance estimates; steady deal flow to continue; trading slows; bank paper flat
|
| 3/22/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Zions Bank prices; Qwest sells $25-par deal; primary tone sours; Morgan Stanley, banks widen
|
| 3/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AmEx, Capital One, Lloyds, CAT Financial sell as financials reign; Kraft flat on name change
|
| 3/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Sempra, Southwest Gas tap market as issuance fizzles; Great Plains Energy trades better
|
| 3/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Rio Tinto, Volkswagen, AIG, BofA, Morgan Stanley sell in strong start to week; banks improve
|
| 3/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Desks see uptick in deals for coming week, more seen tapping market; banks, telecoms firm
|
| 3/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: BB&T, Scotiabank sell after raising dividends; corporates firm in thin trading; banks tighten
|
| 3/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Philip Morris, Medtronic, Nordea Bank price multi-part issues; bank paper firms
|
| 3/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Plains, W.R. Berkley, Vodafone price ahead of Fed announcement; new issues mixed in trading
|
| 3/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: ERAC, Norfolk Southern, Duke Energy price, primary slows; bank paper flat in trading
|
| 3/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Coca-Cola prices notes with sub-Libor coupon; Marriott reopens notes; trading ends week muted
|
| 3/8/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Simon, Xerox, URS in latest crop of deals; Phillips 66, HP bonds ratchet tighter in trading
|
| 3/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Phillips 66 prices debut; HP, RBC among other deals; new bonds improve; bank paper tighter
|
| 3/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: ORIX, Public Storage sell as issuers take step back on tone; CenturyLink, DirecTV widen
|
| 3/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: DirecTV, Philips, UnitedHealth, covered bonds lead huge day in high-grade; Miss. Power firms
|
| 3/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Three financials price bonds; up to $30 billion expected for coming week; HSBC, banks firm
|
| 3/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo brings its second deal in a week; NAB, Credit Suisse price; bank paper tightens
|
| 2/29/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: PepsiCo brings multi-part offering; ING, Georgia Power among issuers; U.S. Bancorp tightens
|
| 2/28/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Deutsche Telekom, Heinz, U.S. Bank, TransCanada among deals; bonds trade modestly tighter
|
| 2/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Wyndham brings $800 million; shortened week produces $26 billion of new debt; CBS, BP flat
|
| 2/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: CBS brings $700 million of 3.375% notes at Treasuries plus 150 bps; Citigroup, Comcast firm
|
| 2/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: ArcelorMittal brings big deal; CSX, Viacom price; Hewlett-Packard ends flat; Citi notes firm
|
| 2/22/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Deal surge continues; Citigroup, John Deere, Wells Fargo among issuers; Marriott, Deere firm
|
| 2/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: BHP Billiton prices multi-tranche monster; Ryder, Cargill among issuers; Methanex firms
|
| 2/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Week comes to quiet close; moderate high-grade issuance seen post-holiday; Corning, banks firm
|
| 2/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Teck Resources prices to strong demand as tone holds; Teck firms; Barclays mixed in trading
|
| 2/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Corning sells upsized deal in otherwise quiet primary; banks widen; Goldman leads weakness
|
| 2/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary revived as Total, Bank of Tokyo, Rock-Tenn, Toyota price; Macquarie firms 10 bps
|
| 2/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of NY brings lone deal; quiet primary baffles; financials mixed in trading; telecom flat
|
| 2/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Ruby Pipeline brings deal after delay; coming week seen active; HSBC firms; Aflac trades flat
|
| 2/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Disney, Kennametal sell as primary digests recent crop of paper; HSBC firms 30 bps; AT&T flat
|
| 2/8/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Freeport, Wells Fargo, HSBC offer bonds in packed primary market; Goldman paper firms
|
| 2/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Noble, NY Life, Canada tap market on low rates, yields; Noble trades 10 bps-15 bps better
|
| 2/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Aristotle brings second large deal; Kimberly-Clark, bank reopenings price; bank paper firms
|
| 2/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar Financial prices to close out high-volume week; Bank of America paper tightens
|
| 2/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, McDonald's continue flow of new paper; Bank of America, GE Capital firm
|
| 2/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM, P&G, Praxair, Ventas, Rabobank price in busy primary; Rabobank, Ventas paper firms
|
| 1/31/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Tyco Electronics, Swepco, Toll Brothers tap market along with Yankees; new deals, Citi firm
|
| 1/30/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: NuStar sells notes; SoCal Edison, Realty Income hit preferreds; Citi, Bank of America firm
|
| 1/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Icahn prices add-on; coming week to see $10 billion of paper; Goldman trades 35 bps better
|
| 1/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Harley-Davidson, Ares Capital sell on low-volume day; Cisco notes firm 20 bps; banks mixed
|
| 1/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Headlines, lack of supply leave corporate investment-grade market empty; bank paper firms
|
| 1/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Berkshire Hathaway prices; Aegon, Schwab sell preferred deals; Verizon flat on earnings news
|
| 1/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of Montreal, Oneok, South Carolina Electric price; two preferred offerings announced
|
| 1/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Scotiabank, Toyota Motor Credit tap market to end week; Citigroup, Goldman paper firms
|
| 1/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Banks active as Citi, Goldman, Bank of America, UBS price; Goldman, Morgan Stanley better
|
| 1/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: HCP, Scana issue high-grade bonds as banks continue Q4 earnings; new deals firm 5-6 bps
|
| 1/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota Motor Credit sells debt as earnings, volatility keep others away; Carnival CDS widen
|
| 1/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan sells debt after Q4 earnings; issuance to drop in coming week; Advance Auto firms
|
| 1/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Kroger upsizes deal as high-grade issuance cools; bonds mostly flat; Kroger trades tighter
|
| 1/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Advance Auto sells bonds as Enbridge postpones sale on leak news; banks, cable space widen
|
| 1/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Energy Transfer Partners brings $2 billion of senior notes; Entergy, Macy's notes firm
|
| 1/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Target, Energy Transfer Partners, NY Life, Allstate among day's deals; Allstate, Target firm
|
| 1/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of Montreal taps market; coming week seen more active; BMO, Morgan Stanley notes firm
|
| 1/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Corporates re-enter primary; Kraft, UDR price, join Yankee names; Computer Sciences volatile
|
| 1/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Daimler, MetLife units sell debt in 'good' backdrop; volume jumps; new deals firm
|
| 1/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi, PacifiCorp become first issuers of 2012; week to see more; secondary active; banks firm
|
| 12/23/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary expecting slower-than-usual start to January; corporates trade flat on light volume
|
| 12/22/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary closes with no deals ahead of holiday weekend; volume thins; AT&T, financials improve
|
| 12/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals likely done for 2011; GE Capital gives terms; Bank of America firms; AT&T flat
|
| 12/20/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Companies stand down despite rally in equities; AT&T bonds mixed on T-Mobile deal collapse
|
| 12/19/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: ILFC sells split-rated deal to high demand; volume drops; bank paper widens; Best Buy firms
|
| 12/16/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary void of new deals; coming week seen sparse; Best Buy notes widen; telecoms hold
|
| 12/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Toyota Motor Credit sell debt at both ends of maturity spectrum; financials improve
|
| 12/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Baxter International sells debt to high demand; Morgan Stanley, Best Buy widen in trading
|
| 12/13/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: PPL Energy brings upsized deal; few issuers looking at primary; Caterpillar Financial firms
|
| 12/12/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: CAT Financial, Toyota Motor Credit tap market opportunistically; bank, telecom bonds widen
|
| 12/9/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota Motor Credit sells floaters; coming week sees issuance drop; financials remain active
|
| 12/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Florida Power & Light, IDEX, First Niagara tap primary; Morgan Stanley paper hit in trading
|
| 12/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Viacom, ERP price as Citi reopens debt, First Niagara does preferreds; Transocean firms
|
| 12/6/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Gilead, HP, USAA Capital price debt as primary tone holds; HP, Gilead widen ahead of deals
|
| 12/5/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Ecolab does monster deal, Wells Fargo, Duke Energy among issuers; Ecolab 10-year notes firm
|
| 12/2/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup sells short bond; coming week seen lower in primary volume; bank paper improves
|
| 12/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Questar sells long bonds; Verisk prices split-rated deal; Transocean bonds firm 20 bps-50 bps
|
| 11/30/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Transocean, Safeway, Vornado Realty tap market; More deals possible; John Deere, AT&T firm
|
| 11/29/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Johnson Controls, Raytheon, Disney, John Deere sell multi-tranches; short-dated deals in
|
| 11/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Tesco, Scripps, National Fuel Gas, Pacific G&E, AGCO among deals; Tesco bonds widen 2 bps
|
| 11/23/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Coming week seen moderately busy for high-grade bonds; JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley widen
|
| 11/22/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers stand down due to headlines; financials trade wider; bank names remain most active
|
| 11/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: IBRD reopens short bond, volatility halts issuance; financials trade wider in light volume
|
| 11/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Oncor Electric Delivery, First Midwest Bank, Aviva tap market; Morgan Stanley paper firms
|
| 11/17/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of NY, Westpac, General Mills add to week's volume; bank paper 25 bps to 40 bps wider
|
| 11/16/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BHP, Statoil, Lowe's, AmEx Credit fill market on better tone; Rockwell firms; AmEx widens
|
| 11/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: ANZ Banking, Indianapolis Power price private sales; banks, telecoms widen; Newfield rises
|
| 11/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Aristotle, HSBC, Clorox, Kellogg, energy names crowd primary; bonds firm; HSBC stronger
|
| 11/10/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Simon, Canadian Natural Resources lead action; International Paper firms; ArcelorMittal down
|
| 11/9/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo sells $1 billion; Citigroup prices $500 million; Bank paper, industrials widen
|
| 11/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: International Paper brings $1.5 billion; Halliburton sells $1 billion; HP firms; Hershey flat
|
| 11/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Canadian Railway, Zimmer bring deals; Jefferies bucks sector weakness; telecom bonds widen
|
| 11/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Dow Chemical, Broadcom sell debt; large volume ahead; Jefferies widens as No. 1 trading name
|
| 11/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: TD Bank, Xstrata, Colgate, Mattel sell as window opens; Mattel tightens, TD firms 13 bps
|
| 11/2/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: WPP Group Finance sells $500 million of notes; Goldman Sachs paper widens; AT&T, Verizon firm
|
| 11/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: IADB does small deal; Ruby Pipeline plans debut sale; AT&T, Goldman Sachs issues widen
|
| 10/31/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Air Products in market, Ruby Pipeline plans $1.08 billion; MF Global bonds drop
|
| 10/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of Nova Scotia sells covered bonds; Corporates trade weaker, Verizon flat, IBM firm
|
| 10/27/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon, BP, IBM, banks price in flood of deals; new bonds tighten; Time Warner Cable firms
|
| 10/26/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of Montreal adds to list of financials pricing debt; Morgan Stanley, Citi, Comcast firm
|
| 10/25/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup sells debt in high-demand trade; other banks could tap primary; Citi, Goldman firm
|
| 10/24/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers hope for Tuesday window as tone turns upbeat; Pernod firms; bank paper improves
|
| 10/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary volume expected to pick up mid-month; deals trade better as bank CDS costs tighten
|
