| 1/7/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: China’s troubles continue to take toll on preferred stocks, broader markets; Merrill issue active
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| 1/4/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Preferred stocks gyrate on limited liquidity as Mideast tensions, China troubles roil markets
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| 9/2/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: MuniFin brings $1 billion deal; AT&T, Barclays paper unchanged; Kraft Heinz notes soften
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| 8/25/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade bonds mostly flat; credit spreads improve mildly; issuers stay away from market
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| 8/6/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: EDC, CBRE do deals ahead of jobs report; Apple, Oracle long bonds firm; Microsoft flat
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| 7/27/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America brings day’s lone deal; bank, financial paper mostly unchanged
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| 7/14/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: PepsiCo, Kohl’s, Santander Holdings do deals; PepsiCo soft; McDonald’s firms
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| 7/10/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: IADB sells floaters; week’s supply tops $36 billion; recent Charter bonds tighter in secondary
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| 7/9/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Charter leads $22 billion day as tone improves; bank paper flat to wider in secondary
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| 7/8/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: GM Financial, Toyota Motor Credit, KfW price bonds; IFC on deck; AIG, CBS firm in secondary
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| 7/7/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary springs to life with AIG, BNG, Westpac deals; spreads continue to widen in secondary
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| 6/24/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Brown-Forman brings day’s lone new issue; AT&T tightens; Verizon stable; Apple soft
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| 6/15/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: SoCal Gas, Orange & Rockland price amid market volatility; Bank of America, Citigroup firm
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| 6/5/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary pauses to close week; active week for issuance ahead; Marathon Oil mostly flat
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| 5/26/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Western Gas, RPM bring deals; lower volume forecast; Time Warner Cable bonds tighten 60 bps
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| 5/21/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan prices subordinated notes; AT&T, Oracle, Apple widen
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| 5/20/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Pace slows with AmEx, JBIC, McGraw Hill new issues; Goldman, Citigroup paper widens
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| 5/19/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary surge continues with Goldman, Comcast, EIB; ConocoPhillips firms; Shell, PepsiCo soft
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| 5/18/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Siemens sells $7.75 billion, joins Westpac, McDonald’s in primary; bank paper mixed
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| 5/15/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Tampa Electric prices senior notes; ConocoPhillips modestly better; Apple, AT&T tighten
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| 5/13/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Qualcomm brings $10 billion jumbo offering; Verizon mixed; Microsoft, Apple soft
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| 5/12/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary slows with deals from CRH, OeKB, NRW; Verizon tightens on AOL acquisition plans
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| 5/6/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Apple, Shell bring large deals to primary; existing Apple, Shell notes tighten
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| 4/30/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: American Honda, NWB price upsized deals; month’s supply tops $119 billion; spreads ease
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| 4/28/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Oracle brings $10 billion offering; Amgen, DaVinciRe also price; bank paper mostly flat
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| 4/23/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T brings $17.5 billion in third-largest offering ever; Citigroup sells $5 billion notes
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| 4/21/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW, Scentre, Suncoro price; Goldman Sachs does two-part add-on; secondary spreads flat
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| 4/20/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley sells sub notes; AutoZone prices; Bank of America trades tighter
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| 4/17/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary closes on quiet note; bank paper down; credit spreads ease
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| 4/16/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: BofA brings $5 billion; Kommunalbanken, CSX also price; BofA, JPMorgan, Goldman stable
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| 4/14/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Santander, Kommuninvest enter primary market; EIB on deck; bank, financial paper mixed
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| 4/13/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Standard Chartered, National Bank of Canada price; Microsoft, Apple firm; GE Capital stable
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| 4/7/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary activity resumes with GM, Scotiabank, BMO deals; Monsanto firms; energy bonds tighten
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| 4/6/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary quiet after jobs print; ING, Hilltop prep deals; JPMorgan, Goldman, BofA paper stable
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| 4/2/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Quiet session ahead of Easter holiday; Bank of America, Ford Motor Credit tighten in secondary
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| 3/30/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Telstra brings day’s sole issue; Exxon Mobil, Southwestern Energy mostly flat
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| 3/24/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Ford Motor, ANZ price; VeriSign sells upsized crossovers; Bank, financial paper flat to weaker
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| 3/23/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: UBS, HSBC, Credit Suisse issue bonds; Microsoft tightens; telecom bonds mostly weak
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| 3/20/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America prices; week’s supply shy of predictions; Citigroup paper soft; spreads firm
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| 3/19/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Mizuho, JPMorgan, Citigroup price following dovish Fed statement; Apple firms; Exxon steady
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| 3/18/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary pauses amidst FOMC minutes release; Bank of America paper, Apple tightens
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| 3/16/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Market shows signs of indigestion; Merck, APT price; Bank, financial paper flat; Exxon weak
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| 3/13/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Muted primary closes $51 billion week; JPMorgan stable; Bank of America, Morgan Stanley soft
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| 3/12/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Smucker, BP Capital, Lloyds price; week’s supply tops $50 billion; bank, financial paper mixed
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| 3/6/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary pauses to close $64 billion week; Energy Transfer bonds firm in secondary
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| 3/3/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Actavis megadeal prices; Exxon upsizes; Exxon trades; AT&T firms; Verizon mixed
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| 2/18/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Boeing, Phillips 66 in demand; Waste Management, PNC price; Boeing tightens; Philips 66 active
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| 2/17/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: SMBC, Amerisource, Ryder, BNZ price; Ryder firms; secondary quiet
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| 2/12/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Lockheed Martin flooded with orders; Apple firms; bank, financial paper steady
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| 2/2/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Apple upsizes; Capital One brings deal; Apple, Citigroup steady; Goldman firms
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| 1/29/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Market tone improves; Citigroup, RBC price tight; Apple mixed; bank, financial paper flat
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| 1/27/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary pauses as blizzard hits northeast; Citigroup tightens; Home Depot better; Apple soft
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| 1/16/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: BofA, Monsanto, L-Bank close volatile week; JPMorgan widens; Valspar better; bonds mixed
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| 1/15/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Sweden, Valspar price; JPMorgan, Freddie Mac enter primary; JPMorgan, bank paper mostly soft
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| 1/12/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials dominate primary; AIG, ANZ, Honda price; Citigroup, Bank of America stable
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| 12/16/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary silent; Citigroup widens; bank, financial paper soft
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| 12/15/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary muted as slowdown sets in; spreads soften; Apple, Amazon weaker
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| 12/9/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: NWB Bank prices add-on amid weaker tone; Citigroup, Goldman unchanged; eBay stable
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| 12/3/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Viacom, Dominion, BB&T price; Verizon, AT&T soft; Goldman Sachs mostly flat
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| 12/1/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Medtronic sells year’s largest deal; Berkshire Hathaway, Cox also price; Medtronic firms
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| 11/20/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Suncor Energy prices lone new issue; Citigroup flat; Verizon, AT&T improve
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| 11/17/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac Banking, Dominion, Albemarle issue bonds; Scripps firms; Albemarle mixed
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| 11/13/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW, Roche, Citigroup issue bonds; supply tops $30 billion; Verizon, Bank of America firm
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| 11/5/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: HSBC, Council of Europe, NorthWestern continue flood of issuance; First American notes tighten
