| 12/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals continue hiatus; financials active in trading, others quiet
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| 12/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New bonds not expected until January; trading slows; Kraft, Morgan Stanley tighten sharply
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| 12/22/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade financials lead stronger market amid light volume; primary on vacation
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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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| 12/18/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Week ends on quiet note, though some financials tighten; XTO still trading; primary on hiatus
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| 12/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials widen as Citi stock sale falls short; new Sherwin-Williams bonds still trade tightly
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| 12/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Sherwin-Williams, Toyota Credit price deals in quiet primary; spreads steady; Sherwin gains
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| 12/15/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: ANZ National International, JPMorgan Chase unit offer bonds; spreads tighter; XTO gains more
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| 12/14/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Dr Pepper Snapple, BNP Paribas, Aflac among new deals; Citi, XTO bonds react to headlines
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| 12/11/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: TIAA prices 30-year; Boston Scientific tranches in sharply, Citigroup, Time Warner active
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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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| 12/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Hess, Paccar, New York Life price in dull high-grade market; Citi tighter on payback report
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| 12/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner Cable, Goodrich, Total, Lincoln National, ITC price bonds; BlackRock three-years gain
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| 12/7/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: BlackRock, Westpac Banking, USB Capital, CVS price deals; secondary loses volume, focus
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| 12/4/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary dries up; trading volume slumps; unemployment dip sends spreads tighter
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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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| 12/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Con Ed, lead busy primary session; short Xerox bonds continue to firm, Citi eases
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| 12/1/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Xerox prices mega-deal, gains, Acuity, NiSource debut; International Paper up in heavy trade
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| 11/30/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Upsized International Paper prices, tightens; Otter awaited, more deals seen; Cisco again busy
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| 11/25/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Pre-holiday lull quiets primary, trading; issuers hold off until Monday; Cisco still trading
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| 11/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: NIBC Bank, FMC sell notes on neutral tone, MF Global plans deal; spreads ease; FMC strong
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| 11/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Aegon sells notes; secondary trading volume low; new bonds tighten; spreads better overall
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| 11/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary led by financial names; TD Ameritrade, CDP Financial, RBS price
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| 11/19/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Harley-Davidson, Oaktree price, TD Ameritrade plans two tranches; spreads ease; Cisco active
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| 11/18/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Barclays, Fortune Brands, Commonwealth Bank among day's sellers; Fortune, Republic trade well
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| 11/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Boeing, Morgan Stanley, AMB, Vodafone bring deals; Morgan Stanley trades firmly; spreads ease
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| 11/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac, Progress, BBVA, Kellogg among issuers; new deals trade briskly, secondary volume light
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| 11/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Lockheed Martin, Thermo Fisher sell bonds; Universal eyes split-rated sale; new deals flat
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| 11/12/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Quest Diagnostics, Zimmer, Raytheon, Waste Management among day's sales; spreads ease
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| 11/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Cisco, Capital One, CNA Financial, TransAlta, utilities among issuers; new deals tighten
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| 11/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of NY Mellon, Eksportfinans price; coming week seen busy; secondary quiets on slim supply
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| 11/5/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: FPL Group, Regions Financial, Nordea Bank price bonds, primary tone flat; CVS Caremark wider
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| 11/4/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Du Pont, Equifax, Clorox, Abbey National sell bonds, Regions plans deal; du Pont, Clorox gain
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| 11/3/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM, RGA, Diageo, Woodside, Novant sell bonds in busy primary; Burlington Northern gains
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| 11/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary quiet ahead of Fed meeting; secondary stalls; markets unscathed by CIT bankruptcy
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| 10/30/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals dry up, coming week seen similar; spreads widen; Mead Johnson holds higher levels
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| 10/29/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Mead Johnson mega-deal, Hyundai, Amphenol offering price; new bonds firm in secondary
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| 10/28/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: GMAC deal draws interest; Eastman Chemical, Coca-Cola Amatil, FMR sell bonds; spreads widen
