12/23/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary expecting slower-than-usual start to January; corporates trade flat on light volume
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12/22/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary closes with no deals ahead of holiday weekend; volume thins; AT&T, financials improve
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12/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals likely done for 2011; GE Capital gives terms; Bank of America firms; AT&T flat
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12/20/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Companies stand down despite rally in equities; AT&T bonds mixed on T-Mobile deal collapse
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12/19/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: ILFC sells split-rated deal to high demand; volume drops; bank paper widens; Best Buy firms
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12/16/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary void of new deals; coming week seen sparse; Best Buy notes widen; telecoms hold
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12/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Toyota Motor Credit sell debt at both ends of maturity spectrum; financials improve
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12/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Baxter International sells debt to high demand; Morgan Stanley, Best Buy widen in trading
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12/13/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: PPL Energy brings upsized deal; few issuers looking at primary; Caterpillar Financial firms
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12/12/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: CAT Financial, Toyota Motor Credit tap market opportunistically; bank, telecom bonds widen
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12/9/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota Motor Credit sells floaters; coming week sees issuance drop; financials remain active
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12/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Florida Power & Light, IDEX, First Niagara tap primary; Morgan Stanley paper hit in trading
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12/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Viacom, ERP price as Citi reopens debt, First Niagara does preferreds; Transocean firms
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12/6/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Gilead, HP, USAA Capital price debt as primary tone holds; HP, Gilead widen ahead of deals
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12/5/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Ecolab does monster deal, Wells Fargo, Duke Energy among issuers; Ecolab 10-year notes firm
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12/2/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup sells short bond; coming week seen lower in primary volume; bank paper improves
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12/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Questar sells long bonds; Verisk prices split-rated deal; Transocean bonds firm 20 bps-50 bps
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11/30/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Transocean, Safeway, Vornado Realty tap market; More deals possible; John Deere, AT&T firm
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11/29/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Johnson Controls, Raytheon, Disney, John Deere sell multi-tranches; short-dated deals in
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11/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Tesco, Scripps, National Fuel Gas, Pacific G&E, AGCO among deals; Tesco bonds widen 2 bps
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11/23/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Coming week seen moderately busy for high-grade bonds; JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley widen
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11/22/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers stand down due to headlines; financials trade wider; bank names remain most active
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11/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: IBRD reopens short bond, volatility halts issuance; financials trade wider in light volume
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11/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Oncor Electric Delivery, First Midwest Bank, Aviva tap market; Morgan Stanley paper firms
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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
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11/16/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BHP, Statoil, Lowe's, AmEx Credit fill market on better tone; Rockwell firms; AmEx widens
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11/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: ANZ Banking, Indianapolis Power price private sales; banks, telecoms widen; Newfield rises
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11/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Aristotle, HSBC, Clorox, Kellogg, energy names crowd primary; bonds firm; HSBC stronger
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11/10/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Simon, Canadian Natural Resources lead action; International Paper firms; ArcelorMittal down
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11/9/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo sells $1 billion; Citigroup prices $500 million; Bank paper, industrials widen
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11/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: International Paper brings $1.5 billion; Halliburton sells $1 billion; HP firms; Hershey flat
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11/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Canadian Railway, Zimmer bring deals; Jefferies bucks sector weakness; telecom bonds widen
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11/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Dow Chemical, Broadcom sell debt; large volume ahead; Jefferies widens as No. 1 trading name
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11/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: TD Bank, Xstrata, Colgate, Mattel sell as window opens; Mattel tightens, TD firms 13 bps
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11/2/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: WPP Group Finance sells $500 million of notes; Goldman Sachs paper widens; AT&T, Verizon firm
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11/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: IADB does small deal; Ruby Pipeline plans debut sale; AT&T, Goldman Sachs issues widen
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10/31/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Air Products in market, Ruby Pipeline plans $1.08 billion; MF Global bonds drop
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10/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of Nova Scotia sells covered bonds; Corporates trade weaker, Verizon flat, IBM firm
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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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10/26/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of Montreal adds to list of financials pricing debt; Morgan Stanley, Citi, Comcast firm
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10/25/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup sells debt in high-demand trade; other banks could tap primary; Citi, Goldman firm
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10/24/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers hope for Tuesday window as tone turns upbeat; Pernod firms; bank paper improves