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| 9/19/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW planning green bonds; funds see $371 million of inflows; spreads tighten
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| 9/18/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Mizuho, TMCC, AmEx Credit revive primary; bank, financial paper firms in secondary
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| 9/17/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary market subdued as market focuses on Fed; Alcoa, IADB price; RBC notes firm
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| 9/16/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary heats up ahead of FOMC minutes release; Realty Income, Humana firm in aftermarket
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| 9/10/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: WEA, John Deere, 21st Century enter primary; AngloGold Ashanti mostly better; spreads narrow
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| 9/4/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials dominate primary market; secondary slows amid primary surge; Credit Suisse firms
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| 8/27/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: FMS prices tight; Freddie Mac passes; EIB on deck; Bank of America bonds firm in secondary
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| 8/26/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: NRW Bank taps floaters; FMS Wertmanagement eyes offering; spreads mostly flat
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| 8/25/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Light activity expected for primary this week; spreads mostly flat; Bank of America firms
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| 8/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: BofA brings $4.5 billion offering to primary; Bank of America firms; Family Dollar gains
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| 8/19/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Southern Co., Aquarian bring deals; spreads mostly flat; Dollar General weaker
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| 8/18/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Atlantic City Electric brings mortgage bonds; Dollar General, Family Dollar come in
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| 8/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary takes breather; Goldman, Morgan Stanley paper tightens; AT&T firms; Verizon eases
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| 8/13/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: CAT Financial, Expedia, Timken price; market tone strong; Government Properties firms
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| 8/11/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: UBS brings $4.5 billion deal; CBS, Burlington price; Consumers Energy mixed; Burlington firms
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| 8/6/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Synchrony sees demand; Fairfax, PSE&G do deals; Synchrony firms; Time Warner little changed
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| 8/5/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Tyson Foods, Comcast sell notes; Tyson tightens; Dollar General, Family Dollar active
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| 7/31/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: World Bank brings day’s lone new issue; spreads widen; bank paper mostly weaker; Verizon flat
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| 7/29/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: EQT prices lone high-grade deal; market quiets for FOMC; spreads weaker; EQT, Tyco firm
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| 7/28/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary active to open week; Credit Suisse, United price; Tyco firms; eBay, Verizon softer
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| 7/25/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Week’s new issuance beats expectations; spreads edge wider; Verizon bonds improve
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| 7/23/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: eBay sees demand, prices day’s lone new issue; spreads firm; Oracle improves
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| 7/22/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup prices to solid demand, joins M&T Bank in primary; Citi, M&T, Verizon tighten
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| 7/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Weaker session sees Capital One, CDP Financial price; spreads soften; Goldman, Verizon better
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| 7/18/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Week closes with no new deals; supply falls short of expectations; spreads firm; Verizon soft
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| 7/17/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Comerica issue bonds as market tone weakens; Morgan Stanley, Verizon ease
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| 7/16/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: CSX, Rentenbank head to subdued primary; Time Warner bonds mixed in secondary
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| 7/15/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary hosts Toyota, Stifel; Toyota Motor Credit firms; Time Warner Cable trades
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| 7/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Bed Bath & Beyond, TD Bank, Scotiabank price; Bed Bath & Beyond, new bank paper firms
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| 7/10/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empty, week unlikely to meet expectations; Assured Guaranty widens; AIG mixed
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| 7/8/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials dominate primary as SMBC, ANZ price; Honda Finance, GM Financial mostly better
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| 7/7/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: BPCE, Moody’s, FS Investment bring new deals to primary; Moody’s firms in aftermarket trade
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| 7/3/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade market quiet ahead of holiday; week’s supply tops expectations; Oracle firms
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| 7/2/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: International Finance brings $3 billion as week tops expectations; Monsanto flat to weaker
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| 7/1/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary sees Anadarko Petroleum price upsized deal; Fannie Mae passes; spreads tighten
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| 6/30/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Oracle brings $10 billion megadeal; ERAC, Goldman Sachs also price; Oracle, Goldman firm
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| 6/27/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Quiet week for primary closes with no new deals; Monsanto dominates secondary
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| 6/26/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Monsanto meets strong demand, joins TD Bank in primary; Monsanto active in gray; TD Bank firms
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| 6/25/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Kansas Gas, Yamana Gold price in subdued primary; Yamana Gold notes tighten
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| 6/24/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: NAB, Williams, NRW.Bank join Entergy subsidiaries in primary; Entergy Gulf firms; Williams mixed
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| 6/23/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Martin Marietta, DTE, Healthcare Trust of America price; Legg Mason, Ameren Illinois firm
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| 6/20/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuance tops $20 billion; week ahead similar; Assured Guaranty notes tighten; Verizon active
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| 6/19/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Williams brings crossovers; Hess, Societe Generale price; Williams, Hess mixed in secondary
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| 6/18/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: World Bank, Realty Income price as market focuses on Fed; Target mostly tighter
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| 6/17/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Target prices following wider talk; Cameron, PNC also price; Assured Guaranty, Target tighten
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| 6/10/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Actavis, Johnson, RBC price, primary spree continues; new issues mixed in aftermarket trading
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| 6/9/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: ANZ, Citigroup, Home Depot price; Vornado upsizes; energy bonds firm in aftermarket
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| 6/6/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary pauses as market focuses on payrolls data; telecom bonds improve in secondary trade
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| 6/5/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Two FirstEnergy utilities price deals as pace slows; Morgan Stanley firms; JPMorgan stable
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| 6/4/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon, McDonalds, Goldcorp keep primary pace active; Verizon, Goldcorp firm in trading
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| 6/3/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Onslaught of issuance continues; week's supply hits $20 billion; NextEra, Ford Credit firm
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| 5/29/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of Nova Scotia, 3M, TransAlta enter primary; Scotiabank firms; 3M mixed
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| 5/28/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Disney upsizes, joins Enbridge, PSE&G in primary market; Wells Fargo, JPMorgan better
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| 5/27/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo, Fidelity bring new deals; Apollo upsizes; Wells Fargo, Fidelity firm in trading
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| 5/23/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Market quiets to wrap $30 billion week; DirecTV, AT&T trade better in secondary
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| 5/22/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse sells $5 billion; L-Bank, Caterpillar price; Credit Suisse firms; Deutsche flat
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| 5/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: JBIC, RBS, BNG price as financials dominate primary; KKR firms; ACE flat
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| 5/20/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner, Macy's sell as primary rush continues; SCE&G firms; Macy's, Time Warner, Aon ease
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| 5/19/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Amgen brings $4.5 billion; Nasdaq prices wide; DirecTV tightens; AT&T mostly better
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| 5/16/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary quiets to close active week; Prudential, Barclays notes widen in secondary
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| 5/15/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: CareFusion, Volkswagen price during muted primary; DirecTV weaker, AT&T better in secondary
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| 5/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac, Signet price as week nears $30 billion; DirecTV climbs on merger talks with AT&T
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| 5/9/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Ontario prices $1.25 billion; issuance in week ahead forecast to be 'heavy'; Verizon weaker