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| 10/27/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Japan Finance, ProLogis sell bonds; market quiet as spreads widen; ProLogis trades briskly
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| 10/26/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Oglethorpe Power, Achmea Hypotheekbank sell bonds; issuance light; Oglethorpe tightens
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| 10/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank bonds stay in focus, tighten overall on financial earnings; Boeing Capital notes rise
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| 10/22/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Boeing Capital, Black Hills sell bonds, tone stagnant; spreads tighten, Black Hills gains
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| 10/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac, BB&T price deals, primary watches earnings; spreads tighten; JPMorgan preferreds gain
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| 10/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi sells FDIC notes, JPMorgan, Meccanica, KBN offer bonds; new JPMorgan active
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| 10/19/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Southern, Temasek, Santander US Debt sell notes; secondary volume fades; investors eye EM
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| 10/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: B of A bonds widen; GE Capital unmoved on earnings; industrial trading null on bank focus
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| 10/15/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank earnings take center stage, primary mostly unaffected, but little supply; spreads tighten
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| 10/14/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW, IADB, RBS Group, Cantor Fitzgerald sell bonds on strong day; JPMorgan firms; Bud strong
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| 10/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Anheuser-Busch, NY Life, Barrick, Deere among deals, high volume surprises; spreads tighten
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| 10/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Trading volume dips as primary empties; market looks to earnings; few new offerings on tap
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| 10/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Commonwealth Bank, Toyota Motor Credit offer bonds in stable primary; spreads tighten
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| 10/7/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: StatoilHydro, Protective Life sell bonds, issuance slows to trickle; StatoilHydro tightens
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| 10/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: RPM, Boston Properties, Protective Life sell oversubscribed deals; Boston, New York Life gains
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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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| 10/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Employment figures scare issuers away; trading at low volume; Citigroup bonds stay active
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| 10/1/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: ArcelorMittal sells bonds; new issuance slows on earnings, dismal tone; Enel tranches widen
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| 9/30/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Enel Finance, Tyco, Alliant Energy price bonds on decent tone; spreads steady, Tyco gains
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| 9/29/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Entergy Gulf, L-3 Communications, Volvo, Ontario sell bonds; L:-3 trades tighter
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| 9/28/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Weyerhaeuser, Pennsylvania Electric, Dexus, Italy, NIB sell notes; Unum, Weyerhaeuser firm
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| 9/25/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Total Capital, Developers Diversified, Unum sell bonds; new bonds trade mixed; financials dip
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| 9/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Enterprise, Kroger, Wells Fargo, Holcim, Viacom offer bonds; spreads ease, new deals trade
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| 9/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Potash Corp., Vornado Realty, Arrow Electronics offer bonds; new deals trade actively
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| 9/22/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: BB&T, Willis, Thomson Reuters, EDP, Allegheny Energy, Jefferies price; bond moves modest
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| 9/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Burlington Northern, GATX, Cabot, Brandywine, Ohio Power offer bonds; financials active
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| 9/18/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: National Life Insurance, Zions Bank price bonds; Citigroup, Barclays, Markel trade tighter
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| 9/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Markel, Barclays Bank, Kimco Realty, Citigroup price, Zions Bank plans sale; new deals tighten
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| 9/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Exelon unit, PNC, GE Capital among sellers; Newmont, Cenovus gain in trading
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| 9/15/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Shell, Newmont, Cenovus, JPMorgan sell deals on $31 billion day; spreads tighter
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| 9/14/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Textron, CenturyLink, DirecTV offer notes, three sales announced, new deals better in trading
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| 9/11/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Kinder Morgan Energy offers bonds, unseen in trading; Timken advances; coming week busy
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| 9/10/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Prudential, MetLife offer bonds; Prudential, MetLife tighten
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| 9/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Handelsbanken, Timken, Agilent, Swedish Export, National Rural sell bonds; spreads steady
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| 9/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Iberdrola Ireland, Airgas, AvalonBay, CVS, Puget Sound sell bonds; Kraft wider on Cadbury bid
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| 9/4/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New South Wales prices new issue; secondary falls quiet ahead of holiday break; GE Capital busy