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10/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary volume expected to pick up mid-month; deals trade better as bank CDS costs tighten
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10/20/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Sonoco, PerkinElmer, Pernod Ricard sell on momentum; financials widen; new bonds firm
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10/19/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Goldman price debt alongside two sovereign deals; bank paper widens, Comcast flat
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10/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Syndicates already looking to coming week as earnings clear out primary; bank paper firms
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10/17/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Mosaic prices two tranches as earnings season, data stifle issuance; financial paper widens
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10/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: CIBC prices $450 million add-on; Smuckers, G.E. Capital firm in trading; Time Warner mixed
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10/13/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: J.M. Smucker does its largest deal yet; new deals gain in trading as bank names struggle
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10/12/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner, GE Capital, TD Bank, Kohl's price oversubscribed deals; Kohl's trades tighter
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10/11/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Mississippi Power, sovereigns price debt as earnings season starts; banks, telecoms firm
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10/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Positive tone, financials stronger in trading; Morgan Stanley 10-years come in nearly 90 bps
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10/6/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BG Energy, Origin, Joy Global tap market ahead of holiday; bank and telecom paper firm
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10/5/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BAE, John Deere, Nordstrom, Darden seize on issuance window; bonds, bank paper firm
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10/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Market tone gets late-day boost; issuers wait on sidelines; Morgan Stanley, Goldman weaker
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10/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: American Tower prices wide to talk; week's issuance uncertain; Morgan Stanley paper gaps out
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9/30/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Week ends on down note; earnings cloud October volume estimates; Bank of America widens
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9/29/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar Financial prices; holiday leaves primary quiet; Bank of America, Caterpillar firm
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9/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Thomson Reuters, ANZ price debt as concessions, holidays end rally; telecom, bank notes widen
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9/27/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Sanofi, Qwest, McDonald's among names tapping market despite high concessions; bonds firm
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9/26/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: 3M, Paccar, PEFCO brave market amid cheap borrowing rates; new bonds, financial paper firm
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9/23/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers wait for market tone turnaround in coming week; HP firms, Bank of America widens
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9/22/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Fears hinder new deals as market opens to ugly tone; financials, telecom paper widen
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9/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Fed announcement, Bank of America downgrade hurt tone; B of A, financials widen in trading
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9/20/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers stand down ahead of Fed meeting; HP, Rio Tinto bonds trade tighter; financials mixed
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9/19/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Tone sours on Greece headlines; issuers back away from primary; trading thin; spreads widen
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9/16/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of NY sells paper as 'horrible' week for deals ends; Intel, Rio Tinto bonds firm
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9/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Deal pipeline continues as ITT spinoffs, AGL tap market; financials firm; trading strong
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9/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuers shake off worries; Intel, PNC, AmEx among deals; Southern Power firms
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9/13/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: HP sale struggles; Honda arm, Stryker, CIBC price paper; HP deal sends tech paper wider
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9/12/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Progress Energy Carolinas prices debt as many more stand down; deal firms; trading day quiet
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9/9/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Coming week seen heavy with deals if tone rebounds; financials, new issues trade wider
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9/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: AIG, Toyota Motor Credit, Fluor tap primary as supply lingers; new issues edge tighter
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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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9/6/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Lockheed taps market after two-year hiatus; Enbridge, utilities also price; financials widen
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9/2/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers expected to flood market in coming week; trading volume drops, bank paper widens
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9/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals taking break until post-Labor Day; AT&T, Bank of America, Goldman paper widens
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8/31/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Praxair prices $500 million; AT&T, Sprint bonds firm on Justice Department merger block
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8/30/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers creep back to market as Com Ed, USAA Capital sell debt; Bank of America paper firms
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8/29/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers stand down to wait for investors; deals seen for Tuesday; telecom, bank paper firms
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8/26/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Credit market dips after Fed speech; hurricane makes deals uncertain; bank paper tightens
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8/25/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Eksportfinans reopens floaters; primary awaits Fed comments; Bank of America, financials firm
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8/24/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Waste Management, Illinois Tool Works see high demand for debt sales; Kinross Gold widens