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| 5/8/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Hasbro, Oncor price; Province of Ontario on deck; Celgene mixed; National Retail better
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| 5/7/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Manitoba, Excel, PG&E price as market focuses on Yellen report; DirecTV stronger, Kraft weaker
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| 5/6/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Packed primary sees Celgene, JPMorgan price; Xerox upsizes; DirecTV, AT&T better
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| 5/5/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: CAT Financial, USAA, Waste Management price bonds; CAT bonds tighten; National Retail firms
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| 5/1/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Mattel prices tight, joins Ryder System in primary market; Ryder notes tighten; Mattel firms
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| 4/30/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary muted as market focuses on FOMC statement; Apple bonds mixed; El Paso better
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| 4/29/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Market focuses on behemoth Apple trade; Apple short-dated notes firm; El Paso Pipelines softer
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| 4/28/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Toronto-Dominion Bank, Stryker bring new deals; TD Bank notes firm; Apple paper active
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| 4/25/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: L-Bank brings add-on to floaters due 2015; spreads mostly unchanged; Morgan Stanley widens
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| 4/24/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Kommunalbanken, SunTrust price as primary pace slows; spreads mostly unchanged; SunTrust flat
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| 4/23/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, PNC Financial, Senior Housing issue bonds; new deals trade mixed in secondary
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| 4/22/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Progressive, Fifth Third hit primary market; spreads firm overall; new issues trade tighter
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| 4/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials dominate post-holiday supply; Capital One, U.S. Bancorp notes firm
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| 4/17/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Muted session closes shortened week; activity to pick up in week ahead; Verizon bonds weaker
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| 4/16/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary sees issues from Nationwide, BNG; Wal-Mart notes tighten; quiet session ahead
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| 4/15/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart prices to strong demand; BioMed tightens, Wal-Mart firms in aftermarket
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| 4/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo prices, Kimco upsizes to start shortened week; Wells Fargo notes firm
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| 4/11/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Quiet Friday wraps up $18 billion week for high-grade primary; trading thins; Verizon widens
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| 4/10/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Ventas, Worthington Industries price tight; Exxon better; Johnson & Johnson long bonds fall
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| 4/9/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Credit Agricole, Mizuho enter primary; FHLB pricing Thursday; spreads tighten; Verizon rallies
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| 4/7/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: MetLife prices; Nederlandse Waterschapsbank, EBRD on deck; bonds soften; MetLife firms 1 bp
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| 4/4/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary muted as market players focus on payrolls data; Comcast, Time Warner Cable rise
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| 4/3/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Norddeutsche Landesbank, Yale bring deals ahead of jobs data; Bank of America paper tightens
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| 4/2/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Nordic Investment, Blackstone, Prospect Capital price; Blackstone tightens; Prospect Capital rises
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| 4/1/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Duke Energy price amidst 'excellent' issuance conditions; Duke firms; Citi active
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| 3/31/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Nordea, Sunoco price; Prospect Capital eyes deal; new bonds flat to tighter in aftermarket
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| 3/28/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Slow week for primary wraps with no new deals; Bank of America paper firms; Citigroup better
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| 3/27/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: BofA brings jumbo deal; RBS, Unicredit also price; financial paper firms in secondary market
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| 3/25/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Suncorp prices; Sumitomo joins forward calendar; Suncorp firms in aftermarket; Verizon better
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| 3/24/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: United Airlines sells pass-throughs; Sallie Mae prices crossovers; United Airlines rises
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| 3/20/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Mizuho prices sole high-grade deal as lull continues; Verizon mixed; Time Warner Cable firms
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| 3/19/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Hartford Healthcare prices; primary quiets as market focuses on Fed; Dominion Resources better
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| 3/17/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Exxon Mobil megadeal, SES, DirecTV price; Exxon, DirecTV flat to softer in secondary
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| 3/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Rentenbank prices as market tone remains positive; Verizon, AT&T, Time Warner Cable bonds ease
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| 3/13/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: American Express, BlackRock hit primary market; BlackRock notes tighten; bonds widen
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| 3/12/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: EnLink, Nomura price as week's total nears $30 billion; energy bonds tighten
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| 3/11/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: National Australia Bank, QVC price; W.P. Carey, Unum upsize; Verizon paper mixed in secondary
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| 3/10/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon, Abbey National, DCP, Discover price; Discover Bank flat, Verizon notes active
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| 3/7/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary market empty to close $47 billion week; General Electric firms; Viacom better
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| 3/5/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary market sees another frenzy of issuance; secondary volume high
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| 3/4/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Packed primary sees Gilead, RBC, Coca-Cola price; Aetna, Air Lease, Pitney Bowes firm
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| 3/3/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Rogers Communications, ConEd, Public Service, Duke Energy tap market; J.B. Hunt notes firm
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| 2/27/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Williams, GATX price as solid demand for high-grade paper continues; Juniper, Kinross tighten
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| 2/26/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman, Caterpillar, Colgate price as primary flood continues; Time Warner Cable, Comcast better
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| 2/25/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: PepsiCo, John Deere price during busy primary session; Piedmont Office firms
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| 2/24/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Cisco prices $8 billion megadeal; Delphi upsizes; CNA, PG&E also price; CMS Energy notes firm
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| 2/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Week's supply tops $20 billion; rush of supply expected for week ahead; Time Warner Cable firms
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| 2/19/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Comcast prices to strong demand; Kinder Morgan, KfW enter primary; Time Warner Cable firms
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| 2/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Fifth Street prices tight ahead of long weekend; Time Warner Cable notes tighten
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| 2/13/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: EBRD prices add-on as weather quiets activity; Time Warner Cable bonds come in; Comcast widens
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| 2/12/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Barclays, HCP tap market; IADB plans sale; Kellogg notes flat following downgrade
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| 2/11/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: British Telecom, BofA price; Rentenbank on deck; new issues firm in secondary
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| 2/10/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Capital One brings sole deal to high-grade primary market; Capital One mostly flat; IBM firms
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| 2/7/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Nederlandse Waterschapsbank prices floaters; Deutsche, Goldman paper firms; spreads tighten
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| 2/3/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Hyundai Capital prices lone high-grade new issue; Hyundai Capital firms; spreads widen
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| 1/31/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: January supply tops $113 billion; Time Warner Cable bonds improve in secondary
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| 1/30/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Orange, Verizon bring new deals; Orange notes firm; bond spreads tighten
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| 1/28/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: BB&T, BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs tap market; spreads firm; BB&T trades tighter in secondary
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| 1/27/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: U.S. Bancorp prices as primary activity slows; U.S. Bancorp firms, Time Warner Cable flat
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| 1/23/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Textron, Kroger price tight; Ares Capital adds on; new Kroger, Textron notes firm in trading
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| 1/22/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Anheuser-Busch prices to strong demand, is mixed in secondary; Ally, SoCal Edison hit market
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| 1/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, General Mills enter high-grade primary; JPMorgan firms; Verizon rallies