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| 9/3/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New South Wales plans floaters; GE expected to reopen FDICs again; Plains tightens back up
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| 9/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac Banking, Canada, U.S. Bancorp offer bonds; Plains widens; spreads weak on Treasuries
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| 9/1/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Plains All American upsizes sale, Westpac, Canada announce deals; Republic gives back a little
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| 8/31/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Republic Services offering upsized, bond improves after sale; financial sector trades softer
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| 8/28/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Decent tone, but no new deals; Praxair bond barely moves; upcoming issuance seen sparse
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| 8/27/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Praxair, Westpac sell bonds, tone dips by afternoon; Praxair gains in trading; Roper eases
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| 8/26/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Roper, Westfield units sell notes, issues scarce in coming days, Roper, P&G, Duke tighten
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| 8/25/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Duke Energy, Spectra Energy, Procter & Gamble bring quick bond sales; AmEx tighter in trading
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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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| 8/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade bond sales halt despite good tone; new industrials improve; AmEx Credit gains
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| 8/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Yum!, News America, AmEx Credit offer bonds, tone recovers; financials wider, Watson gains
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| 8/19/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Viacom upsizes sale, R.R. Donnelley offers bonds, tone weakens; recent deals widen in trading
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| 8/18/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: RBS, Boardwalk, Sierra Pacific, Air Products sell bonds on upbeat tone; Watson prices, gains
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| 8/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Baxter, MeadWestvaco, HSBC Finance offer notes; new industrials improve, financials struggle
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| 8/14/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary expected to slow; Blackstone, Raymond James bonds widen in secondary
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| 8/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Blackstone Holdings sells first bond; Cleveland Electric, Raymond James price; trading slows
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| 8/7/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Hospitality Properties sells five-year bonds; recent bonds improve; deal flow set to continue
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| 8/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Simon Property, BP Capital, Duke Realty, Svensk, Macquarie offer bonds; new Citi bond better
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| 8/5/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, AGL Capital, Magellan Midstream, Mack-Cali, Nationwide Mutual provide new supply
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| 8/4/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: FirstEnergy, Dow Chemical, Coca-Cola Enterprises, GE Capital price bonds; new deals tighten
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| 8/3/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: International Paper, Niagara Mohawk Power offer bonds; new deals strengthen; spreads tighten
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| 7/31/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Colgate-Palmolive, Safeway offer bonds; week ahead seen busy; new deals improve in trading
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| 7/30/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Macquarie, ANZ National offer bonds; Dow up on earnings; Nexen, Northrop edge in
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| 7/29/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Capital One sells trust preferreds, trade up, Macquarie plans deal; spreads ease; Nexen slips
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| 7/28/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary quiet after earnings streak; Northrop stays firm, St. Jude gains more; spreads wider
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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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| 7/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Boeing, St. Jude Medical, Bank of America sells bonds, tone turns upbeat; spreads tighter
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| 7/22/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: BB&T, GE Capital, Heinz offer bonds, GE exits FDIC program; Morgan Stanley down; spreads gain
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| 7/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac NZ sells bonds, BB&T offers trust preferreds, deals dry up; new deals trade strongly
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| 7/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi, TJX, Wal-Mart, Bemis, Plains sell bonds; spreads improved in trading, new Citi gains
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| 7/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi, B of A results lift financials, EM names plan deals; primary to pick up after earnings
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| 7/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: RasGas sells three tranches, Treasury fluctuations slow primary; Rowan adds, financials gain
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| 7/15/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman follows earnings with new deal; Rowan brings notes; CareFusion strong, Goldman gains
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| 7/14/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: CareFusion sells $1.4 billion, USAA offers bonds, tightens; Goldman results boost market
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| 7/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Analyst's reversal on Goldman helps bank names, in quiet market; Meccanica bonds hold gains
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| 7/10/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Discover Financial sells split-rated bonds, RasGas, CapitalSource eyed; recent bonds firm
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| 7/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Korea Gas offers bonds, Discover Financial Services plans sale; spreads tighter; Citi mixed