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8/23/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: John Deere Capital, Network Rail sell at guidance; financial paper, Bank of America widen
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8/22/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: PepsiCo, Yum!, Duke Energy among issuers as yields drop; BofA, Goldman CDS widen
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8/19/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Hydro-Quebec sells $1 billion; tone takes further tumble; Bank of America paper cheapens
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8/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: PPL, KfW, Quebec sell as primary tone takes dive; bonds widen, Disney weaker; PPL firms
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8/17/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Disney, VF, Burlington Northern among sellers as window remains open; Dell widens on forecast
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8/16/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Dentsply sells debut debt; Coke Enterprises, Southern among others pricing; Coke notes widen
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8/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Occidental, utilities sell debt with high concessions; Google flat; Nokia bonds firm
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8/12/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Philip Morris reopens bonds; issuers set to sell if tone holds; telecom bonds widen
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8/11/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers vacate market as 'chaos' starts the day in credit; new bonds flat in trading
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8/10/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuers flood primary on low yields as cash-rich investors buy; bonds edge up
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8/9/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Thermo Fisher dives into market; more deals expected Wednesday; Comcast, JPMorgan stronger
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8/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Potential issuers sit on hands, wait out market jitters, Fed meeting; financial paper widens
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8/5/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary to stay busy in week ahead if conditions hold; financials widen, Hyatt firms
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8/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Union Pacific, Hyatt price bonds, shrug off economic news; JPMorgan, financials widen
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8/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary stuffed with deals from Coke, Kinder Morgan, JPMorgan; high-grade yields hit new lows
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8/2/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Dominion, Energen, Public Service Colorado tap market; new bonds firm 2 bps-4 bps in trading
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8/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Lorillard sells to intense investor interest; issuers await debt ceiling vote; JPMorgan firms
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7/29/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan reopens notes as economic data stalls deals; GE Capital widens, Caterpillar firms
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7/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary revived with sales by Boeing, Sunoco, Air Products; new bonds firm in secondary
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7/27/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: After slew of deals, primary quiets while awaiting debt ceiling resolution; Nokia, banks widen
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7/26/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar issues after Q2 earnings, Goldman, Scotiabank tap primary; Morgan Stanley narrows
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7/25/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade tone mostly stable as debt ceiling talks continue; banks widen in thin trading
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7/22/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman prices upsized notes; coming week seen busier; Goldman, Morgan Stanley stronger
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7/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BNY Mellon, Morgan Stanley sell after mixed Q2 earnings results; financials, tech bonds firm
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7/20/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Foreign, financial names dominate as NAB, TD Bank, JPMorgan price; IBM five-year notes firm
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7/19/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM prices $2 billion following upbeat earnings; AT&T bonds, short-dated bank paper widen
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7/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Sumitomo Mitsui sells with support from Asia; XL announces sales; bank callable paper active
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7/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers clam up as Euro bank stress test results out; GE Capital 10-year notes widen 16 bps
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7/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Capital One, JPMorgan sell post-earnings; GFI prices crossover deal; Target notes firm 7 bps
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7/13/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Target, RBC sell bonds; U.S. ratings downgrade talk unsettles primary; PPL Electric firms
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7/12/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Marsh & McLennan, PPL Electric see demand in weak primary; financials, Bank of America widen
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7/11/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Renewed euro zone worries haunt high-grade primary; Italy 25 bps-75 bps wider; spreads weaken
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7/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Jobs report sends primary tone downward; InBev, John Deere, TD Bank stronger in trading
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7/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Anheuser-Busch, TD Bank, Bank of America among high-grade deals; financials firm; Gap rises
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7/6/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Japan Finance, Swedish Export Credit, Scottrade price; new bonds firm; NBC Universal widens
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7/5/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Infrequent issuers General Dynamics, Devon Energy sell bonds; market firmer on quiet trading
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7/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Second-quarter issuance starts strong, ends weak; trading slows; financials, new bonds firm
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6/30/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: France's CADES prices sovereign deal; other sales on hold; bank, telecom, tech bonds tighter
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6/29/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Teck Resources sells after Greek austerity passes; financials tighten, Bank of America firms
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6/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: HSBC, National Retail sell as Greece austerity vote looms; Nokia 15 bps better; telecoms firm
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6/27/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Amgen monster deal, Carpenter, Kilroy among those in volatile primary; Amgen long bonds wider