| 10/20/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Sonoco, PerkinElmer, Pernod Ricard sell on momentum; financials widen; new bonds firm
|
| 10/19/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Goldman price debt alongside two sovereign deals; bank paper widens, Comcast flat
|
| 10/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Syndicates already looking to coming week as earnings clear out primary; bank paper firms
|
| 10/17/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Mosaic prices two tranches as earnings season, data stifle issuance; financial paper widens
|
| 10/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: CIBC prices $450 million add-on; Smuckers, G.E. Capital firm in trading; Time Warner mixed
|
| 10/13/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: J.M. Smucker does its largest deal yet; new deals gain in trading as bank names struggle
|
| 10/12/2011 | CAIGMU | Treasuries end lower on weak auction, European optimism; 30-year bond yields 3.2%
|
| 10/12/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner, GE Capital, TD Bank, Kohl's price oversubscribed deals; Kohl's trades tighter
|
| 10/11/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Mississippi Power, sovereigns price debt as earnings season starts; banks, telecoms firm
|
| 10/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Positive tone, financials stronger in trading; Morgan Stanley 10-years come in nearly 90 bps
|
| 10/6/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BG Energy, Origin, Joy Global tap market ahead of holiday; bank and telecom paper firm
|
| 10/5/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BAE, John Deere, Nordstrom, Darden seize on issuance window; bonds, bank paper firm
|
| 10/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Market tone gets late-day boost; issuers wait on sidelines; Morgan Stanley, Goldman weaker
|
| 10/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: American Tower prices wide to talk; week's issuance uncertain; Morgan Stanley paper gaps out
|
| 9/30/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Week ends on down note; earnings cloud October volume estimates; Bank of America widens
|
| 9/29/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar Financial prices; holiday leaves primary quiet; Bank of America, Caterpillar firm
|
| 9/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Thomson Reuters, ANZ price debt as concessions, holidays end rally; telecom, bank notes widen
|
| 9/27/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Sanofi, Qwest, McDonald's among names tapping market despite high concessions; bonds firm
|
| 9/26/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: 3M, Paccar, PEFCO brave market amid cheap borrowing rates; new bonds, financial paper firm
|
| 9/23/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers wait for market tone turnaround in coming week; HP firms, Bank of America widens
|
| 9/22/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Fears hinder new deals as market opens to ugly tone; financials, telecom paper widen
|
| 9/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Fed announcement, Bank of America downgrade hurt tone; B of A, financials widen in trading
|
| 9/20/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers stand down ahead of Fed meeting; HP, Rio Tinto bonds trade tighter; financials mixed
|
| 9/19/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Tone sours on Greece headlines; issuers back away from primary; trading thin; spreads widen
|
| 9/16/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of NY sells paper as 'horrible' week for deals ends; Intel, Rio Tinto bonds firm
|
| 9/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Deal pipeline continues as ITT spinoffs, AGL tap market; financials firm; trading strong
|
| 9/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuers shake off worries; Intel, PNC, AmEx among deals; Southern Power firms
|
| 9/13/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: HP sale struggles; Honda arm, Stryker, CIBC price paper; HP deal sends tech paper wider
|
| 9/12/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Progress Energy Carolinas prices debt as many more stand down; deal firms; trading day quiet
|
| 9/9/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Coming week seen heavy with deals if tone rebounds; financials, new issues trade wider
|
| 9/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: AIG, Toyota Motor Credit, Fluor tap primary as supply lingers; new issues edge tighter
|
| 9/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers slam primary with more than $17 billion in new paper; sector widens on cable deal
|
| 9/6/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Lockheed taps market after two-year hiatus; Enbridge, utilities also price; financials widen
|
| 9/2/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers expected to flood market in coming week; trading volume drops, bank paper widens
|
| 9/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals taking break until post-Labor Day; AT&T, Bank of America, Goldman paper widens
|
| 8/31/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Praxair prices $500 million; AT&T, Sprint bonds firm on Justice Department merger block
|
| 8/30/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers creep back to market as Com Ed, USAA Capital sell debt; Bank of America paper firms
|
| 8/29/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers stand down to wait for investors; deals seen for Tuesday; telecom, bank paper firms
|
| 8/26/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Credit market dips after Fed speech; hurricane makes deals uncertain; bank paper tightens
|
| 8/25/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Eksportfinans reopens floaters; primary awaits Fed comments; Bank of America, financials firm
|
| 8/24/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Waste Management, Illinois Tool Works see high demand for debt sales; Kinross Gold widens
|
| 8/23/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: John Deere Capital, Network Rail sell at guidance; financial paper, Bank of America widen
|
| 8/22/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: PepsiCo, Yum!, Duke Energy among issuers as yields drop; BofA, Goldman CDS widen
|
| 8/19/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Hydro-Quebec sells $1 billion; tone takes further tumble; Bank of America paper cheapens
|
| 8/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: PPL, KfW, Quebec sell as primary tone takes dive; bonds widen, Disney weaker; PPL firms
|
| 8/17/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Disney, VF, Burlington Northern among sellers as window remains open; Dell widens on forecast
|
| 8/16/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Dentsply sells debut debt; Coke Enterprises, Southern among others pricing; Coke notes widen
|
| 8/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Occidental, utilities sell debt with high concessions; Google flat; Nokia bonds firm
|
| 8/12/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Philip Morris reopens bonds; issuers set to sell if tone holds; telecom bonds widen
|
| 8/9/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Thermo Fisher dives into market; more deals expected Wednesday; Comcast, JPMorgan stronger
|
| 8/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Potential issuers sit on hands, wait out market jitters, Fed meeting; financial paper widens
|
| 8/5/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary to stay busy in week ahead if conditions hold; financials widen, Hyatt firms
|
| 8/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Union Pacific, Hyatt price bonds, shrug off economic news; JPMorgan, financials widen
|
| 8/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary stuffed with deals from Coke, Kinder Morgan, JPMorgan; high-grade yields hit new lows
|
| 8/2/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Dominion, Energen, Public Service Colorado tap market; new bonds firm 2 bps-4 bps in trading
|
| 8/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Lorillard sells to intense investor interest; issuers await debt ceiling vote; JPMorgan firms
|
| 7/29/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan reopens notes as economic data stalls deals; GE Capital widens, Caterpillar firms
|
| 7/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary revived with sales by Boeing, Sunoco, Air Products; new bonds firm in secondary
|
| 7/27/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: After slew of deals, primary quiets while awaiting debt ceiling resolution; Nokia, banks widen
|
| 7/26/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar issues after Q2 earnings, Goldman, Scotiabank tap primary; Morgan Stanley narrows
|
| 7/25/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade tone mostly stable as debt ceiling talks continue; banks widen in thin trading
|
| 7/22/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman prices upsized notes; coming week seen busier; Goldman, Morgan Stanley stronger
|
| 7/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BNY Mellon, Morgan Stanley sell after mixed Q2 earnings results; financials, tech bonds firm
|
| 7/20/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Foreign, financial names dominate as NAB, TD Bank, JPMorgan price; IBM five-year notes firm
|
| 7/19/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM prices $2 billion following upbeat earnings; AT&T bonds, short-dated bank paper widen
|
| 7/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Sumitomo Mitsui sells with support from Asia; XL announces sales; bank callable paper active
|
| 7/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers clam up as Euro bank stress test results out; GE Capital 10-year notes widen 16 bps
|
| 7/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Capital One, JPMorgan sell post-earnings; GFI prices crossover deal; Target notes firm 7 bps
|
| 7/13/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Target, RBC sell bonds; U.S. ratings downgrade talk unsettles primary; PPL Electric firms
|
| 7/12/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Marsh & McLennan, PPL Electric see demand in weak primary; financials, Bank of America widen
|
| 7/11/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Renewed euro zone worries haunt high-grade primary; Italy 25 bps-75 bps wider; spreads weaken
|
| 7/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Jobs report sends primary tone downward; InBev, John Deere, TD Bank stronger in trading
|
| 7/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Anheuser-Busch, TD Bank, Bank of America among high-grade deals; financials firm; Gap rises
|
| 7/6/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Japan Finance, Swedish Export Credit, Scottrade price; new bonds firm; NBC Universal widens
|
| 7/5/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Infrequent issuers General Dynamics, Devon Energy sell bonds; market firmer on quiet trading
|
| 7/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Second-quarter issuance starts strong, ends weak; trading slows; financials, new bonds firm
|
| 6/30/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: France's CADES prices sovereign deal; other sales on hold; bank, telecom, tech bonds tighter
|
| 6/29/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Teck Resources sells after Greek austerity passes; financials tighten, Bank of America firms
|
| 6/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: HSBC, National Retail sell as Greece austerity vote looms; Nokia 15 bps better; telecoms firm
|
| 6/27/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Amgen monster deal, Carpenter, Kilroy among those in volatile primary; Amgen long bonds wider
|
| 6/24/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Coming week seen busier; primary watching Greece austerity measure; Wal-Mart, Goldman wider
|
| 6/23/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Hydro-Quebec does guaranteed deal; primary outlook dim, tone weak; new bonds flat in trading
|
| 6/22/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan deal follows settlement, BAA prices 10-year; financials firm, hybrid bank paper dips
|
| 6/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Lincoln National, US Airways price in stronger primary; Danaher, Best Buy paper tightens
|
| 6/20/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Danaher sells four-part deal; companies hold off on selling; AT&T, PepsiCo, Best Buy tighten
|
| 6/17/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: American Express sells floaters; Maiden does $25-par notes; Best Buy flat; CenturyLink firms
|
| 6/16/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Maiden Holdings brings preferreds in tough market; supply dries up; Nokia wider, Gap flat
|
| 6/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: TC PipeLines deal mimics rival's bond sale; FUEL Trust brings $1 billion of notes; Gap widens
|
| 6/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: TC PipeLines brings $350 million; new deals off to slow start; CenturyLink, Best Buy tighter
|
| 6/13/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Discovery, Eaton sell as Greece reenters headlines; CenturyLink, Best Buy, Nokia bonds widen
|
| 6/10/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: CenturyLink gives deal terms, widens 50 bps in trading; summer ahead; Caterpillar bonds firm
|
| 6/9/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Iceland, New Brunswick sell new paper, Texas Gas reopens; Nokia widens, Citi add-on firms
|
| 6/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi remarkets notes as Iceland preps deal, KfW sells floaters; Nokia bonds widen on ratings
|
| 6/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Energy names Atmos, NextEra, NiSource monopolize stable primary; bonds mixed; Spectra firms
|
| 6/6/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Fiserv, Spectra Energy, FPL among deals in stable primary; Goldman bonds active on headlines
|
| 6/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Jobs data leaves primary empty, trading at low level; week ahead seen similar; Coventry gains
|
| 6/2/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Whirlpool, John Deere, two crossover deals are sold, bank bonds mixed on headlines
|
| 6/1/2011 | AGCAIGMU | Treasuries take off after surprisingly poor private payrolls number; 10-year yield crosses 3%
|
| 6/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: ING, Union Bank, Applied Materials sell debt; retail demand helps trading; new bonds struggle
|
| 5/31/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Camden Property, Airgas test primary as others wait; traders focus on new deals in low volume
|