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| 1/17/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: IADB, Freddie Mac price; week's supply tops $30 billion; spreads unchanged; ONE Gas flat
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| 1/15/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials dominate yet again as BofA, KfW price; spreads tighten; Time Warner Cable unchanged
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| 1/14/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: John Deere, Rentenbank tap market; EDF prices hybrids; spreads firm; Time Warner Cable active
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| 1/13/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac, BPCE price as session's supply tops $10 billion; Simon, ONE Gas firm; spreads widen
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| 1/10/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Muted session ends $30 billion week; Total Capital, GE Capital firm; Hewlett-Packard flat
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| 1/8/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Total Capital bring new deals to primary; GE firms; Total Capital mixed in trading
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| 1/7/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Union Pacific, Rabobank lead high-grade deal surge; AutoZone firms, Union Pacific mixed
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| 1/2/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade market quiet; Fannie Mae passes; trading thin in AutoZone bonds
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| 12/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary likely shutdown for 2013; volume drops in thin trading; Verizon paper tightens
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| 12/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary lull continues; Verizon notes tighten over session; Time Warner Cable flat
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| 12/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Slow week wraps with quiet Friday; spreads tighten in thin trade; Verizon notes rise
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| 12/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade new issue market empty; spreads firm on Federal Reserve tapering; trades thin
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| 12/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary market sees no new issues, quiet week expected; Kroger steady; Time Warner Cable firms
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| 12/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Kroger, RBS bring new issues ahead of FOMC meeting; Kroger firms; Time Warner Cable tightens
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| 12/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: American Airlines prices as market quiets; spreads flat; Sysco a bit better; Arch Capital flat
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| 12/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Rockwell Collins, Time Warner, SLM price amidst positive tone; long bonds tighten
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| 12/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Scotiabank, John Deere hit primary market as activity resumes; new issues firm
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| 12/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Discover Bank prices add-on during muted session; Discover Bank, CVS notes tighten
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| 12/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Genworth Holdings, AvalonBay price as strong tone holds; new issues trade better in secondary
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| 12/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Thermo Fisher prices; Federal Realty, Retail Opportunity tap market, firm in trading
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| 11/27/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: American Airlines prices; busy December forecast; Time Warner Cable backs off weakness
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| 11/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary action slows; Macquarie notes tighten; AT&T slightly better in trade
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| 11/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Schlumberger, Advance Auto Parts, Duke Realty tap market; new issues tighten in trade
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| 11/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary muted to end busy week of issuance; Time Warner Cable volatile on takeover reports
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| 11/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: NAB, KeyBank join DDR, Aon in primary market; CBL, DDR notes tighten in trading
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| 11/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary pace slows as AT&T, Lloyds price; new Tyco notes tighten in secondary
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| 11/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Mylan, Caterpillar, BB&T continue high-grade primary rush; new issues trade flat to tighter
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| 11/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac, Honeywell, Capital One price deals in packed primary; new issues mixed in late trade
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| 11/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Huntington National prices, meets demand; Goldman, BNY recover from weak early secondary
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| 11/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Thomson Reuters, State Street, Ares price as market activity spikes; Potomac Electric tightens
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| 11/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Shell, Williams Partners, Goldman hit primary market; Air Lease notes rise in secondary
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| 11/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Mosaic, MetLife price, adding to week's massive supply; bonds widen over afternoon
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| 11/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Ford price, primary spree continues; new issues tighten, Invesco firms 5 bps
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| 11/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Philip Morris, Monsanto, Praxair hit market amidst 'very strong' tone; bonds flat on day
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| 11/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary market empty, 'busy November' ahead; Santander off tights, Citi flat in secondary
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| 10/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Proctor & Gamble, Colgate price as primary pauses; Coca-Cola, LabCorp 10-year notes tighten
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| 10/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Altria Group, Colgate, Italy's Intesa hit market with new deals; new Flowserve notes firm
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| 10/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: No slowdown in sight for high-grade primary; Bristol-Myers notes flat; ABN slightly wider
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| 10/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Bristol-Myers, Bank of Nova Scotia, Prologis price as strong tone continues; ABN Amro firms
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| 10/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: U.S. high-grade primary quiet as KfW, EIB price; bond spreads ease; Union Pacific tightens
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| 10/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: SunTrust, Yum! price following 'lackluster' jobs report; Wells Fargo rises; Citi improves
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| 10/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Toyota Motor Credit price new deals; new Leucadia notes firm
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| 10/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Solid week ends with no new high-grade issuance; paper trades mostly better in quiet session
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| 10/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Dominion Gas, CSX price; JPMorgan, Wrigley firm as market improves
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| 10/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Wrigley brings new five-part deal; Wrigley's longer-dated notes firm 7 bps; bonds improve
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| 10/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Packaging Corp., Leucadia National price as shutdown continues; new issues trade better
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| 10/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: IADB prices; Duke Energy eases in thin trading; Darden Restaurants widens on offered side
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| 10/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary market quiets as market tone improves; Duke Energy notes tighten 7 bps
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| 10/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Carnival prices after widening guidance; Berkshire Hathaway, Duke Energy flat; market quiet
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| 10/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Berkshire Hathaway, John Deere price; new issues tighten; credit spreads widen
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| 10/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empty as second week of shutdown begins; Verizon long bonds focus of secondary action
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| 10/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: American Honda, Petrofac see demand despite shutdown; bonds mixed in thin trading; IP&L weaker
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| 10/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuance rolls on as TransCanada, Origin Energy price; Health Care REIT firms
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| 10/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Southwest, BPCE, ICE price despite government shutdown; new issues tighten in trading
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| 9/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar taps floaters amidst primary pause, quiet month-end clean-up; BHP mostly flat
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| 9/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary pace continues as BHP, Wal-Mart, BMO price; Verizon firms; Time Warner Cable 'volatile'
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| 9/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Flow of deals continues as Edwards, TVA, Liberty price; Marriott, Marsh & McLennan notes firm
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| 9/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: BP, Ralph Lauren, Standard Chartered hit primary; new deals trade better in secondary market
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| 9/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Ontario sells five-year notes during muted day; Cummins, Nissan bonds better in quiet trading
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| 9/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: No new deals, as market focuses on FOMC; HSBC, Enel issues better in trading
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| 9/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: HSBC, SLM sell new deals; HSBC firms; Spectra Energy notes mixed; Peco Energy flat
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| 9/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Positive tone pushes Peco, Spectra to primary; Verizon tightens; telecom sector weak
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| 9/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Final day of record week sees no new deals; Credit Agricole details sale; Reynolds tightens
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| 9/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon prices record-breaking deal; one Verizon tranche tightens nearly 70 bps in secondary