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| 7/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Meccanica offers bonds, Korea Gas talks five-years; Wisconsin Power, Interstate stay firm
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| 7/7/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Barclays, Interstate Power, Wisconsin Power, Kexim offer bonds; Interstate, Wisconsin gain
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| 7/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota Motor Credit offers floaters; Korea Gas plans bonds; secondary stagnant on low volume
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| 7/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Quiet calendar to continue in July; new industrial bonds improve; coming week seen busier
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| 7/1/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: National Australia Bank, MidAmerican Energy, Tampa Electric offer bonds; spreads steady
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| 6/30/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Oracle, Cytec, ENAP offer bonds, MetLife plans hybrid sale; Cytec up, France Telecom strong
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| 6/29/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: AutoZone, France Telecom sell bonds; American Airlines offers pass-throughs; new deals better
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| 6/26/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Campbell Soup, Credit Suisse branch sell bonds, KfW reopens; week ahead top heavy; Merck eyed
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| 6/25/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Jefferies, Analog Devices, MassMutual, Torchmark sell notes; Merck busy, up again
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| 6/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner Cable, Omnicom, Enogex price deals early; spreads tighter, Merck bonds firmer
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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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| 6/22/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Merck sells mega-deal, Telefonica Emisiones, Gulf Power sell bonds; deals firm in secondary
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| 6/19/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Magellan Midstream, General Dynamics price; new deals strengthen; financial bonds popular
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| 6/18/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Lorillard, Capital One, Commonwealth Bank offer bonds amid weakness; spreads in, Lorillard up
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| 6/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Lincoln National, Japan Finance, Swedbank offer bonds, others held back; most financials slip
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| 6/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Dexia, Valspar, Pacific Life price; Continental, HSBC USA plan sales; Telecom Italia gains
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| 6/15/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia, Comcast price as telecoms fill primary; bonds trader lower
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| 6/12/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Sealed Air sells split-rated bond; supply eyed in week ahead, Dell widens; new deals active
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| 6/11/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: ANZ prices, Citigroup reopens bonds, volume plummets; secondary focuses on recent deals
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| 6/10/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Dell, International Game, American Financial price; new bonds trade higher; banks popular
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| 6/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Anadarko, Fortune Brands, KfW, Ontario, Entergy unit price bonds; Fortune gains in trading
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| 6/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Pacific Gas & Electric, Kansas Gas, EBRD sell bonds, KfW offering on tap; trading volume low
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| 6/5/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary market quiet; Express Scripts bonds strengthen; high-grade investors grab long bonds
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| 6/4/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Express Scripts, Pricoa, PNC, Harris, Bunge, Yara offer bonds; Harris trades well, BofA eases
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| 6/3/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: GMAC, WPP, ACE, Ameriprise, Vodafone, MetLife bring deals; Owens Corning, Chevron tighten
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| 6/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Prudential Financial, Charles Schwab, Chevron Phillips sell bonds; financial issues improve
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| 6/1/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: BAE Systems, Enterprise Products price deals; new paper moves up; financial bonds firmer
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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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| 5/28/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi brings FDIC notes, BofA, Morgan Stanley go it alone; primary stays busy; spreads widen
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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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| 5/26/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: MetLife, WEA Finance price, Ameriprise, Allegheny Technologies plan sales; MetLife, HP gain
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| 5/22/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empties out; coming week predicted active; recent financial bonds hold firm in trading
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| 5/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Hewlett-Packard, Westpac, Panhandle, Gulfstream price; Lorillard eyes deal; new deals tighten
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| 5/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Nordstrom, Praxair sell notes; Westpac plans bond sale; Capital One, Cellco trade tighter
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| 5/19/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: State Street, Capital One, Barclays, Verizon, PPL Electric sell bonds; new deals mostly firm
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| 5/18/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: ConocoPhillips, Kellogg, Aflac, EOG, Principal, Beckman Coulter deals price; new bonds gain
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| 5/15/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi sells non-FDIC bonds, primary set to pick up; bank bonds active, new Wal-Mart stays put
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| 5/14/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart, Entergy Texas sell bonds; primary takes a breather; spreads ease; Wal-Mart gains