| 5/27/2011 | AGCAIGMUPV | Market Commentary: Treasuries recover from early profit-taking; Greece opposition rejects austerity plan
|
| 5/27/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: More issuance than expected for week; First American sale delayed; bonds flat on early close
|
| 5/26/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Sovereigns take over as Sweden, OeKB price; Tupperware, Markel widen; HP, Caterpillar firm
|
| 5/25/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: HP prices mega-deal, others tap market amid 'weird' tone; energy, telecom bonds widen
|
| 5/24/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar, Barrick Gold price; Credit Suisse sells covered bonds; Barrick firms; Aon widens
|
| 5/23/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Rentenbank, SpareBank sell notes; euro zone fears quiet market; CSX, Gap, Google bonds widen
|
| 5/20/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: CSX sells to cap high-volume week; pace to slow ahead of holiday; Disney, Google unmoved
|
| 5/19/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: U.S. Bancorp, ILFC, utilities sell as deal flow subsides; Macy's trades up; Gap slides 30 bps
|
| 5/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Cintas, Liberty Mutual, Disney among issuers, investor fatigue sets in; Google bonds mixed
|
| 5/17/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: J&J, Aetna, HSBC, Rio Tinto among issuers in frenzied primary; Google's 10-year notes widen
|
| 5/16/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Google prices debt debut; Texas Instruments, BNSF, others crowd primary; energy bonds firm
|
| 5/13/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Huge interest in Xerox sale, $20 billion in new deals set; Plum Creek 55 bps better than issue
|
| 5/12/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: SoCal Edison upsized deal, Gulf Power price as issuance drops; CVS Caremark, IBM trade wider
|
| 5/11/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: General Mills, Detroit Edison, British Columbia sell bonds; Time Warner Cable bonds widen
|
| 5/10/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Philip Morris, Ventas keep primary flow alive; CVS weak; Gap 30 bps wider
|
| 5/9/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade market hit with wave of deals; IBM, CVS among sellers; Nevada Power firms 6 bps
|
| 5/6/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuance to spike in coming week, $20 billion expected; Scana, JPMorgan firm in trading
|
| 5/5/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan Chase, Scana sell as tone holds; GE Capital, R.R. Donnelly weaker; Kraft bonds flat
|
| 5/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Fairfax Financial sell paper as primary slows; new bonds mixed in trading
|
| 5/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: PepsiCo, Woodside, Highmark, Westfield among names in primary; new bonds firm; Altria tighter
|
| 5/2/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Altria, Republic Services, Pentair price; primary's headline reaction muted; bank paper firms
|
| 4/29/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Colgate-Palmolive sells in two parts; issuance expected to increase in May; AT&T notes mixed
|
| 4/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman reopens notes as issuers hold off until May; Goldman, AT&T, Express Scripts firmer
|
| 4/27/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Express Scripts sells ahead of Fed as primary shrugs off meeting; trading up in AT&T 10-years
|
| 4/26/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Morgan Stanley, Bank of Montreal pile into market ahead of Fed meeting; BB&T notes firm
|
| 4/25/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BB&T sells in quiet primary, Express Scripts announces deal; trading thins; RBC bonds flat
|
| 4/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Coming week seen busier, but market expected to be quiet until May; GE Capital firms 8 bps
|
| 4/20/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Abbey National sells new paper, Goldman, Orix reopen; BP bonds widen, Total Capital tighter
|
| 4/19/2011 | AGCAEMIGMU | Market Commentary: Treasuries brush off S&P outlook cut, stage mild rally; European fears lend safe-haven support
|
| 4/19/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Manitoba sells bonds as market remains unsettled; new Alcoa 10-year notes widen 3 bps
|
| 4/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Tone, other factors leave primary vacant; corporate bonds widen; bank, retail paper weaker
|
| 4/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: PPL WEM Holdings set to bring $960 million of senior notes; RBC bonds firm, Gap widens
|
| 4/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Santander prices $500 million of 4.625% notes; Alcoa firms; Best Buy, Gap bonds widen
|
| 4/13/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Alcoa brings $1.25 billion deal, bonds firm in trading; new Ford notes gain 20 bps
|
| 4/12/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Royal Bank of Canada, Ford Motor's FUEL Trust sell billion-dollar deals; Wal-Mart bonds mixed
|
| 4/11/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart Stores brings $5 billion; Export Development Canada prices $1 billion; volume drops
|
| 4/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Jefferies sells bonds as coming week up in the air; Gap, Telstra tighten in trading
|
| 4/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Telstra, Gap, Danske, MassMutual tap into resilient primary; Yankee banks bonds widen
|
| 4/6/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BNP, National Australia Bank sell as Yankee bonds take over; Woolworths, RCI Banque firm
|
| 4/5/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Woolworths, RCI Banque, Public Storage sell deals as volume drops; Deutsche Telekom notes firm
|
| 4/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Deutsche Telekom, Raymond James tap primary; Texas Instruments' CDS widen on deal
|
| 4/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BNP Paribas closes out busy week of new deals; Archer Daniels, Verizon, Sanofi-aventis firmer
|
| 3/31/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Campbell's, Macquarie, Asciano hit market; Q1 breaks records; selling active in new bonds
|
| 3/30/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: ADM remarkets; Brandywine, Delta price; Time Warner bonds lose gains; others trade tighter
|
| 3/29/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner, Citi, HSBC sell as large deals dominate; new bonds trade mixed as some widen
|
| 3/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Dell, Home Depot start week with big trades; trading slows after heavy week, Sanofi active
|
| 3/25/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary quiet after busy week; up to $20 billion on tap; deals weigh on trading
|
| 3/24/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Viacom sells bonds as recent influx of new deals is absorbed; Wal-Mart widens, telecoms firm
|
| 3/23/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon follows Sanofi with mega-deal, Gilead, Caterpillar price; new bonds firm 1 bp-2 bps
|
| 3/22/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Sanofi, DuPont, Wells Fargo lead issuers with huge deals; AT&T, Verizon better; Sprint down
|
| 3/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Upbeat tone leads SunTrust, KeyCorp, Quest, Daimler to primary; AT&T, telecom bonds widen
|
| 3/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Deal pipeline set to flow; SunTrust, KeyCorp to repay TARP; bonds firm after volatile week
|
| 3/17/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Sempra Energy, Desjardins unit price during agreeable primary session; Cisco, bank bonds widen
|
| 3/16/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Cliffs Natural sells $1 billion, Teva and AGL Capital price deals; Bank of America widens
|
| 3/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary void of new paper as it retraces losses by close; Japanese corporate bonds widen
|
| 3/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BofA, RBS, Willis Group sell paper as primary shrugs off headlines; Morgan Stanley shines
|
| 3/11/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuance active; smaller deals expected in coming week; Sprint bonds stronger
|
| 3/10/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Medtronic prices $1 billion of notes in two tranches; bond market weaker; bank paper widens
|
| 3/9/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Cisco brings $4 billion; KfW sells $1.25 billion of floating-rate notes; Vodafone notes widen
|
| 3/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BP Capital, Bunge, Ensco, Best Buy, ING sell at attractive yields; Sprint bonds stronger
|
| 3/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: DirecTV Holdings/Financing monopolize primary with huge deal; DTV bonds mixed in trading
|
| 3/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Rentenbank prices paper amid optimistic tone; Alabama Power firms, ArcelorMittal softens
|
| 3/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Alabama Power prices as primary cools; industrials, financials wider in trading, AT&T firms
|
| 3/2/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Cigna, State Street, Dominion, Western Union price paper; GE Capital notes due 2021 widen
|
| 3/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Praxair, Digital Realty, Harley-Davidson bring deals; short financial paper firms in trading
|
| 2/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: ArcelorMittal, Juniper, BB&T sell as primary bounces back; ArcelorMittal short bonds widen
|
| 2/25/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Coming week seen top heavy as primary ends week empty; GE Capital notes widen 15 basis points
|
| 2/24/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Virgin Media unit sells paper as others step back; Kinder Morgan Energy, oil/gas bonds mixed
|
| 2/23/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: McKesson, Kinder Morgan, Wyndham price bonds in packed primary; new bonds firm in secondary
|
| 2/22/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: ANZ Banking Group alone in new issue space; deals expected Wednesday; oil, gas bonds widen
|
| 2/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Long weekend makes coming week's deals difficult to forecast; Coca-Cola, Noble Energy firm
|
| 2/17/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Big banks JPMorgan, BNP Paribas get large deals done; Ryder notes firm 5 bps; Dover weaker
|
| 2/16/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Dover, Ryder System sell as investors grab high-grade bonds; Coca-Cola, Noble firm in trading
|
| 2/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Coca-Cola, Noble Energy upsize deals due to demand; new bonds firm; Viacom notes widen
|
| 2/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Honeywell, UnitedHealth, Viacom, Thermo Fisher among primary entrants; utility bonds firm
|
| 2/11/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary ends week on quiet note; coming week seen tepid; Wells Fargo, financials stronger
|
| 2/10/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo taps market as others sit it out; bank, financial paper firms in secondary
|
| 2/9/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi, News America, ADM, CNA, KfW sells as issuance ramps up; deals firm, GE Capital narrows
|
| 2/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital lone issuer; new issue volume light; energy debt firms; Telefonica bonds widen
|
| 2/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary sees Unilever, Telefonica price; issuance light for week; new bonds firm; volume off
|
| 2/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Treasury auctions could affect issuance; coming week seen positive; Microsoft bonds narrow
|
| 2/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft brings three-part deal; issuers look at coming week; State Street firms in trading
|
| 2/2/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman Sachs, L-3 Communications among new paper; State Street remarkets; new debt firms
|
| 2/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Johnson Controls upsizes, Morgan Stanley reopens in slow primary; ArcelorMittal, Microsoft up
|
| 1/31/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Noble Holding, BPCE price as market tone settles; Apache bonds widen 5 basis points
|
| 1/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary market empties amid continued unrest in Egypt; Apache bonds widen
|
| 1/27/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Marathon, Kimberly-Clark, Steelcase, ABN Amro tap market; Steelcase stronger in secondary
|
| 1/26/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Toyota unit sell floaters; bank notes firm; Family Dollar widens in trading
|
| 1/25/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BNY Mellon, UBS sell, Family Dollar prices first bonds; broad market wider as Treasuries rise
|
| 1/24/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Lone new corporate from Anheuser-Busch InBev; Georgia-Pacific notes trade 65 bps tighter
|
| 1/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman Sachs, Lloyds, Oneok, Total Capital sell in busy primary; Goldman, bank paper firms
|
| 1/20/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley sells post-earnings; Fifth Third, CIBC tap market; new debt firms in trading
|
| 1/19/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: HCP sells multi-part deal, IBRD, Pefco price; Progress Energy, Bacardi firm, banks widen
|
| 1/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Progress Energy, Bacardi, Bank of Montreal sell in slow start to week; Bacardi firms 6 bps
|
| 1/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: New bonds appear from JPMorgan; coming week seen busy; Lloyds firms; new utility bonds narrow
|
| 1/13/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Lloyds TSB, Chevron Phillips, Texas Gas, OeKB among sellers; industrials firm 2 bps-3 bps
|
| 1/12/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Nomura, BNP Paribas, HSBC Bank price as banks keep hold on primary; new deals firm 5-10 bps
|
| 1/11/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials Credit Suisse, Nordea Bank, Sallie Mae rule primary; O'Reilly firms, RBS widens
|
| 1/10/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Commonwealth Edison and Senior Housing Properties price paper; Progress Energy bonds widen
|
| 1/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: High-volume week ends with no new deals; coming week seen as busy; RBS, GE Capital widen
|
| 1/6/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Scotiabank, Dr. Pepper Snapple, Sumitomo, Barclays among day's deals; bank paper widens