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| 9/10/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW, Kommuninvest price as market awaits Verizon deal; Verizon widens as telecom sector firms
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| 9/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: PSE&G, Oneok Partners price with all eyes on Verizon; Dell softer ahead of shareholder vote
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| 9/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Busy week ends with no new issuance, Verizon on horizon; spreads tighten; CDS costs decline
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| 9/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Royal Bank of Canada, Lowe's, BB&T among issuers to pack session with deals; bonds mixed
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| 9/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Home Depot, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi sell in packed primary; telecom bonds improve
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| 8/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary activity to pick up in week ahead; Verizon eases; secondary quiet on month-end cleanup
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| 8/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Kommunalbanken reopens floaters; Viacom notes trade 10 bps-17 bps better; CDS costs decline
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| 8/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Swedish Export Credit, EIB hit primary with new issues; bonds 'lackluster' in secondary trading
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| 8/27/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar, IFC price amidst Syria concerns; investment-grade bonds weaker, CDS costs widen
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| 8/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary issuance quiet as late-summer lull sets in; Santander better; Broadridge unchanged
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| 8/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW sells floaters; session mostly quiet with desks thinly staffed; Santander trades better
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| 8/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Santander Holdings prices amidst 'cautious' tone; new paper tightens in secondary market
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| 8/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Southern, Fannie Mae bring new deals; Abbey National notes tighten; credit spreads widen
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| 8/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: DTE, Abbey National price as tone improves; PNC trades 2 bps tighter; credit spreads firm
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| 8/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Western Union, Entergy price bonds; high-grade paper weaker as Treasuries sell off
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| 8/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empty; issuance expected to slow during upcoming week; recent deals mixed
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| 8/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary market muted as Treasuries yields climb; JPMorgan widens; high-grade bonds ease
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| 8/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: American Tower, JPMorgan, McCormick sell amidst 'cautious' tone; new deals trading better
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| 8/13/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Burlington, Lincoln, CA price as primary remains busy; Burlington flat, Paccar firmer
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| 8/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Prudential, Viacom join utilities in primary; Viacom weighs on sector in secondary; Westar firms
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| 8/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary quiets to close busy week; Wells Fargo flat; bank/brokerage CDS costs rise
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| 8/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary sees 'surprise rush' of new deals; secondary focuses on new issues
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| 8/7/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Hospira, Moody's tap market; Shell International's long bonds tighten in quiet trading
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| 8/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: SABMiller, Berkshire, AIG sell deals in busy primary; secondary market sees second light day
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| 8/5/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Total Capital sells $3 billion, Discover Bank prices tight; new issues trade mostly better
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| 8/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: BNY sells floaters during quiet session to end week; Celgene notes firm; Time Warner rallies
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| 8/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Celgene, Ford, United Airlines sales bring primary back to life; financials, new issues firm
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| 7/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM, Halliburton, Kinder Morgan sell multi-tranche deals; new IBM, Piedmont notes trade better
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| 7/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuance to stay strong in coming week; Bank of New York Mellon, PepsiCo notes trade better
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| 7/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: PepsiCo, Bank of New York, Travelers bring bonds; PepsiCo notes move tighter in secondary
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| 7/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: AmEx, Daimler, Westpac, RBC bring large deals to primary; Nucor, AmEx notes meet demand
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| 7/23/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: ING U.S., John Deere sell as earnings continue; spreads open tighter, flat to close session
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| 7/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo, Schwab, PNC price as earnings in spotlight; new Schwab notes firm in secondary
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| 7/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuers take break ahead of $10 billion-$15 billion forecast; new issues see demand
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| 7/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Market heralds return of new bonds as Duke Energy unit, PPL price; spreads widen, PPL flat
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| 7/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers remain on sidelines ahead of holiday, jobs numbers; spreads flat during shortened session
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| 7/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade supply wanes amid continued credit losses; ITC notes weaken despite positive tone
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| 6/27/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: DNA Alpha sells pass-throughs; primary digests Fed comments; recent ITC Holdings notes weaken
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| 6/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: British Telecom, British Airways brave volatility with deals; British Telecom, Agilent firm
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| 6/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Credit fears keep primary empty, supply may return Tuesday; volatility continues in secondary
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| 6/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Solar Star, NRW.Bank tap primary as yields rise; Agilent notes weaken, CDS costs balloon out
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| 6/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Mylan, Agilent, Boston Properties among deals ahead of Fed; Agilent notes trade weaker
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| 6/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Chevron brings monster trade, joins Ingersoll, O'Reilly Auto; spreads in secondary market firm
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| 6/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empty on ECB meeting, coming jobs numbers; Allstate notes tighten in secondary
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| 6/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: EMC, Beam, Aflac among primary issuers; secondary spreads rebound slightly following weak open
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| 5/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Alexandria sells; GECC offers hybrid; secondary spreads widen during 'very volatile' session
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| 5/28/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Pfizer returns to market with $4 billion trade; Northrop, Agrium price; Pfizer notes firm
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| 5/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Glencore, Analog Devices, Entergy among corporate trades; Analog weakens; Entergy firms
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| 5/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: CF Industries, Kimberly-Clark lead week of modest volume; new issues trading flat to tighter
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| 5/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Week's issuance exceeds expectations; supply set to decrease; Morgan Stanley slightly weaker
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| 5/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Ford, Xcel, Federal Realty, Piedmont price to start week; Xcel trades tighter; IBM bonds mixed
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| 5/2/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM snags record-low rate; Loews, TD Bank price; new paper unchanged to tighter in secondary
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| 4/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Apple brings record $17 billion deal, joins Boeing, RBC in primary; Apple notes trade tighter
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| 4/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Barrick Gold, Altria, McDonald's, Colgate sell to high demand; new deals trade tighter in secondary
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| 4/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Cox, JPMorgan, Citigroup price in packed primary; new issues see continued demand in secondary
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| 4/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley brings four-part sale to lead modest week; Morgan Stanley's existing bonds mixed
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| 4/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Foreign issuers Telefonica, Kommunalbanken price amid earnings; trading 'weak' in secondary
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| 4/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: New issue activity stagnates as earnings season kicks off; Hartford Financial notes firm
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| 4/15/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Hartford prices $300 million 30-year notes; Fidelity tighter; bank, broker CDS costs rise
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| 4/12/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade issuance expected to decline; sales from big banks possible; Fidelity weaker
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| 4/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Positive tone continues in high-grade market as bank paper trades tighter
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| 4/11/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Kommuninvest, VeriSign crossover deal price in quiet market; Fidelity National notes tighter