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6/24/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Coming week seen busier; primary watching Greece austerity measure; Wal-Mart, Goldman wider
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6/23/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Hydro-Quebec does guaranteed deal; primary outlook dim, tone weak; new bonds flat in trading
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6/22/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan deal follows settlement, BAA prices 10-year; financials firm, hybrid bank paper dips
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6/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Lincoln National, US Airways price in stronger primary; Danaher, Best Buy paper tightens
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6/20/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Danaher sells four-part deal; companies hold off on selling; AT&T, PepsiCo, Best Buy tighten
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6/17/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: American Express sells floaters; Maiden does $25-par notes; Best Buy flat; CenturyLink firms
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6/16/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Maiden Holdings brings preferreds in tough market; supply dries up; Nokia wider, Gap flat
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6/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: TC PipeLines deal mimics rival's bond sale; FUEL Trust brings $1 billion of notes; Gap widens
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6/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: TC PipeLines brings $350 million; new deals off to slow start; CenturyLink, Best Buy tighter
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6/13/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Discovery, Eaton sell as Greece reenters headlines; CenturyLink, Best Buy, Nokia bonds widen
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6/10/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: CenturyLink gives deal terms, widens 50 bps in trading; summer ahead; Caterpillar bonds firm
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6/9/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Iceland, New Brunswick sell new paper, Texas Gas reopens; Nokia widens, Citi add-on firms
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6/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi remarkets notes as Iceland preps deal, KfW sells floaters; Nokia bonds widen on ratings
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6/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Energy names Atmos, NextEra, NiSource monopolize stable primary; bonds mixed; Spectra firms
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6/6/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Fiserv, Spectra Energy, FPL among deals in stable primary; Goldman bonds active on headlines
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6/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Jobs data leaves primary empty, trading at low level; week ahead seen similar; Coventry gains
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6/2/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Whirlpool, John Deere, two crossover deals are sold, bank bonds mixed on headlines
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6/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: ING, Union Bank, Applied Materials sell debt; retail demand helps trading; new bonds struggle
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5/31/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Camden Property, Airgas test primary as others wait; traders focus on new deals in low volume
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5/27/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: More issuance than expected for week; First American sale delayed; bonds flat on early close
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5/27/2011 | AGCAIGMUPV | Market Commentary: Treasuries recover from early profit-taking; Greece opposition rejects austerity plan
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5/26/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Sovereigns take over as Sweden, OeKB price; Tupperware, Markel widen; HP, Caterpillar firm
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5/25/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: HP prices mega-deal, others tap market amid 'weird' tone; energy, telecom bonds widen
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5/24/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar, Barrick Gold price; Credit Suisse sells covered bonds; Barrick firms; Aon widens
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5/23/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Rentenbank, SpareBank sell notes; euro zone fears quiet market; CSX, Gap, Google bonds widen
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5/20/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: CSX sells to cap high-volume week; pace to slow ahead of holiday; Disney, Google unmoved
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5/19/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: U.S. Bancorp, ILFC, utilities sell as deal flow subsides; Macy's trades up; Gap slides 30 bps
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5/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Cintas, Liberty Mutual, Disney among issuers, investor fatigue sets in; Google bonds mixed
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5/17/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: J&J, Aetna, HSBC, Rio Tinto among issuers in frenzied primary; Google's 10-year notes widen
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5/16/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Google prices debt debut; Texas Instruments, BNSF, others crowd primary; energy bonds firm
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5/13/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Huge interest in Xerox sale, $20 billion in new deals set; Plum Creek 55 bps better than issue
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5/12/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: SoCal Edison upsized deal, Gulf Power price as issuance drops; CVS Caremark, IBM trade wider
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5/11/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: General Mills, Detroit Edison, British Columbia sell bonds; Time Warner Cable bonds widen
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5/10/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Philip Morris, Ventas keep primary flow alive; CVS weak; Gap 30 bps wider
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5/9/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade market hit with wave of deals; IBM, CVS among sellers; Nevada Power firms 6 bps
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5/6/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuance to spike in coming week, $20 billion expected; Scana, JPMorgan firm in trading
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5/5/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan Chase, Scana sell as tone holds; GE Capital, R.R. Donnelly weaker; Kraft bonds flat
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5/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Fairfax Financial sell paper as primary slows; new bonds mixed in trading
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5/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: PepsiCo, Woodside, Highmark, Westfield among names in primary; new bonds firm; Altria tighter
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5/2/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Altria, Republic Services, Pentair price; primary's headline reaction muted; bank paper firms
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4/29/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Colgate-Palmolive sells in two parts; issuance expected to increase in May; AT&T notes mixed