|
| 1/5/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials crowd primary as Toyota Credit, BNP Paribas, ANZ price; Masco bonds, CDS widen
|
| 1/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, MetLife, RBS, CenterPoint sell on massive day in high-grade; market volume jumps
|
| 1/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Berkshire Hathaway brings first high-grade sale of year; Bank of America firms on settlement
|
| 12/23/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary remains quiet as investors prepare for a tough year; secondary flat in thin trading
|
| 12/22/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Corporate spreads flat on holiday trading, thin volume; Bank of America's 5.875% notes firm
|
| 12/21/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Holidays dampen primary; high yield may overtake high grade in 2011; Bank of America narrows
|
| 12/20/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade market quiet; no new issues on tap; Nasdaq OMX bonds mixed in trading
|
| 12/17/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Nasdaq prices bonds, week ahead seen top-heavy; Bank of America, G.E. Capital narrow
|
| 12/16/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America prices 10-years; Nasdaq deal on tap; C.R. Bard, Oracle firm in trading
|
| 12/15/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Bard, Tyco, Agrium tap market; banks sell debt to repay TARP; industrials firm; banks weaken
|
| 12/14/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Lack of new deals blamed on Fed meeting; Cogdell plans preferreds; Sprint Nextel bonds widen
|
| 12/13/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: SAIC, IBM, ANZ tap market; Occidental Petroleum notes stronger; Brown-Forman notes flat
|
| 12/10/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals absent as market tone unsteady; secondary weaker; financials flat; Hershey narrows
|
| 12/9/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Life Tech, Snap-on, Union Bank, Constellation tap primary; Snap-on notes firm, 'hard to find'
|
| 12/8/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary packed with Societe Generale, Kellogg, Hershey, Ontario deals; new deals firm
|
| 12/7/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Merck brings massive sale; Berkshire, Albemarle, Aspen price; financials firm; IBM tightens
|
| 12/6/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM, CIBC, Carlisle, NAB among sellers in hot primary; AT&T, Verizon flat on downgrades
|
| 12/3/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Economic data leaves primary empty; coming week has momentum; Cooper US, American Tower firm
|
| 12/2/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: American Tower, Westpac, Cooper, Bank of NY among new trades; long-dated bond demand grows
|
| 12/1/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Eastman Chemical, Cigna, St. Jude, IDEX among deals; Citi remarkets; financials mixed
|
| 11/30/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: AIG returns to debt market; Apache, CRH, Harris, Incitec price; bank paper weakens in trading
|
| 11/29/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Hewlett-Packard prices bonds; Incitec Pivot, Kite Realty on tap; Financial sector widens
|
| 11/24/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Volume in coming week decent if tone holds; Sprint debt widens, Verizon firms in secondary
|
| 11/23/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: ANZ Banking Group sells floaters; primary issuance cools; Regions Financial, Kraft bonds widen
|
| 11/22/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Potash brings $1 billion of seven- and 30-year notes; quiet week ahead; industrials firm
|
| 11/19/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Unitrin sells bonds; coming week seen slow; secondary weaker; EOG debt firms; ACE notes flat
|
| 11/18/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: EOG Resources, ACE, TTX, Entergy unit among high-grade players; Home Depot, Wal-Mart narrow
|
| 11/17/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Lowe's, Genworth, Dun & Bradstreet, Continental get deals done; bank, financial paper firms
|
| 11/16/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: LabCorp, GATX, Telephone & Data price deals on stronger tone; bank, financial paper weaker
|
| 11/15/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Prudential Financial, P&G, Pacific Gas, Delta sell; tone stays weak; Sprint paper widens
|
| 11/12/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Supply drops on renewed euro debt worries; Time Warner Cable's 4.125% 10-year note eases 5 bps
|
| 11/9/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner Cable, Allied World, AMB, Integrys among sellers; UPS, Sprint trade lower
|
| 11/8/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: UPS, Coke Enterprises, Ventas, AutoZone among flood of new paper; PPG long-dated debt firms
|
| 11/5/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Data slows bond sales; coming week seen busy; new high-grade paper boosts trading volume
|
| 11/4/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Coke issues at record low rates; Dow, GE Capital tap market; Treasuries rebound; volume up
|
| 11/3/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary takes break on Fed news; Seminole Tribe sells notes; secondary quiet
|
| 11/2/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Jefferies, Williams sell upsized deals; Northrop struggles in trading; Euro bank names watched
|
| 11/1/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Northrop Grumman, Northern Trust tap market; trading volume light, financial bonds weaken
|
| 10/29/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Arrow Electronics, Colgate-Palmolive price; two big days in week ahead; financials widen
|
| 10/28/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Rio Tinto, US Bancorp, U.S. Bank offer bonds in upbeat tone; new debt firms in secondary
|
| 10/27/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Travelers, Broadcom, Kilroy, Georgia-Pacific price; Broadcom 8 bps stronger in trading
|
| 10/26/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, BNP unit tap market; financials firm by 5 bps; eBay debt widens
|
| 10/25/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: National Rural Utilities, Sonoco, Sigma-Aldrich offer bonds; Sonoco debt firms 10 bps
|
| 10/22/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: No new deals to end week; total issuance exceeds expectations; eBay, Wal-Mart paper snapped up
|
| 10/21/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: eBay sells first bonds; Bank of Nova Scotia taps market; downgrade pressures H&R Block debt
|
| 10/20/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: UnitedHealth, Export Development Canada price bonds, Rio Tinto plans sale; UnitedHealth firmer
|
| 10/19/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: PepsiCo, KfW, SpareBank, Great River tap debt market; tone remains heavy; bank paper widens
|
| 10/18/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart sets record-low coupon; CSX sells two tranches; Wal-Mart debt firms; CDS costs fall
|
| 10/15/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Colonial Pipeline sells $275 million bonds; financial names dominate trading amid weakening
|
| 10/14/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: JPM prices two tranches; RBC to reopen; bank bonds trade weaker; new issues see modest gains
|
| 10/13/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Raytheon prices $2 billion in debt; Mutual of Omaha sells $300 million in surplus notes
|
| 10/12/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota prices; Mutual of Omaha, CBL plan deals; trading volume low; J.C. Penney bonds higher
|
| 10/8/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empties ahead of holiday, BNP reopens bonds; AT&T, Citigroup tighter in secondary
|
| 10/7/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: PS Business Parks sells preferreds; Heico deal disappears; Barclays firms 20 bps in trading
|
| 10/6/2010 | IG | Westpac sells upsized C$275 million 10-year notes; Potash widens; Canada sells C$3 billion
|
| 10/6/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: PG&E sells short-dated floaters, two foreign financials launch deals; Potash trades weaker
|
| 10/5/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Rabobank, Entergy Arkansas, Tri-State sell bonds; Heico plans deal; CBS, Celgene paper firms
|
| 10/4/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: CBS, UIL, Celgene, Public Storage price high-grade deals; Boston Properties debt flat on deal
|
| 10/1/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: AWAS Aviation sells split-rated bonds; coming week's issuance seen lighter; RBC notes widen
|
| 9/30/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Scotiabank, Regency Centers, Aviation Capital among day's sellers; NBC firmer in trading
|
| 9/29/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: RBC, Eksportfinans, Hyundai price, Treasury to sell Citi preferreds; deal maturities grow
|
| 9/28/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: BP Capital sells oversubscribed deal; more upcoming deals expected; energy sector tightens
|
| 9/27/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: NBC Universal, Exelon, Airgas, JPMorgan among sellers; deal puts focus on Alberto Culver debt
|
| 9/24/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Upcoming issuance predicted to stay moderate; AWAS plans sale; Microsoft, industrials tighter
|
| 9/23/2010 | IG | Enbridge sells C$300 million; Calloway REIT prices 5% bonds; Canadian credit weaker
|
| 9/23/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Mattel, Eni, DCP Midstream, Washington REIT price paper; Microsoft firms in secondary market
|
| 9/22/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft prices mega-deal, Alterra, KKR, MetLife among other deals; Adobe bonds firm
|
| 9/21/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Entergy Louisiana, Morgan Stanley price as Fed meeting slows primary; Lennar firms on earnings
|
| 9/20/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Du Pont, TransCanada, MassMutual, HSBC among sellers in strong primary; new deals rule market
|
| 9/17/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary sees slowdown, half of recent volume in coming week; buyers seek homebuilder paper
|
| 9/16/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Oil names Transocean, Weatherford sell late; Nucor, Asciano price; demand holds for paper
|
| 9/15/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Cliffs Natural, Blackstone, Harsco, JPMorgan, Wyndham among sellers; Amgen notes widen
|
| 9/14/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Corn Products, Barclays, Woolworths among issuers; Rabobank sells 100-years; Deere, PG&E widen
|
| 9/13/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Amgen, Symantec bring billion-dollar deals as offerings stack up; HP, Dell 10 bps better
|
| 9/10/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Week ends with no new deals; coming week seen busy; Hewlett-Packard, Dell tighter in trading
|
| 9/9/2010 | CAIG | Canadian bonds: Market awaits jobs data, yields rise; Hydro One sells C$500 million notes
|
| 9/9/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Nabors Industries, Gulf Power, Nevada Power price in calmer primary; new bonds strengthen
|
| 9/8/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Hewlett-Packard, AmEx Credit among names in continued flood of bonds; Dell weaker in trading
|
| 9/7/2010 | CAIG | Canadian bonds: Good market tone; H&R REIT sells upsized C$125 million debentures at par
|
| 9/7/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Dell, Home Depot among issuers as primary bursts with deals amid low rates; bonds trade well
|
| 9/3/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Flood of deals forecast; trading light ahead of holiday weekend; Apache narrows in secondary
|
| 9/2/2010 | CAIG | Canadian bonds: Corporates rally; Manulife firms in trading; HBanc eyes capital securities
|
| 9/2/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Rentenbank sells bonds; primary clears before holiday; Apache widens on oil rig explosion
|
| 9/1/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota Motor Credit sells floaters, Rentenbank plans deal; oil and gas bonds firm 10 points
|
| 9/1/2010 | CAIG | Canadian bonds: Long bond auctioned on cheap; Moody's says Bank bondholders face risk
|
| 8/31/2010 | IG | Canadian bonds: Good demand expected for bond auction; government buys back C$160 million
|
| 8/31/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Stanley Black & Decker sells first bonds; KfW prices; Black & Decker tightens in secondary
|
| 8/30/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Sara Lee, Dominion Resources price paper; primary slows; secondary flat; DirecTV debt widens
|
| 8/27/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Eksportfinans sets deal terms; week ahead top-heavy; utilities firm; Hewlett-Packard wider
|
| 8/26/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Ryder, Georgia Power, FPL sell bonds, utilities take over; Ryder notes firm; secondary weaker
|
| 8/25/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: S.C. Johnson, VEPCo, SoCal Edison, Kimco, Idaho Power price; secondary market wider on day
|
| 8/24/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Aetna, Yum! Brands price upsized deals; issuance set to slow; corporates flat in secondary
|
| 8/23/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: San Diego Gas & Electric, Interstate P&L, Norfolk Southern among issuers; industrials tighten
|
| 8/20/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: RBS adds to floaters, GFI bond sale withdrawn; HSBC notes firm; appetite grows for corporates
|
| 8/19/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Baker Hughes, Rowan, Caterpillar sell bonds; low coupon hunt continues; spreads remain firm
|
| 8/18/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Choice Hotels sells notes; GE Capital reopens as primary clears; Goldman tighter in trading
|
| 8/17/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Apache, Bank of America, RBS, HSBC Bank, ING among financial-heavy deals; HSBC notes firm
|
| 8/16/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Moody's, Ingram Micro, Toyota Motor Credit sell bonds on slow day; financials mixed in trading
|
| 8/13/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade activity to pick up at mid-week, J&J oversubscribed; secondary quiet
|
| 8/12/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Johnson & Johnson nets record-low coupons; Detroit Edison upsizes; new debt firms in secondary
|