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| 4/9/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: NiSource, Reliance Steel, National Retail price on day of modest volume; bank paper mostly tighter
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| 4/8/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Dollar General brings $1.3 billion of senior notes; FedEx sells $750 million of 10-year notes
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| 4/4/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart sells $5 billion; BMO prices dual tranches; spreads in secondary market move tighter
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| 4/1/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: International Flavors prices in quiet post-holiday primary; notes firm in secondary market
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| 3/22/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup caps $20 billion week with sale; coming holiday week quieter; St. Jude notes firm
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| 3/21/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: SMBC, Swedbank, UBS, St. Jude among new deals; Westar tightens, trading volumes 'very light'
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| 3/20/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: NBC sells in connection with equity sale; Stryker, ANZ tap market; NBC notes firm; banks widen
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| 2/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Cardinal Health, Wyndham, Mitsubishi price; traders see low volume as new bonds tighten
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| 2/14/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Emerson Electric sell amid high demand; Citi bonds firm; CenturyLink active
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| 2/6/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo, upsized ANZ, ING price as yields rise; bank paper tightens; recent deals firm
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| 1/24/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: First American Financial sells 10-year issue; EDF prices hybrids; PNC, banks mixed in trading
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| 1/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Ford, MetLife, Citi price as window opens; new issues mixed in trading
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| 12/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Plains All American, People's United sell in 'constructive' market; Carnival, Rubbermaid firm
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| 11/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Viacom deal caps robust week of high-grade issuance; bank names widen in secondary market
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| 10/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: UnitedHealth prices for acquisition, joins PNC, CSX, Goldman Sachs; financial paper firms
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| 8/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: American Honda, Stancorp sell; syndicate desks prep for busy calendar; tone 'a little better'
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| 7/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: eBay does multi-part deal; Morgan Stanley, Macquarie hit market; bank, broker CDS costs rise
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| 7/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: New high-grade deals absent following holiday, none expected until Monday; bank bonds tighten
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| 6/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers await weekend's Greek election outcome; Qwest frees; Alberta tightens in secondary
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| 6/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Bunge, Florida Gas, Canadian sovereigns sell as issuance slows; Florida Gas up in trading
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| 5/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: United Technologies brings $9.8 billion of notes in multi-tranche deal; McDonald's trades down
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| 3/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Phillips 66 prices debut; HP, RBC among other deals; new bonds improve; bank paper tighter
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| 2/10/2012 | IGPF | Merrill Lynch registers to sell unlimited amount of debt, preferreds
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| 2/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Noble, NY Life, Canada tap market on low rates, yields; Noble trades 10 bps-15 bps better
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| 12/2/2011 | IG | S&P corrects Merrill Lynch
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| 11/30/2011 | IG | S&P revises bank ratings
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| 10/27/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon, BP, IBM, banks price in flood of deals; new bonds tighten; Time Warner Cable firms
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| 9/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers slam primary with more than $17 billion in new paper; sector widens on cable deal
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| 4/5/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: International Finance plans deal; issuance slow for week; high-grade secondaries quiet
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| 2/23/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: United Technologies, Bank of Ireland, National Australia Bank, JPMorgan price; financials widen
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| 1/21/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Westpac, EDF, Digital Realty among bond sales; financials hurt by Obama's plans
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| 12/31/2009 | IG | Outlook 2010: High-grade secondary market down from its heights, but value still to be had
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| 12/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals continue hiatus; financials active in trading, others quiet
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| 12/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan Chase prices deal, issuance low for week; telecom names active; spreads ease
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| 12/10/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Boston Scientific, Caterpillar, American Transmission tap high-grade market; Citi tightens
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| 12/3/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Incitec Pivot, Genworth Financial, City National price bonds; market eyes B of A, Citi
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| 10/5/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New York Life, Sempra, Diamond Offshore, Credit Agricole tap market; bank bonds rebound
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| 8/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Questar Market Resources, Westpac Banking sell bonds; supply low for week; Questar tightens
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| 7/27/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Northrop, Nexen offer multi-tranches, primary seen industrial-heavy, new bonds up in trading
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| 7/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empties, coming week seen busier; Boeing, Bank of America unchanged, St. Jude gains
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| 6/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Virginia Electric & Power, Danske Bank, Gulf Power sell bonds; new deals mostly trade higher
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| 5/29/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary hits new deal lull; week ahead potentially busy; new financial, industrial deals gain
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| 5/27/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Norfolk Southern, Talisman, EIB, Mass Mutual, Ameriprise among issuers; new deals tighten
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| 5/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Hasbro, CBS, Bank of America price; Dow Chemical bonds tank, financials gain
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| 5/4/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Procter & Gamble unit, Cigna, International Paper price deals; secondary quiet; spreads flat
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| 4/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Export Development Canada sells notes; worries hit financials; PepsiCo tighter on bottler bid
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| 3/31/2009 | IG | Merrill Lynch files debt securities automatic shelf
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| 3/27/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of New York Mellon, U.S. Bancorp, Morgan Stanley sell FDIC deals; B of A, Merrill widen
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| 3/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner, Atmos, ConEd, Northwestern Energy, Praxair, Illinois Tool sells bonds; spreads tighten
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| 3/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Union Electric prices as high-grade market slows; Valero, Sysco deals make gains, GE Capital better
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| 3/10/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Halliburton, Boeing, CVS, KeyCorp, Morgan Stanley among day's sales; Medtronic tightens
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| 3/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Anadarko, Consumers Energy, Pitney Bowes, FPL price bonds; AIG bonds up slightly in trading
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| 2/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: HP, Baxter, Waste Management, Western Union, Arizona Public sell bonds; new issues see little gain
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| 2/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade market takes beating on bank rumors; Roche bonds lose steam, Citi, Bank of America lower
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| 2/4/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Novartis, Georgia Power, CME Group, Petrobras sell bonds, Novartis, Georgia Power trade up
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| 1/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Duke Energy, Electricite de France price deals amid bank fears; Duke notes tighten in secondary
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| 1/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Puget Sound Energy, PSEG sell bonds; market conditions, inauguration distract; financials hurt in trading
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| 1/16/2009 | CVIG | Moody's lowers BofA, Merrill Lynch
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| 1/16/2009 | CVIG | Fitch lowers BofA, Merrill Lynch preferreds
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| 1/14/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: High volume continues: CSX, Pepsi unit, Campbell Soup, R.R. Donnelley, Morgan Stanley price
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| 1/8/2009 | IG | Moody's cuts Bank of America, lifts Merrill
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| 1/6/2009 | IG | S&P raises Merrill Lynch
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| 1/2/2009 | CVIG | Fitch affirms Merrill Lynch, Bank of America
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| 12/31/2008 | IG | Outlook 2009: New year brings hope investment-grade secondary will revert to traditional levels
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| 12/9/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Du Pont, FPL Group, SunTrust, ANZ price deals; HSBC plans FDIC-backed notes
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| 12/8/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: AmEx, Regions price FDIC notes; Shell, General Dynamics, Cox, two utilities do deals; Shell widens
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| 11/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman prices FDIC-backed debt, other banks to follow; BNSF, Dominion price; new Goldmans gain in trading