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4/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman reopens notes as issuers hold off until May; Goldman, AT&T, Express Scripts firmer
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4/27/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Express Scripts sells ahead of Fed as primary shrugs off meeting; trading up in AT&T 10-years
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4/26/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Morgan Stanley, Bank of Montreal pile into market ahead of Fed meeting; BB&T notes firm
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4/25/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BB&T sells in quiet primary, Express Scripts announces deal; trading thins; RBC bonds flat
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4/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Coming week seen busier, but market expected to be quiet until May; GE Capital firms 8 bps
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4/20/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Abbey National sells new paper, Goldman, Orix reopen; BP bonds widen, Total Capital tighter
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4/19/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Manitoba sells bonds as market remains unsettled; new Alcoa 10-year notes widen 3 bps
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4/19/2011 | AGCAEMIGMU | Market Commentary: Treasuries brush off S&P outlook cut, stage mild rally; European fears lend safe-haven support
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4/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Tone, other factors leave primary vacant; corporate bonds widen; bank, retail paper weaker
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4/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: PPL WEM Holdings set to bring $960 million of senior notes; RBC bonds firm, Gap widens
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4/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Santander prices $500 million of 4.625% notes; Alcoa firms; Best Buy, Gap bonds widen
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4/13/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Alcoa brings $1.25 billion deal, bonds firm in trading; new Ford notes gain 20 bps
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4/12/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Royal Bank of Canada, Ford Motor's FUEL Trust sell billion-dollar deals; Wal-Mart bonds mixed
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4/11/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart Stores brings $5 billion; Export Development Canada prices $1 billion; volume drops
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4/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Jefferies sells bonds as coming week up in the air; Gap, Telstra tighten in trading
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4/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Telstra, Gap, Danske, MassMutual tap into resilient primary; Yankee banks bonds widen
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4/6/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BNP, National Australia Bank sell as Yankee bonds take over; Woolworths, RCI Banque firm
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4/5/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Woolworths, RCI Banque, Public Storage sell deals as volume drops; Deutsche Telekom notes firm
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4/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Deutsche Telekom, Raymond James tap primary; Texas Instruments' CDS widen on deal
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4/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BNP Paribas closes out busy week of new deals; Archer Daniels, Verizon, Sanofi-aventis firmer
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3/31/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Campbell's, Macquarie, Asciano hit market; Q1 breaks records; selling active in new bonds
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3/30/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: ADM remarkets; Brandywine, Delta price; Time Warner bonds lose gains; others trade tighter
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3/29/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner, Citi, HSBC sell as large deals dominate; new bonds trade mixed as some widen
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3/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Dell, Home Depot start week with big trades; trading slows after heavy week, Sanofi active
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3/25/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary quiet after busy week; up to $20 billion on tap; deals weigh on trading
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3/24/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Viacom sells bonds as recent influx of new deals is absorbed; Wal-Mart widens, telecoms firm
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3/23/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon follows Sanofi with mega-deal, Gilead, Caterpillar price; new bonds firm 1 bp-2 bps
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3/22/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Sanofi, DuPont, Wells Fargo lead issuers with huge deals; AT&T, Verizon better; Sprint down
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3/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Upbeat tone leads SunTrust, KeyCorp, Quest, Daimler to primary; AT&T, telecom bonds widen
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3/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Deal pipeline set to flow; SunTrust, KeyCorp to repay TARP; bonds firm after volatile week
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3/17/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Sempra Energy, Desjardins unit price during agreeable primary session; Cisco, bank bonds widen
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3/16/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Cliffs Natural sells $1 billion, Teva and AGL Capital price deals; Bank of America widens
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3/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary void of new paper as it retraces losses by close; Japanese corporate bonds widen
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3/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BofA, RBS, Willis Group sell paper as primary shrugs off headlines; Morgan Stanley shines
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3/11/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuance active; smaller deals expected in coming week; Sprint bonds stronger
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3/10/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Medtronic prices $1 billion of notes in two tranches; bond market weaker; bank paper widens
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3/9/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Cisco brings $4 billion; KfW sells $1.25 billion of floating-rate notes; Vodafone notes widen
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3/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BP Capital, Bunge, Ensco, Best Buy, ING sell at attractive yields; Sprint bonds stronger
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3/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: DirecTV Holdings/Financing monopolize primary with huge deal; DTV bonds mixed in trading
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3/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Rentenbank prices paper amid optimistic tone; Alabama Power firms, ArcelorMittal softens
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3/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Alabama Power prices as primary cools; industrials, financials wider in trading, AT&T firms