| 8/11/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Split-rated International Lease, American Tower deals price; secondary spreads move out 5 bps
|
| 8/10/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: DirecTV, KeyCorp, Great Plains Energy, Statoil price deals; Anadarko bonds wider in secondary
|
| 8/9/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: NuStar, Anadarko, WellPoint, Toyota, Simon Property price in high grade; notes firm in trading
|
| 8/6/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Week of $31 billion issuance ends with no new deals; Volkswagen, HSBC Bank debt tightens
|
| 8/5/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: HSBC, Hess, VW, UBS, Schwab sell ahead of jobs report; new bonds weaker in secondary market
|
| 8/4/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Aflac, AMB, PNC among deal flow; Newell Rubbermaid wider in secondary; industrials mixed
|
| 8/3/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: MetLife, Corning, Teck, ANZ among sellers in packed market; secondary weaker on new bonds
|
| 8/2/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM, Rubbermaid, Citi, Omnicom, Altria among $11.5 billion deals; Expedia notes firm 10 bps
|
| 7/30/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Viterra sells split-rated bonds; other issuers expected Monday; Noble Group debt firms
|
| 7/29/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Viterra plans split-rated deal; opportunistic issuers dry up; Alcoa, AT&T bonds trade stronger
|
| 7/28/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: McDonald's, Union Pacific, UBS branch price deals in weaker market; Union Pacific tightens
|
| 7/27/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Safeway price notes; CIBC Toronto reopens two bonds; AT&T tightens in secondary
|
| 7/26/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Alcoa, Westpac, Kimberly-Clark, ComEd sell bonds; new debt stronger in secondary; volume light
|
| 7/23/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade bond market muted, tone positive; Yankee bonds on tap; Goldman notes tighter
|
| 7/22/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: U.S. Bancorp, Quebec, TD Bank sell bonds; primary stable but unexciting; Ralcorp bonds firm
|
| 7/21/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Noble, Ralcorp sell bonds; secondary focuses on new bank paper
|
| 7/19/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Schwab sells bonds; Chicago Parking to price 10-year notes; Goldman notes a touch weaker
|
| 7/16/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: National Australia Bank sells floaters, Goldman strong on SEC settlement; GE Capital weaker
|
| 7/15/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan prices bonds following Q2 earnings, Bank of Nova Scotia sells; Goldman Sachs tightens
|
| 7/14/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Sumitomo Mitsui sells bonds; Alta Wind prices pass-throughs; Oracle, Target firm in secondary
|
| 7/13/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Target, Black Hills, Agilent, Nova Scotia price bonds; Treasury yields on the rise
|
| 7/12/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Oracle, ERP Operating price; both deals oversubscribed multiple times; BP rallies in secondary
|
| 7/9/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: New York Life sells backed notes, Alta Wind plans pass throughs; Citi, BofA, JPMorgan firm
|
| 7/8/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Florida Gas Transmission prices bonds; appetite for deals remains high; RBC, industrials firm
|
| 7/7/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner, Plains All American, Credit Suisse among day's issuers; trading volume on the rise
|
| 7/6/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Kroger, Hillenbrand, LaFarge, Duke Energy Indiana sells bonds; new bond issues strengthen
|
| 7/2/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: No new high-grade bonds price; issuers likely waiting until Wednesday; secondary also light
|
| 7/1/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Denmark's Arbejdernes sells floaters; primary awaits volatility to diminish; Wal-Mart up
|
| 6/30/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Campbell's, Wal-Mart, Lloyds, Digital Realty, Fidelity price bonds; Altria solid in secondary
|
| 6/29/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Lloyds Banking Group plans retail note sale; IG market tone down; TransCanada wraps preferreds
|
| 6/28/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Delta Air Lines sells pass-throughs; light supply seen for week; Penn stronger in secondary
|
| 6/25/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Entertainment Properties sells split-rated notes; new issuance volume up in air; secondary quiet
|
| 6/24/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade bond trading muted; Realty Income, Puget Sound Energy each sell $250 million
|
| 6/23/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Jefferies Group, Private Export Funding sell bonds; uptick in issuance expected Thursday
|
| 6/22/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Cantor Fitzgerald sells notes; issuers take breather after $10.5 billion day; Shell, HSBC firm
|
| 6/21/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Wrigley, Covidien, HSBC Bank, Shell, Genworth among IG issuers; Anadarko bonds slide
|
| 6/18/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: No new bonds to end week; coming week seen busy, on watch for BP; Anadarko, Transocean gain
|
| 6/17/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Bank of America, Total, HSBC, Caterpillar among bond sellers, BP gains, falls back
|
| 6/16/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Prudential Financial, Western Union, R.R. Donnelley sell bonds; BP debt comes in better
|
| 6/15/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Teva, Lincoln National, Pall price deals; BP keeps widening; new deals strong in trading
|
| 6/14/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota Motor Credit sells bonds; Lincoln Financial pricing notes; Secondaries prove quiet
|
| 6/11/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of New York Mellon, ANZ Banking price bonds; Zions sells preferreds; industrials gain
|
| 6/10/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Alliant Energy units, John Deere Capital, Vestjysk Bank tap primary; utility bonds gain
|
| 6/9/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: U.S. Bancorp, Paccar, Ontario sell IG bonds; new bonds tighter; oil companies in spotlight
|
| 6/8/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Altria sells bonds; companies shy away from issuing; financials bonds overtake oil in trading
|
| 6/7/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Denmark's Vestjysk Bank plans short bond; IG bonds struggle in trading; financials widen
|
| 6/4/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuers stand down to end week, BP sees slight gains, recent deals mostly tighter
|
| 6/3/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: International Game, Waste Management among issuers, new notes trade up, oil a little less busy
|
| 6/2/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: ConEd unit, Duke Energy Carolinas, Tanger Properties sell bonds; Transocean, BP bonds fall
|
| 6/1/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: No new high-grade bonds for second day as oil spill, other fears weigh on market; BP 'crushed'
|
| 5/28/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: New bonds on hold until coming week; Goldman 10-years firm in secondary; Treasuries inch up
|
| 5/27/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Regency Centers, Nordic Investment Bank price bonds in quick deals; Goldman gains in trading
|
| 5/26/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman, General Mills, Discovery, TransCanada sell bonds; Treasury yields ease after auction
|
| 5/25/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Volatility leaves new bonds absent; industrials move out; Abbott bonds mixed in secondary
|
| 5/24/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Abbott Labs, Georgia Power, Empire District Electric price bonds; Treasuries tighten up
|
| 5/21/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade bonds stand down from primary, coming week seen slower; secondary weak, L-3 wider
|
| 5/20/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Export Development prices, headlines still worry issuers; new L-3s weaker, financials slump
|
| 5/19/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Appalachian Power, Province of Manitoba price bonds; new deals dry up; L-3 notes quiet
|
| 5/18/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Alberto-Culver, L-3, Entergy Texas, IBRD sell notes; primary weakens; EOG Resources firms
|
| 5/17/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: EOG Resources, Franklin Resources, PSE&G, Kilroy price IG bonds in rough market; Treasuries up
|
| 5/14/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary slows, accounts look to coming week for paper; Goldman Sachs wider
|
| 5/13/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: CVS, FPL, PNC price notes, primary spreads remain tight; new deals up; Goldman better, BP not
|
| 5/12/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Kinder Morgan, Cigna, Burlington Northern price bonds; Morgan Stanley floaters firm
|
| 5/11/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Enterprise Products Operating sells large deal; investors eager for paper; Xcel Energy tightens
|
| 5/10/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Xcel Energy, San Diego G&E, Pearson Funding price bonds; primary turns positive; Goldman firms
|
| 5/7/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary remains stagnant, desks hope for improvement in tone; spreads steady to firmer
|
| 5/6/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary tone ends on ugly note as varied fears persist; spreads jump wider by double digits
|
| 5/5/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Ironshore Holdings prices small deal; weak market holds off issuers; Goldman notes widen
|
| 5/4/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Ironshore Holdings plans 10-year notes sale, volatility remains in primary; BP bonds 'crushed'
|
| 5/3/2010 | AGIGMU | Treasuries fall back as Greece gets bailout plan; volatile week ahead on economic data, trader says
|
| 5/3/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Lennox International sells notes; headlines trigger volatility; Goldman leads way in secondary
|
| 4/30/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Fidelity National prices, moderate volume seen for week ahead; Goldman wider on Justice probe
|
| 4/29/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: New York Life prices bonds, Fidelity National plans issue; Goldman sharply tighter; NBC firm
|
| 4/28/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Tyco International, Ontario sell bonds on quiet day; Goldman Sachs bond issue strong
|
| 4/27/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: NBC sells large deal, Japan Finance prices; focus stays on Goldman Sachs; quiet primary ahead
|
| 4/26/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: US Bank, BB&T, Advance Auto sell bonds; NBC Universal plans deal; Goldman Sachs moves wider
|
| 4/23/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: New deal drought continues, moderate issuance in coming week; Citi short paper strong
|
| 4/22/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: BioMed Realty sells bonds, tone remains constructive; CenturyLink wider on Qwest acquisition
|
| 4/21/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Dexia, Standard Chartered, Orix, Regions sell notes; Standard Chartered gains; Goldman firmer
|
| 4/20/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Nordstrom, RBC, Thermo Fisher, IBRD, Rentenbank among new deals; new issues boost secondary
|
| 4/19/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Ohio National Financial Services plans deal; focus sets on Goldman, financials; Treasuries ease
|
| 4/16/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman Sachs leads financials wider after SEC suit; primary quiet
|
| 4/15/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW, France's CFF sells bonds, foreign names invade primary; financials better in trading
|
| 4/14/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Semco, MassMutual sell bonds, financial names up on earnings; MassMutual gains in trading
|
| 4/13/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Southern Copper, EBRD tap market; earnings stall primary; Lowe's notes up again in secondary
|
| 4/12/2010 | BKCVDDEMHYIGMUPV | Market Commentary: Upsized Cablevision, Rosetta price; Essar slates; Mirant, RRI up on merger, DynCorp on buyout
|
| 4/12/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Lowe's, Telefonica, EIB, International Finance among deals; Apache, Devon step out in secondary
|
| 4/9/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals seen light in coming week; new Avery Dennison, Boston Properties notes up again
|
| 4/8/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Boston Properties, Avery Dennison, Worthington price deals; Avery, Worthington up in trading
|
| 4/7/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: RBC, Ontario, Lorillard, Credit Agricole among high-grade deals; financials seen trading weaker
|
| 4/6/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Gulf Power, Public Storage price deals; market wary of Treasury sales; trading volume 'decent'
|
| 4/5/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: International Finance plans deal; issuance slow for week; high-grade secondaries quiet
|
| 4/1/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar gains in trading; primary, secondary activity light ahead of holiday
|
| 3/31/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar sells $500 million; National Semiconductor brings $250 million, gains in trading
|
| 3/30/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Barclays leads day with $1 billion; CBS, Health Care REIT also price, both gain in trading
|
| 3/29/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Little primary action seen during holiday week; Paccar prices; Citigroup short debt active
|
| 3/26/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Pacific Gas & Electric, Handelsbanken reopen, price new notes; Anheuser busy; Wal-Mart gains
|
| 3/25/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Duke Realty, JPMorgan Chase Capital price deals; Duke Realty gains in trading
|
| 3/24/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Anheuser-Busch InBev, Wal-Mart, Brambles price deals late; new issues mixed in secondary
|