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| 11/12/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Philip Morris, Duke Energy, AT&T, Georgia Power issue in time crunch; spreads wider; new Diageo deal gains
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| 10/31/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary takes breather, assesses week's $5.85 billion issuance volume; Thursday's issues tighten
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| 10/16/2008 | CVIG | S&P keeps Merrill on developing watch
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| 10/9/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM prices $4 billion after positive earnings report; Morgan Stanley tightens; Merrill widens
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| 10/2/2008 | IG | Bank of America to issue new preferreds in exchange for Merrill Lynch preferreds
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| 10/1/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Alliant Energy units sell bonds with little premium; GE Capital tightens on preferred stock sale
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| 9/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: EOG, Peco Energy, South Carolina E&G, Wisconsin Electric price, tone up on bailout news; Morgan Stanley active
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| 9/23/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: CAT Financial prices $1.3 billion, proves new issue market open; spreads widen
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| 9/22/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary quiet; investors, issuers wait for price data; secondary slightly better, financials eyed
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| 9/19/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Week ends on high note, government plan brings optimism; bank, broker names tighten more than 100 bps
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| 9/16/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: AIG news dominates as deadline looms, Goldman, Morgan Stanley give earnings; plunging AIG dominates trading
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| 9/15/2008 | IG | Banc of America could top investment-grade league tables after Merrill acquisition
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| 9/15/2008 | IG | Moody's may lift Merrill Lynch
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| 9/15/2008 | IG | Fitch: Merrill Lynch on evolving watch
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| 9/15/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary eyes headlines, awaits Tuesday data; secondary sees Merrill tighter, AIG, Lehman decline
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| 9/3/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Oncor Electric, Spectra Energy, Wells Fargo among utility, financials dominating primary
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| 8/22/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo adds to floaters, week ends with single-digit issuance; secondary sees little activity
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| 8/6/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: TransCanada, Northern Trust, Public Service of Colorado price as primary holds firm; Vulcan wider on earnings
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| 8/4/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: XTO, Ryder price ahead of Fed; secondary quiet as spreads seen mixed, bank CDS weak
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| 7/30/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Rogers, Berkshire Hathaway, Commercial Metals price as issuers decide to jump in; new deals tighter; Merrill weak
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| 7/29/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: AutoZone, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Roper price as primary lifted by Merrill news; Merrill tighter in trading
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| 7/29/2008 | IG | Moody's affirms Merrill Lynch
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| 7/29/2008 | IG | S&P: Merrill Lynch unchanged
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| 7/21/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America gains on earnings, boosts financial sector; primary quiet
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| 7/17/2008 | IG | Moody's downgrades Merrill
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| 7/17/2008 | IG | S&P affirms Merrill Lynch
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| 7/16/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: CRH America, PPL Energy Supply price; bank earnings boost likely limited
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| 7/10/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Alcoa, SABMiller, Northern Natural Gas price; investors, issuers rebound against market conditions
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| 7/9/2008 | IG | Fitch puts Merrill Lynch on watch
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| 7/2/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota Motor Credit issues, adds on; market virtually shuts down ahead of holiday
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| 6/30/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: June ends with nearly $62 billion issuance; industrial issuers expected to dominate first part of July
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| 6/26/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Bond market freezes on stock market slide, analyst reports, oil; lull seen running into July
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| 6/23/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: National Rural Utilities, Macy's, Cameron price; Prudential, Rio Tinto, Rockies Express plan issues
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| 6/20/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Constellation Energy prices issue, capping $15 billion week; coming days seen slower on low supply
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| 6/5/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: National Australia Bank, Panhandle Eastern price; American Financial postpones; market bounces back
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| 6/2/2008 | IG | S&P lowers Merrill Lynch
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| 5/22/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Popular prices preferred stock; market sags as spreads widen, recent issues underperform
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| 5/20/2008 | IG | New Issue: Merrill Lynch prices $1 billion one-year floaters at Libor plus 180 bps
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| 5/9/2008 | IG | New Issue: Merrill Lynch prices $1.75 billion 7.75% 30-year notes at Treasuries plus 315 bps
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| 5/7/2008 | IG | New Issue: Merrill Lynch prices $1.2 billion two-year floaters with coupon of Libor plus 225 bps
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| 5/7/2008 | IG | New Issue: Merrill Lynch prices $1.75 billion 7.75% 30-year subordinated notes at Treasuries plus 315 bps
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| 5/7/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Merrill, KeyCorp, Colgate, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Hartford, Quebec price in steady conditions
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| 4/30/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: OeKB prices ahead of Fed cut; Deutsche, ProLogis announce issues; April ends with near-record issuance
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| 4/24/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Natixis, Canadian National Rail, Allstate price; week winds down after high volume
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| 4/23/2008 | IG | New Issue: Merrill Lynch prices upsized $2.55 billion 8.625% preferred stock at par of $25
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| 4/22/2008 | IG | Merrill Lynch launches $2.55 billion perpetual preferred stock talked at 8.625% area
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| 4/22/2008 | IG | New Issue: Merrill Lynch prices $7 billion senior notes in five-, 10-year tranches
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| 4/22/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Merrill Lynch, UBS, Wachovia, Goldman price as financials continue new issue monopoly
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| 4/21/2008 | IG | Merrill Lynch to price non-cumulative preferred stock talked at 8.625% dividend
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| 4/21/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, JPMorgan, KfW price; Merrill Lynch to price preferreds; secondary spreads tighten slightly
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| 4/17/2008 | IG | S&P affirms Merrill Lynch
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| 4/17/2008 | IG | Fitch affirms Merrill Lynch
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| 4/17/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Lehman Brothers, Principal Life price; GE notes seen trading up; smaller names now able to tap primary
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| 4/17/2008 | IG | Moody's reviews Merrill Lynch
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| 4/16/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital prices massive deal on decent open, bank earnings; Martin Marietta also issues
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| 4/8/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart, Barclays, Pacific Life price; tightening spreads could bring more issuers; Wal-Mart up in trading
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| 4/1/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon, Vivendi, ConEd, Union Electric, Illinois Power, MetLife, NuStar among issuers in busy market
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| 3/24/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Teppco, Potomac Electric, Texas Gas, Cooper, CSX, Hershey price; stable issue window opens
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| 3/20/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Market mops up after heavy day of issues; coming week to see moderate calendar barring bad headlines
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| 3/19/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Weatherford, British Telecom, Kroger, ComEd, MidAmerican among glut of issuers as window opens
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| 3/17/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Week's issuance uncertain; Bear rebounds strongly; Merrill, Lehman CDS narrow
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| 3/10/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Carolina Power, Consumers Energy, U.S. Bank price; tone still weak, supply healthy; Bear hit by rumors
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| 2/5/2008 | IG | New Issue: Merrill Lynch prices $2.25 billion 5.45% five-year notes at 99.87
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| 1/30/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers hold off awaiting Fed rate cut, Rentenbank announces new deal; financials soften from early gains
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| 1/29/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Bear Stearns, AT&T, Bank of NY Mellon price ahead of expected Fed rate cut
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| 1/24/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM, Bank of America, Export Development Canada, M&T price amid benign tone; financials strong
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| 1/23/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart, National City, Harvard price as tone perks up, more expected Thursday; financials better
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| 1/17/2008 | IG | Moody's affirms Merrill Lynch
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| 1/17/2008 | IG | S&P affirms Merrill
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| 1/17/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan brings $2.35 billion notes; Wells Fargo prices $1 billion floaters; Merrill CDS wider