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3/2/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Cigna, State Street, Dominion, Western Union price paper; GE Capital notes due 2021 widen
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3/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Praxair, Digital Realty, Harley-Davidson bring deals; short financial paper firms in trading
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2/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: ArcelorMittal, Juniper, BB&T sell as primary bounces back; ArcelorMittal short bonds widen
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2/25/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Coming week seen top heavy as primary ends week empty; GE Capital notes widen 15 basis points
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2/24/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Virgin Media unit sells paper as others step back; Kinder Morgan Energy, oil/gas bonds mixed
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2/23/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: McKesson, Kinder Morgan, Wyndham price bonds in packed primary; new bonds firm in secondary
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2/22/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: ANZ Banking Group alone in new issue space; deals expected Wednesday; oil, gas bonds widen
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2/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Long weekend makes coming week's deals difficult to forecast; Coca-Cola, Noble Energy firm
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2/17/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Big banks JPMorgan, BNP Paribas get large deals done; Ryder notes firm 5 bps; Dover weaker
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2/16/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Dover, Ryder System sell as investors grab high-grade bonds; Coca-Cola, Noble firm in trading
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2/15/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Coca-Cola, Noble Energy upsize deals due to demand; new bonds firm; Viacom notes widen
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2/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Honeywell, UnitedHealth, Viacom, Thermo Fisher among primary entrants; utility bonds firm
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2/11/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary ends week on quiet note; coming week seen tepid; Wells Fargo, financials stronger
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2/10/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo taps market as others sit it out; bank, financial paper firms in secondary
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2/9/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi, News America, ADM, CNA, KfW sells as issuance ramps up; deals firm, GE Capital narrows
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2/8/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital lone issuer; new issue volume light; energy debt firms; Telefonica bonds widen
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2/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary sees Unilever, Telefonica price; issuance light for week; new bonds firm; volume off
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2/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Treasury auctions could affect issuance; coming week seen positive; Microsoft bonds narrow
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2/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft brings three-part deal; issuers look at coming week; State Street firms in trading
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2/2/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman Sachs, L-3 Communications among new paper; State Street remarkets; new debt firms
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2/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Johnson Controls upsizes, Morgan Stanley reopens in slow primary; ArcelorMittal, Microsoft up
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1/31/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Noble Holding, BPCE price as market tone settles; Apache bonds widen 5 basis points
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1/28/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary market empties amid continued unrest in Egypt; Apache bonds widen
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1/27/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Marathon, Kimberly-Clark, Steelcase, ABN Amro tap market; Steelcase stronger in secondary
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1/26/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Toyota unit sell floaters; bank notes firm; Family Dollar widens in trading
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1/25/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BNY Mellon, UBS sell, Family Dollar prices first bonds; broad market wider as Treasuries rise
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1/24/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Lone new corporate from Anheuser-Busch InBev; Georgia-Pacific notes trade 65 bps tighter
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1/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman Sachs, Lloyds, Oneok, Total Capital sell in busy primary; Goldman, bank paper firms
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1/20/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley sells post-earnings; Fifth Third, CIBC tap market; new debt firms in trading
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1/19/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: HCP sells multi-part deal, IBRD, Pefco price; Progress Energy, Bacardi firm, banks widen
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1/18/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Progress Energy, Bacardi, Bank of Montreal sell in slow start to week; Bacardi firms 6 bps
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1/14/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: New bonds appear from JPMorgan; coming week seen busy; Lloyds firms; new utility bonds narrow
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1/13/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Lloyds TSB, Chevron Phillips, Texas Gas, OeKB among sellers; industrials firm 2 bps-3 bps
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1/12/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Nomura, BNP Paribas, HSBC Bank price as banks keep hold on primary; new deals firm 5-10 bps
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1/11/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials Credit Suisse, Nordea Bank, Sallie Mae rule primary; O'Reilly firms, RBS widens
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1/10/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Commonwealth Edison and Senior Housing Properties price paper; Progress Energy bonds widen
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1/7/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: High-volume week ends with no new deals; coming week seen as busy; RBS, GE Capital widen
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1/6/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Scotiabank, Dr. Pepper Snapple, Sumitomo, Barclays among day's deals; bank paper widens
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1/5/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials crowd primary as Toyota Credit, BNP Paribas, ANZ price; Masco bonds, CDS widen
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1/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, MetLife, RBS, CenterPoint sell on massive day in high-grade; market volume jumps
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1/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Berkshire Hathaway brings first high-grade sale of year; Bank of America firms on settlement
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