| 3/23/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Philip Morris, Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank, Vornado price new issues; new bonds trade improved
|
| 3/22/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Duke Energy, Florida Power/Progress, Rabobank offer bonds; health names trade mixed post-bill
|
| 3/19/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman Sachs reopens notes; banks lose ground in trading; new bonds mixed in secondary
|
| 3/18/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Hartford, Shell, JPM, Credit Suisse, Axis issue bonds; traders see new bonds, banks activity
|
| 3/17/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: SLM, Rockies Express sell split-rated notes, Narragansett Electric prices; banks trade hot
|
| 3/16/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: First Niagara, Developers Diversified price deals, Hartford plans sale; banks trade firmer
|
| 3/15/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Commonwealth Bank, EIB, Entergy price bonds; trading volume down, Boston Scientific widens
|
| 3/12/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Deutsche Bank prices trust preferreds, Eksportfinans, RenRe sell notes; Medtronic stays firm
|
| 3/11/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Medtronic, NStar, Columbus Southern price; more expected Friday; Medtronic gains in trading
|
| 3/10/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Cliffs, St. Jude, Airgas, PartnerRe sell notes, Citi prices trust preferreds; deals trade well
|
| 3/9/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Novartis, Amgen, Anadarko, ProLogis, RBS among IG issuers; new deals firm in busy trading day
|
| 3/8/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: DirecTV, Hasbro, Ameriprise, Bank of America, CME among high-grade issuers; market tone better
|
| 3/5/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Masco sells split-rated bonds, coming week seen busy; Masco gains, recent new deals firm
|
| 3/4/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Baxter, Teco, Johnson Controls price on good tone; little movement in secondary; Dow wider
|
| 3/3/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner, Puget, Southwestern, Deere among sales; spreads firm; financials still in favor
|
| 3/2/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Dexia Credit Local, OeKB, PSE&G price deals, Bank of England plans sale; Goldman Sachs firms
|
| 3/1/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman Sachs, U.S. Bancorp, Republic Services price oversubscribed deals; secondaries 'slower'
|
| 2/26/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals absent in high-grade, desks report solid calendar; new Nomuras hold higher levels
|
| 2/25/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Nomura prices first U.S. deal, Enbridge, Rentenbank sell notes; Nomura, Enbridge up in trading
|
| 2/24/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Comcast, KfW, Federal Realty sell bonds, Nomura plans offer; Trace slips as trading active
|
| 2/23/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: United Technologies, Bank of Ireland, National Australia Bank, JPMorgan price; financials widen
|
| 2/22/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Wyndham, KfW sell bonds, issuance uptick expected; Wyndham gains; Smith better on acquisition
|
| 2/19/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: High grade desks look at upcoming deals; Nationwide gains in trading, financials better again
|
| 2/18/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Nationwide, Hanover, UBS break deal drought; financials gain in trading, Walgreen wider again
|
| 2/17/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Stability issues stall high-grade deals; secondary market hushed for investment-grade traders
|
| 2/16/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Shortened week kicks off with little activity; Simon widens following hostile bid for rival
|
| 2/12/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: High grade volume slumps before holiday; primary ends slow week with little hope for days ahead
|
| 2/11/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Life Technologies taps market, gains in trading; issuers look to week ahead; Allegheny firm
|
| 2/10/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Life Technologies plans three-tranche sale; 10-year Treasury weaker as Fed may soon adjust rates
|
| 2/9/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Sunoco Logistics prices deal, supply sluggish; secondary tightens in active session; Dow gains
|
| 2/8/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: IADB plans benchmark, lingering fears keep issuers away; Dow, Kraft, Goldman wider in trading
|
| 2/5/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grades widen amid sovereign worries; Kraft gains; no deals price, week ahead seen slower
|
| 2/4/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Kraft, Berkshire, Pacific Life sell nearly $18 billion in bonds; Kraft tighter in trading
|
| 2/3/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Valero, PNC, Florida Power among new bonds, Kraft plans large sale; PNC firmer, Dow active
|
| 2/2/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Williams Partners, GATX, Coca-Cola Femsa offer bonds; new deals trade firmly, GE Capital busy
|
| 2/1/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Procter & Gamble sells bonds, UDR reopens notes, new deals to increase; P&G gains in secondary
|
| 1/29/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Ontario sells bonds, volume uptick expected in coming week; Marathon gains; trading subdued
|
| 1/28/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals stalled, Building Materials plans split-rated bond sale; financials ease in trading
|
| 1/27/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Canada's CIBC sells short bonds, supply dwindles; late rally lifts market; CIBC, Adobe gain
|
| 1/26/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Japan Finance, EIB, Credit Agricole sell bonds, CIBC plans deal; financials rebound
|
| 1/25/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Adobe brings $1.5 billion in debut note sale; Japan Finance plans deal; financials mostly firm
|
| 1/22/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary tone still poor, mix of deals seen in week ahead; financials off more; Dow, Roche lose
|
| 1/21/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Westpac, EDF, Digital Realty among bond sales; financials hurt by Obama's plans
|
| 1/20/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Nissan Motor Acceptance, Nordic, KfW sell bonds, Validus plans offering; new deals tighten
|
| 1/19/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Simon Property, Bank of Nova Scotia, Trans-Allegheny, Italy sell bonds; secondary 'soft'
|
| 1/15/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals dry up due to long weekend, earnings; trading quiet, spreads ease as Treasuries up
|
| 1/14/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Delphi Financial sells bonds, SL Green plans preferred reopening; spreads ease amid 'malaise'
|
| 1/13/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of Tokyo, Manitoba, Santander price bonds, Delphi Financial plans sale; new UBS eases
|
| 1/12/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Nasdaq OMX, Stryker, UBS, Deutsche Bank, M.D.C sell bonds; spreads out as Treasuries rally
|
| 1/11/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: PepsiCo, Credit Suisse, Prudential, Praxair sell notes, Nasdaq plans deal; Praxair tightens
|
| 1/8/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Rabobank sells notes; mix of high-grade issuers ready to price; financials firm in trading
|
| 1/7/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Macquarie Group, ING Bank, Irish Life & Permanent price bonds; Motiva up again; spreads ease
|
| 1/6/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: MetLife, Berkshire Hathaway, Motiva, ANZ sell bonds; spreads tighten; Motiva gains in trading
|
| 1/5/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Foreigners Dexia, Barclays, Lloyds, KfW tap market, GE Capital lone domestic; spreads tighten
|
| 1/4/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: National Australia Bank sells two tranches, EIB, Dexia Credit plan bond sales; spreads firm
|
| 12/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals continue hiatus; financials active in trading, others quiet
|
| 12/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New bonds not expected until January; trading slows; Kraft, Morgan Stanley tighten sharply
|
| 12/22/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade financials lead stronger market amid light volume; primary on vacation
|
| 12/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan Chase prices deal, issuance low for week; telecom names active; spreads ease
|
| 12/18/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Week ends on quiet note, though some financials tighten; XTO still trading; primary on hiatus
|
| 12/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials widen as Citi stock sale falls short; new Sherwin-Williams bonds still trade tightly
|
| 12/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Sherwin-Williams, Toyota Credit price deals in quiet primary; spreads steady; Sherwin gains
|
| 12/15/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: ANZ National International, JPMorgan Chase unit offer bonds; spreads tighter; XTO gains more
|
| 12/14/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Dr Pepper Snapple, BNP Paribas, Aflac among new deals; Citi, XTO bonds react to headlines
|
| 12/11/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: TIAA prices 30-year; Boston Scientific tranches in sharply, Citigroup, Time Warner active
|
| 12/10/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Boston Scientific, Caterpillar, American Transmission tap high-grade market; Citi tightens
|
| 12/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Hess, Paccar, New York Life price in dull high-grade market; Citi tighter on payback report
|
| 12/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner Cable, Goodrich, Total, Lincoln National, ITC price bonds; BlackRock three-years gain
|
| 12/7/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: BlackRock, Westpac Banking, USB Capital, CVS price deals; secondary loses volume, focus
|
| 12/4/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary dries up; trading volume slumps; unemployment dip sends spreads tighter
|
| 12/3/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Incitec Pivot, Genworth Financial, City National price bonds; market eyes B of A, Citi
|
| 12/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Con Ed, lead busy primary session; short Xerox bonds continue to firm, Citi eases
|
| 12/1/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Xerox prices mega-deal, gains, Acuity, NiSource debut; International Paper up in heavy trade
|
| 11/30/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Upsized International Paper prices, tightens; Otter awaited, more deals seen; Cisco again busy
|
| 11/25/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Pre-holiday lull quiets primary, trading; issuers hold off until Monday; Cisco still trading
|
| 11/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: NIBC Bank, FMC sell notes on neutral tone, MF Global plans deal; spreads ease; FMC strong
|
| 11/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Aegon sells notes; secondary trading volume low; new bonds tighten; spreads better overall
|
| 11/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary led by financial names; TD Ameritrade, CDP Financial, RBS price
|
| 11/19/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Harley-Davidson, Oaktree price, TD Ameritrade plans two tranches; spreads ease; Cisco active
|
| 11/18/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Barclays, Fortune Brands, Commonwealth Bank among day's sellers; Fortune, Republic trade well
|
| 11/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Boeing, Morgan Stanley, AMB, Vodafone bring deals; Morgan Stanley trades firmly; spreads ease
|
| 11/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac, Progress, BBVA, Kellogg among issuers; new deals trade briskly, secondary volume light
|
| 11/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Lockheed Martin, Thermo Fisher sell bonds; Universal eyes split-rated sale; new deals flat
|
| 11/12/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Quest Diagnostics, Zimmer, Raytheon, Waste Management among day's sales; spreads ease
|
| 11/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Cisco, Capital One, CNA Financial, TransAlta, utilities among issuers; new deals tighten
|
| 11/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of NY Mellon, Eksportfinans price; coming week seen busy; secondary quiets on slim supply
|
| 11/5/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: FPL Group, Regions Financial, Nordea Bank price bonds, primary tone flat; CVS Caremark wider
|
| 11/4/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Du Pont, Equifax, Clorox, Abbey National sell bonds, Regions plans deal; du Pont, Clorox gain
|
| 11/3/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM, RGA, Diageo, Woodside, Novant sell bonds in busy primary; Burlington Northern gains
|
| 11/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary quiet ahead of Fed meeting; secondary stalls; markets unscathed by CIT bankruptcy
|
| 10/30/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals dry up, coming week seen similar; spreads widen; Mead Johnson holds higher levels
|
| 10/29/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Mead Johnson mega-deal, Hyundai, Amphenol offering price; new bonds firm in secondary
|
| 10/28/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: GMAC deal draws interest; Eastman Chemical, Coca-Cola Amatil, FMR sell bonds; spreads widen
|
| 10/27/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Japan Finance, ProLogis sell bonds; market quiet as spreads widen; ProLogis trades briskly
|
| 10/26/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Oglethorpe Power, Achmea Hypotheekbank sell bonds; issuance light; Oglethorpe tightens
|
| 10/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank bonds stay in focus, tighten overall on financial earnings; Boeing Capital notes rise
|
| 10/22/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Boeing Capital, Black Hills sell bonds, tone stagnant; spreads tighten, Black Hills gains
|
| 10/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac, BB&T price deals, primary watches earnings; spreads tighten; JPMorgan preferreds gain
|
| 10/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi sells FDIC notes, JPMorgan, Meccanica, KBN offer bonds; new JPMorgan active