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| 1/14/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Target, Southern California Edison, Deere price on continued stability, week predicted to be quiet
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| 1/10/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: UPS, Canadian Natural Resources, Florida P&L, Questar, Emerson, KDB price issues on high volume day
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| 1/4/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Deutsche Bank surprises with $7 billion issue on weak day; coming week's volume uncertain; Cisco sinks
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| 1/2/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Slow start to year as companies expected to start unloading new issue backlog next week
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| 12/24/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade sees $910 billion new issues year to date, more possible
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| 12/21/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Con-way prices new issue to end week of mostly financial offerings; Merrill tighter in trading
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| 12/18/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Wachovia, Goldman Sachs price issues as activity dwindles ahead of year end; Sprint better on CEO hire
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| 12/17/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Tone right for financials as Lehman, UBS, Citigroup price issues; Ingersoll Rand up on acquisition
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| 12/12/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: American General, John Deere price new issues; secondary lacks direction after Fed moves
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| 12/11/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: AIG, AGL, BP price as Fed cuts rates a disappointing 25 bps, market softens on news
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| 12/6/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Vulcan, Danaher, West Penn Power, Archer-Daniels, Fannie Mae price as spreads tighten
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| 12/3/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Wells Fargo, Caterpillar Financial price issues, tone takes slightly negative turn as
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| 11/27/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: CIT Group, Dominion, Vepco, Anheuser-Busch, Barclays enter market, pay high premiums to do so
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| 11/21/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Rough tone ends short week of more than $3.45 billion in issuance; issuers wait to see what Monday brings
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| 11/20/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar Financial prices short bond; Countrywide sinks; financials weaker, Target wider
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| 11/19/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Cargill, Citi, American Express price as new issue premiums keep others away, tone sours; financials dip
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| 11/16/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae prices preferreds, ending week of more than $14.5 billion volume, quiet week ahead expected
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| 11/15/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Fiserv, Wachovia, JBIC price as premiums stay high; little liquidity in trading; Kraft better, Penney down
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| 11/14/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: UnitedHealth, Citigroup, Nstar, J.P. Morgan, Wachovia price on slightly brighter tone; financials better
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| 11/13/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Wisconsin Public Service, Potomac Electric, Xstrata price, several issues announced as tone improves
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| 11/9/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Japan Bank plans global bonds; market slows to crawl ahead of holiday
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| 11/8/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: News Corp. prices $1.25 billion 30-year bonds; upcoming holiday damps activity
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| 11/6/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Tone improves slightly, brings Abbott, Northern Trust, General Electric to market
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| 11/5/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Rough conditions still halt new issues, Procter & Gamble plans 50-year floaters; financials head lower
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| 11/2/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Volatile tone continues to scare away issuers; week sees more than $11 billion issuance; uncertainty ahead
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| 11/1/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Volatility stalls bond sales; Country Garden, Hyundai detail upcoming deals; financials weak
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| 10/31/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: SunTrust prices as others wait for Fed cut; volume expected to pick up next week; secondary weak
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| 10/30/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: McGraw-Hill, Morgan Stanley, MassMutual price, others wait for Fed outcome
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| 10/29/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Motorola, Coca-Cola, Textron price issues; McGraw-Hill announces; week starts strong ahead of Fed
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| 10/26/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: EDP Finance prices notes to end week of about $12 billion issuance; Countrywide sharply better
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| 10/25/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: WaMu, Union Pacific, Bank of NY, JP Morgan price issues; Merrill active, Countrywide, AIG lower
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| 10/24/2007 | IG | Fitch drops Merrill Lynch
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| 10/24/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Agilent, UniCredit, American Movil, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan price issues; Merrill news sets tone for day
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| 10/24/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Agilent, UniCredit, American Movil, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan price issues; Merrill news sets tone for day
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| 10/24/2007 | BKHYIG | Merrill Lynch reports $3.4 billion more than previously expected in subprime-related write downs
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| 10/24/2007 | IG | S&P cuts Merrill Lynch
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| 10/24/2007 | IG | Moody's lowers Merrill Lynch
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| 10/23/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Diageo, Panhandle Eastern, Fifth Third Bank price issues on strong open
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| 10/22/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Soft start deters news deals; financials weak in trading
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| 10/19/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Coming week expected to be busy; Public Service Co. of Oklahoma cancels notes one day after pricing
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| 10/18/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Activity flourishes following market slowdown; CenterPoint prices $500 million; BofA leads spreads wider
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| 10/17/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Covidien, IBM, Vodafone, Gerdau price issues amid soft market conditions
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| 10/16/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo, GECC, Marriott, Yum! Brands, Nationwide Health, American Water price issues on soft day
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| 10/15/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: McDonald's upsizes, Idaho Power prices to lead off week, new issue premiums stay low
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| 10/12/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Landsbanki, Kaupthing cap off week of more than $24 billion in issues
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| 10/11/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Pace slows as Goldman, HSBC, Pricoa, Alabama Power, John Deere price in strong market
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| 10/10/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Darden Restaurants, Citigroup, AmEx, HCP, ERAC USA, VF price issues, increase volume
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| 10/9/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Deutsche Bank, ING, NY Life, KfW, OeKB contribute to solid day; Sprint wider, YUM! tighter
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| 10/5/2007 | IG | Fitch cuts Merrill Lynch view to negative
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| 10/5/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: New issue volume about $9 billion for week; issuers hold off until Tuesday
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| 10/5/2007 | BKHYIGSS | Merrill Lynch says market conditions to adversely impact third-quarter results
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| 10/5/2007 | IG | S&P: Merrill Lynch view negative
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| 10/5/2007 | IG | Moody's lowers Merrill Lynch view to negative
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| 10/3/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Lincoln National, Georgia Power, Clorox, Florida Power sell deals; few issues expected Thursday
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| 10/1/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae, Compass Banc price issues, September sets record $101 billion issuance for month
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| 9/26/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman, Lehman sell notes, Eaton Vance, ING set to price Thursday; financials up on Bear reports
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| 9/25/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Deals keep flowing; Kohl's prices $1 billion; financials wider after recent gains
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| 9/20/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Tyco Electronics, Barclays, Glitnir, Marathon bring big issues on $7 billion-plus day; financials strong
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| 9/19/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade pace quickens after Fed cut; GE, Lehman, JPMorgan, Weyerhaeuser among day's issuers
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| 9/18/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Fed cut lifts high-grade market; financials strong with Lehman, Bear leading; Barclays prices $700 million
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| 9/7/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: High-volume week sees more than $21.6 billion new issues; pace could continue following stability
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| 8/29/2007 | IG | Moody's: U.S. investment banks unaffected
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| 8/10/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Volatile week ends drought of new deals; but window of opportunity lasts just one day
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| 8/8/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment grade market flooded with deals as drought ends; seen as highest daily volume of year
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