|
| 10/19/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Southern, Temasek, Santander US Debt sell notes; secondary volume fades; investors eye EM
|
| 10/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: B of A bonds widen; GE Capital unmoved on earnings; industrial trading null on bank focus
|
| 10/15/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank earnings take center stage, primary mostly unaffected, but little supply; spreads tighten
|
| 10/14/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW, IADB, RBS Group, Cantor Fitzgerald sell bonds on strong day; JPMorgan firms; Bud strong
|
| 10/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Anheuser-Busch, NY Life, Barrick, Deere among deals, high volume surprises; spreads tighten
|
| 10/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Trading volume dips as primary empties; market looks to earnings; few new offerings on tap
|
| 10/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Commonwealth Bank, Toyota Motor Credit offer bonds in stable primary; spreads tighten
|
| 10/7/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: StatoilHydro, Protective Life sell bonds, issuance slows to trickle; StatoilHydro tightens
|
| 10/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: RPM, Boston Properties, Protective Life sell oversubscribed deals; Boston, New York Life gains
|
| 10/5/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New York Life, Sempra, Diamond Offshore, Credit Agricole tap market; bank bonds rebound
|
| 10/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Employment figures scare issuers away; trading at low volume; Citigroup bonds stay active
|
| 10/1/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: ArcelorMittal sells bonds; new issuance slows on earnings, dismal tone; Enel tranches widen
|
| 9/30/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Enel Finance, Tyco, Alliant Energy price bonds on decent tone; spreads steady, Tyco gains
|
| 9/29/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Entergy Gulf, L-3 Communications, Volvo, Ontario sell bonds; L:-3 trades tighter
|
| 9/28/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Weyerhaeuser, Pennsylvania Electric, Dexus, Italy, NIB sell notes; Unum, Weyerhaeuser firm
|
| 9/25/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Total Capital, Developers Diversified, Unum sell bonds; new bonds trade mixed; financials dip
|
| 9/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Enterprise, Kroger, Wells Fargo, Holcim, Viacom offer bonds; spreads ease, new deals trade
|
| 9/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Potash Corp., Vornado Realty, Arrow Electronics offer bonds; new deals trade actively
|
| 9/22/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: BB&T, Willis, Thomson Reuters, EDP, Allegheny Energy, Jefferies price; bond moves modest
|
| 9/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Burlington Northern, GATX, Cabot, Brandywine, Ohio Power offer bonds; financials active
|
| 9/18/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: National Life Insurance, Zions Bank price bonds; Citigroup, Barclays, Markel trade tighter
|
| 9/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Markel, Barclays Bank, Kimco Realty, Citigroup price, Zions Bank plans sale; new deals tighten
|
| 9/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Exelon unit, PNC, GE Capital among sellers; Newmont, Cenovus gain in trading
|
| 9/15/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Shell, Newmont, Cenovus, JPMorgan sell deals on $31 billion day; spreads tighter
|
| 9/14/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Textron, CenturyLink, DirecTV offer notes, three sales announced, new deals better in trading
|
| 9/11/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Kinder Morgan Energy offers bonds, unseen in trading; Timken advances; coming week busy
|
| 9/10/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Prudential, MetLife offer bonds; Prudential, MetLife tighten
|
| 9/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Handelsbanken, Timken, Agilent, Swedish Export, National Rural sell bonds; spreads steady
|
| 9/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Iberdrola Ireland, Airgas, AvalonBay, CVS, Puget Sound sell bonds; Kraft wider on Cadbury bid
|
| 9/4/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New South Wales prices new issue; secondary falls quiet ahead of holiday break; GE Capital busy
|
| 9/3/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New South Wales plans floaters; GE expected to reopen FDICs again; Plains tightens back up
|
| 9/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac Banking, Canada, U.S. Bancorp offer bonds; Plains widens; spreads weak on Treasuries
|
| 9/1/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Plains All American upsizes sale, Westpac, Canada announce deals; Republic gives back a little
|
| 8/31/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Republic Services offering upsized, bond improves after sale; financial sector trades softer
|
| 8/28/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Decent tone, but no new deals; Praxair bond barely moves; upcoming issuance seen sparse
|
| 8/27/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Praxair, Westpac sell bonds, tone dips by afternoon; Praxair gains in trading; Roper eases
|
| 8/26/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Roper, Westfield units sell notes, issues scarce in coming days, Roper, P&G, Duke tighten
|
| 8/25/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Duke Energy, Spectra Energy, Procter & Gamble bring quick bond sales; AmEx tighter in trading
|
| 8/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Questar Market Resources, Westpac Banking sell bonds; supply low for week; Questar tightens
|
| 8/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade bond sales halt despite good tone; new industrials improve; AmEx Credit gains
|
| 8/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Yum!, News America, AmEx Credit offer bonds, tone recovers; financials wider, Watson gains
|
| 8/19/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Viacom upsizes sale, R.R. Donnelley offers bonds, tone weakens; recent deals widen in trading
|
| 8/18/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: RBS, Boardwalk, Sierra Pacific, Air Products sell bonds on upbeat tone; Watson prices, gains
|
| 8/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Baxter, MeadWestvaco, HSBC Finance offer notes; new industrials improve, financials struggle
|
| 8/14/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary expected to slow; Blackstone, Raymond James bonds widen in secondary
|
| 8/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Blackstone Holdings sells first bond; Cleveland Electric, Raymond James price; trading slows
|
| 8/7/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Hospitality Properties sells five-year bonds; recent bonds improve; deal flow set to continue
|
| 8/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Simon Property, BP Capital, Duke Realty, Svensk, Macquarie offer bonds; new Citi bond better
|
| 8/5/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, AGL Capital, Magellan Midstream, Mack-Cali, Nationwide Mutual provide new supply
|
| 8/4/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: FirstEnergy, Dow Chemical, Coca-Cola Enterprises, GE Capital price bonds; new deals tighten
|
| 8/3/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: International Paper, Niagara Mohawk Power offer bonds; new deals strengthen; spreads tighten
|
| 7/31/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Colgate-Palmolive, Safeway offer bonds; week ahead seen busy; new deals improve in trading
|
| 7/30/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Macquarie, ANZ National offer bonds; Dow up on earnings; Nexen, Northrop edge in
|
| 7/29/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Capital One sells trust preferreds, trade up, Macquarie plans deal; spreads ease; Nexen slips
|
| 7/28/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary quiet after earnings streak; Northrop stays firm, St. Jude gains more; spreads wider
|
| 7/27/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Northrop, Nexen offer multi-tranches, primary seen industrial-heavy, new bonds up in trading
|
| 7/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empties, coming week seen busier; Boeing, Bank of America unchanged, St. Jude gains
|
| 7/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Boeing, St. Jude Medical, Bank of America sells bonds, tone turns upbeat; spreads tighter
|
| 7/22/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: BB&T, GE Capital, Heinz offer bonds, GE exits FDIC program; Morgan Stanley down; spreads gain
|
| 7/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac NZ sells bonds, BB&T offers trust preferreds, deals dry up; new deals trade strongly
|
| 7/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi, TJX, Wal-Mart, Bemis, Plains sell bonds; spreads improved in trading, new Citi gains
|
| 7/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi, B of A results lift financials, EM names plan deals; primary to pick up after earnings
|
| 7/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: RasGas sells three tranches, Treasury fluctuations slow primary; Rowan adds, financials gain
|
| 7/15/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman follows earnings with new deal; Rowan brings notes; CareFusion strong, Goldman gains
|
| 7/14/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: CareFusion sells $1.4 billion, USAA offers bonds, tightens; Goldman results boost market
|
| 7/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Analyst's reversal on Goldman helps bank names, in quiet market; Meccanica bonds hold gains
|
| 7/10/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Discover Financial sells split-rated bonds, RasGas, CapitalSource eyed; recent bonds firm
|
| 7/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Korea Gas offers bonds, Discover Financial Services plans sale; spreads tighter; Citi mixed
|
| 7/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Meccanica offers bonds, Korea Gas talks five-years; Wisconsin Power, Interstate stay firm
|
| 7/7/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Barclays, Interstate Power, Wisconsin Power, Kexim offer bonds; Interstate, Wisconsin gain
|
| 7/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota Motor Credit offers floaters; Korea Gas plans bonds; secondary stagnant on low volume
|
| 7/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Quiet calendar to continue in July; new industrial bonds improve; coming week seen busier
|
| 7/1/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: National Australia Bank, MidAmerican Energy, Tampa Electric offer bonds; spreads steady
|
| 6/30/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Oracle, Cytec, ENAP offer bonds, MetLife plans hybrid sale; Cytec up, France Telecom strong
|
| 6/29/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: AutoZone, France Telecom sell bonds; American Airlines offers pass-throughs; new deals better
|
| 6/26/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Campbell Soup, Credit Suisse branch sell bonds, KfW reopens; week ahead top heavy; Merck eyed
|
| 6/25/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Jefferies, Analog Devices, MassMutual, Torchmark sell notes; Merck busy, up again
|
| 6/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner Cable, Omnicom, Enogex price deals early; spreads tighter, Merck bonds firmer
|
| 6/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Virginia Electric & Power, Danske Bank, Gulf Power sell bonds; new deals mostly trade higher
|
| 6/22/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Merck sells mega-deal, Telefonica Emisiones, Gulf Power sell bonds; deals firm in secondary
|
| 6/19/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Magellan Midstream, General Dynamics price; new deals strengthen; financial bonds popular
|
| 6/18/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Lorillard, Capital One, Commonwealth Bank offer bonds amid weakness; spreads in, Lorillard up
|
| 6/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Lincoln National, Japan Finance, Swedbank offer bonds, others held back; most financials slip
|
| 6/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Dexia, Valspar, Pacific Life price; Continental, HSBC USA plan sales; Telecom Italia gains
|
| 6/15/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia, Comcast price as telecoms fill primary; bonds trader lower
|
| 6/12/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Sealed Air sells split-rated bond; supply eyed in week ahead, Dell widens; new deals active
|
| 6/11/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: ANZ prices, Citigroup reopens bonds, volume plummets; secondary focuses on recent deals
|
| 6/10/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Dell, International Game, American Financial price; new bonds trade higher; banks popular
|
| 6/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Anadarko, Fortune Brands, KfW, Ontario, Entergy unit price bonds; Fortune gains in trading
|
| 6/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Pacific Gas & Electric, Kansas Gas, EBRD sell bonds, KfW offering on tap; trading volume low
|
| 6/5/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary market quiet; Express Scripts bonds strengthen; high-grade investors grab long bonds
|
| 6/4/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Express Scripts, Pricoa, PNC, Harris, Bunge, Yara offer bonds; Harris trades well, BofA eases
|
| 6/3/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: GMAC, WPP, ACE, Ameriprise, Vodafone, MetLife bring deals; Owens Corning, Chevron tighten
|
| 6/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Prudential Financial, Charles Schwab, Chevron Phillips sell bonds; financial issues improve
|
| 6/1/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: BAE Systems, Enterprise Products price deals; new paper moves up; financial bonds firmer
|
| 5/29/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary hits new deal lull; week ahead potentially busy; new financial, industrial deals gain
|
| 5/28/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi brings FDIC notes, BofA, Morgan Stanley go it alone; primary stays busy; spreads widen
|
| 5/27/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Norfolk Southern, Talisman, EIB, Mass Mutual, Ameriprise among issuers; new deals tighten
|
| 5/26/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: MetLife, WEA Finance price, Ameriprise, Allegheny Technologies plan sales; MetLife, HP gain
|
| 5/22/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empties out; coming week predicted active; recent financial bonds hold firm in trading
|
| 5/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Hewlett-Packard, Westpac, Panhandle, Gulfstream price; Lorillard eyes deal; new deals tighten
|
| 5/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Nordstrom, Praxair sell notes; Westpac plans bond sale; Capital One, Cellco trade tighter
|
| 5/19/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: State Street, Capital One, Barclays, Verizon, PPL Electric sell bonds; new deals mostly firm
|
| 5/18/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: ConocoPhillips, Kellogg, Aflac, EOG, Principal, Beckman Coulter deals price; new bonds gain
|
| 5/15/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi sells non-FDIC bonds, primary set to pick up; bank bonds active, new Wal-Mart stays put
|
| 5/14/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart, Entergy Texas sell bonds; primary takes a breather; spreads ease; Wal-Mart gains
|
| 5/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: AmEx, Standard Chartered, JPMorgan, Arcelor, Ontario sell bonds; JPMorgan active; spreads ease
|
| 5/12/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Lloyds, Sempra, Ameren, EQT, Canadian Pacific, Occidental price; EQT gains, Microsoft mixed
|
| 5/11/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft, Allstate, US Bancorp, Anheuser-Busch, others flood primary; Becton, Microsoft gain
|
| 5/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Hasbro, CBS, Bank of America price; Dow Chemical bonds tank, financials gain
|
| 5/7/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Dow, Corning, Kinder Morgan, Smiths Group sell bonds; Corning firm, Kinder Morgan widens
|
| 5/7/2009 | AGIG | Agency spreads tighten a bit, no new supply for at least a week
|
| 5/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Husky Energy, Xerox, DTE Energy sell, market tone high; new deals gain in trading
|
| 5/5/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of NY Mellon, Hospira, RBS Group price, Dow Chemical mulls issue; Hospira up in trading
|
| 5/4/2009 | AGIG | Agency spreads wider, market waits for stress test results, jobs data
|
| 5/4/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Procter & Gamble unit, Cigna, International Paper price deals; secondary quiet; spreads flat
|
| 5/1/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Coca-Cola Enterprises, Rockwell Collins, BP Capital sell notes; overwhelming demand for deals
|
| 4/30/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup sells FDIC notes, Nokia prices two-parter; spreads steady; Goldman non-FDIC deal up
|
| 4/29/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Whirlpool, Diamond Offshore, EnCana, Florida Gas, Goldman Sachs price; new deals price cheap
|
| 4/28/2009 | AGIG | Agency spreads tighten, widen; no new supply on the horizon
|
| 4/28/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse, ITT, Northern Trust, Potash Corp. sell bonds; spreads tighter; Potash trades up
|
| 4/27/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: BB&T, GATX sell bonds; Northern Trust plans senior note sale; GATX bond improves in trading
|
| 4/24/2009 | AGIG | Agency spreads tighten, five-year sector unchanged
|
| 4/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Week nets $3.1 billion in new deals amid bank fears; FDIC-backed bonds trade at high volume
|
| 4/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: GE gives FDIC deal terms, Build America Bonds catch high-grade interest; Toledo Edison steady
|
| 4/22/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary lull allows catch up, earnings impact unclear in dry market; Toledo Edison gains more
|
| 4/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Toledo Edison brings small sale; issuance lull set to continue; banks ease, then bounce back
|
| 4/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Export Development Canada sells notes; worries hit financials; PepsiCo tighter on bottler bid
|
| 4/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Gazprom sells 10-year bonds; volume to rise in coming week; StatoilHydro bonds trade solidly
|
| 4/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan Chase sells non-FDIC notes, StatoilHydro prices; JPMorgan bond firms, others steady
|
| 4/15/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Plains All American, IADB sell bonds; more supply on tap; Emerson Electric, Rio Tinto tighten
|
| 4/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Portland General Electric, California Water, Toll sell bonds; Portland General firms in trading
|
| 4/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Spreads tighten as Treasuries ease, Wells Fargo earnings provide lift
|
| 4/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Suncorp-Metway sells Australian government-backed bonds, EM issues planned; spreads widen
|
| 4/7/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW, Ventas Realty sell bonds; Suncorp-Metway, IFC on tap; ConAgra bonds gain more in trading
|
| 4/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: ConAgra, Hutchison Whampoa sell bonds; Suncorp-Metway, Ventas plan deals; secondary tightens
|
| 4/3/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New Energy Transfer Partners bonds firm smartly, TJX still trading tight; primary activity seen muted
|
| 4/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Anglo American sells $2 billion, $1 billion from Energy Transfer; spreads tighten; secondary focuses on new deals
|
| 3/31/2009 | AGIG | Agency spreads mixed ahead of Fed's Treasury buyback, unemployment data
|
| 3/31/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital prices $975 million FDIC deal; Ingersoll-Rand brings $655 million; spreads wider; Pfizer active
|
| 3/30/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: PNC brings $1 billion in FDIC-backed bonds; Ingersoll-Rand plans benchmark; spreads wider
|
| 3/27/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of New York Mellon, U.S. Bancorp, Morgan Stanley sell FDIC deals; B of A, Merrill widen
|
| 3/26/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: World Bank, Newell Rubbermaid, Sunoco, Berkshire Hathaway sell bonds; spread widen; John Deere gains
|
| 3/25/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo, Lloyds TSB Bank, John Deere Capital, Idaho Power sell bonds; spreads tighter; Pfizer in demand
|
| 3/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Bacardi, Verizon, Staples sells bonds as tone remains up; Time Warner Cable, Con Ed, Illinois Tool firm
|
| 3/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner, Atmos, ConEd, Northwestern Energy, Praxair, Illinois Tool sells bonds; spreads tighten
|
| 3/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Simon Property, Empire District Electric, Northwest Natural Gas price; Pfizer bonds popular
|
| 3/19/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: UPS, Kansas City Power, Barrick Gold, Peco Energy price deals; spreads tighten, Shell bond widens
|
| 3/18/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Shell, BHP Billiton, Duke Energy units, Marsh & McLennan sell bonds; Pfizer gains in secondary
|
| 3/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Pfizer sells $13.5 billion bond issue; State Street, SoCal Edison price; Pfizer bonds tighten
|
| 3/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Pfizer plans mega deal; Progress Energy, Smith International sell bonds; financials tighten
|
| 3/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Union Electric prices as high-grade market slows; Valero, Sysco deals make gains, GE Capital better
|
| 3/12/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Valero, Sysco, ING Bank, FPL unit, Goldman Sachs Group sell notes; spreads wider but financials gain
|
| 3/11/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Eaton, Florida Power & Light, Disney, Union Bank among new issuers; Bank of America, GE Capital firm
|
| 3/10/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Halliburton, Boeing, CVS, KeyCorp, Morgan Stanley among day's sales; Medtronic tightens
|
| 3/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Bank of America, Medtronic, PG&E sell notes; spread widen
|
| 3/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Sour tone leaves primary market dry; secondary focuses on financials, FDIC-backed deals most traded
|
| 3/5/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: BP Capital sells three-tranche deal as sales dry up; BP, NiSource, Coca-Cola trade up in secondary
|
| 3/4/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Pace slows, Appalachian power, NiSource Finance sell bonds; GE Capital wider on rating worries; Coke, Lilly gain
|
| 3/3/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Eli Lilly, Coca-Cola, PG&E, KfW, Cargill, State Street, Mississippi Power price; Lilly tightens, GE Capital weaker
|
| 3/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Anadarko, Consumers Energy, Pitney Bowes, FPL price bonds; AIG bonds up slightly in trading
|
| 2/27/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, other bank names in focus as day lacks new deals; Citi, GE Capital gain, Chevron better
|
| 2/26/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Chevron, Danaher, Abbott Labs, Oneok, Alabama Power sell bonds; secondary focuses on recently priced deals
|
| 2/25/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Avon Products, PepsiCo, Nevada Power sells bonds as tone roughens; Noble gains, banks rally
|
| 2/25/2009 | IG | Fannie Mae to price two-year Benchmark Notes; agency spreads widen slightly
|
| 2/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Noble Energy, Woodside bring $1 billion each; Baxter trades well; financials weaker but rebound
|
| 2/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: HP, Baxter, Waste Management, Western Union, Arizona Public sell bonds; new issues see little gain
|
| 2/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade market takes beating on bank rumors; Roche bonds lose steam, Citi, Bank of America lower
|
| 2/19/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New Roche bonds trade solidly higher; Snap-on prices two-part deal; CBS gains on debt-payment pledge
|
| 2/18/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Roche sells mega deal, Canadian National Rail, Goodrich also price; DuPont new bonds widen
|
| 2/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Honeywell, Union Pacific, Coca-Cola Enterprises, DuPont sell bonds, Roche plans large deal; fears send banks wider
|
| 2/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary seen dull on early market shutdown; Cox Communications bonds gain, Marathon Oil mixed
|
| 2/12/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Cox Communications, Morgan Stanley sell bonds as issuance slows; spreads tighter, Cox gains
|
| 2/11/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Marathon Oil sells two tranches, MetLife remarkets securities; financials recover in trading, Marathon tightens
|
| 2/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Citigroup tap primary; Caterpillar bonds falter; Altria gains; long bonds popular
|
| 2/5/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar Financial, Goldman Sachs sell bonds; new Altria, Novartis, CME gain; P&G notes flat
|
| 2/4/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Novartis, Georgia Power, CME Group, Petrobras sell bonds, Novartis, Georgia Power trade up
|
| 2/3/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Altria Group, P&G, Sunoco, Harley-Davidson, KfW sell bonds, Novartis plans issue
|
| 2/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: WellPoint, Asian Development Bank sell bonds; foreign banks on tap; Hess, ConocoPhillips strengthen
|
| 1/30/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon Wireless, ING Bank, American Water sell bonds; Thursday's deals gain, Goldman in solidly
|
| 1/29/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Hess, General Mills, ConocoPhillips, Goldman sell bonds; secondary watches Goldman deal
|
| 1/28/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America adds to FDIC-backed notes, Fed, earnings take toll on issuance; Washington Post, Entergy gain
|
| 1/27/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: B of A, Washington Post, Delhaize, Entergy Texas, Pemex, Citi sell bonds; spreads wider; AmEx, du Pont steady
|
| 1/26/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary's slow pace of issuance continues; Caterpillar, Pfizer bonds weaker, McDonald's better
|
| 1/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup prices record $12 billion FDIC-backed deal; Lubrizol, Jersey Central P&L firm in trading
|
| 1/22/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Lubrizol, Jersey Central P&L sell notes, Tennessee Gas Pipeline prices split-rated deal
|
| 1/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Duke Energy, Electricite de France price deals amid bank fears; Duke notes tighten in secondary
|
| 1/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Puget Sound Energy, PSEG sell bonds; market conditions, inauguration distract; financials hurt in trading
|
| 1/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Zions Bancorp, Korea Development Bank price bonds; Citigroup, Bank of America securities tighten
|
| 1/15/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart, Emerson Electric price issues; volume winds down, relieves syndicate desks; Campbell deal gains
|
| 1/14/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: High volume continues: CSX, Pepsi unit, Campbell Soup, R.R. Donnelley, Morgan Stanley price
|
| 1/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Hectic day sees FedEx, Amgen, Reed Elsevier, McDonald's, Goldman, others price; Citi, Morgan Stanley wider
|
| 1/12/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Staples, Kexim, Indiana Michigan Power, Norfolk Southern price; new deals mostly tighter in trading
|
| 1/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary tops $30 billion in week; Walgreen, Progress Energy notes hold their gains
|
| 1/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Walgreen, Progress Energy Carolinas price bonds; new issues set to slow; Brown-Forman, Tyco gain; Macy's wider
|
| 1/7/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Anheuser-Busch InBev, Nabors, KfW, Nevada Power sell bonds as primary slows; spreads tighten
|
| 1/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital brings 30-year notes, TransCanada, Tyco, other issuers flood primary
|
| 1/5/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital does largest FDIC-backed deal, Weatherford, PacifiCorp sell bonds; new issues tighten
|
| 1/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade bonds see quiet start to 2009; secondary dead on lack of new issues, headlines
|