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| 5/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: AmEx, Standard Chartered, JPMorgan, Arcelor, Ontario sell bonds; JPMorgan active; spreads ease
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| 5/12/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Lloyds, Sempra, Ameren, EQT, Canadian Pacific, Occidental price; EQT gains, Microsoft mixed
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| 5/11/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft, Allstate, US Bancorp, Anheuser-Busch, others flood primary; Becton, Microsoft gain
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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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| 5/7/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Dow, Corning, Kinder Morgan, Smiths Group sell bonds; Corning firm, Kinder Morgan widens
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| 5/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Husky Energy, Xerox, DTE Energy sell, market tone high; new deals gain in trading
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| 5/5/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of NY Mellon, Hospira, RBS Group price, Dow Chemical mulls issue; Hospira up in trading
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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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| 5/1/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Coca-Cola Enterprises, Rockwell Collins, BP Capital sell notes; overwhelming demand for deals
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| 4/30/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup sells FDIC notes, Nokia prices two-parter; spreads steady; Goldman non-FDIC deal up
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| 4/29/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Whirlpool, Diamond Offshore, EnCana, Florida Gas, Goldman Sachs price; new deals price cheap
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| 4/28/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse, ITT, Northern Trust, Potash Corp. sell bonds; spreads tighter; Potash trades up
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| 4/27/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: BB&T, GATX sell bonds; Northern Trust plans senior note sale; GATX bond improves in trading
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| 4/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Week nets $3.1 billion in new deals amid bank fears; FDIC-backed bonds trade at high volume
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| 4/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: GE gives FDIC deal terms, Build America Bonds catch high-grade interest; Toledo Edison steady
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| 4/22/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary lull allows catch up, earnings impact unclear in dry market; Toledo Edison gains more
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| 4/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Toledo Edison brings small sale; issuance lull set to continue; banks ease, then bounce back
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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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| 4/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Gazprom sells 10-year bonds; volume to rise in coming week; StatoilHydro bonds trade solidly
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| 4/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan Chase sells non-FDIC notes, StatoilHydro prices; JPMorgan bond firms, others steady
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| 4/15/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Plains All American, IADB sell bonds; more supply on tap; Emerson Electric, Rio Tinto tighten
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| 4/14/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Emerson Electric, International Finance, Rio Tinto sell deals; Emerson tightens, Goldman eases
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| 4/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Portland General Electric, California Water, Toll sell bonds; Portland General firms in trading
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| 4/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Spreads tighten as Treasuries ease, Wells Fargo earnings provide lift
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| 4/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Suncorp-Metway sells Australian government-backed bonds, EM issues planned; spreads widen
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| 4/7/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW, Ventas Realty sell bonds; Suncorp-Metway, IFC on tap; ConAgra bonds gain more in trading
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| 4/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: ConAgra, Hutchison Whampoa sell bonds; Suncorp-Metway, Ventas plan deals; secondary tightens
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| 4/3/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New Energy Transfer Partners bonds firm smartly, TJX still trading tight; primary activity seen muted
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| 4/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Anglo American sells $2 billion, $1 billion from Energy Transfer; spreads tighten; secondary focuses on new deals
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| 3/31/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital prices $975 million FDIC deal; Ingersoll-Rand brings $655 million; spreads wider; Pfizer active
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| 3/30/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: PNC brings $1 billion in FDIC-backed bonds; Ingersoll-Rand plans benchmark; spreads wider
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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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| 3/26/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: World Bank, Newell Rubbermaid, Sunoco, Berkshire Hathaway sell bonds; spread widen; John Deere gains
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| 3/25/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo, Lloyds TSB Bank, John Deere Capital, Idaho Power sell bonds; spreads tighter; Pfizer in demand
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| 3/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Bacardi, Verizon, Staples sells bonds as tone remains up; Time Warner Cable, Con Ed, Illinois Tool firm
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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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| 3/20/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Simon Property, Empire District Electric, Northwest Natural Gas price; Pfizer bonds popular
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| 3/19/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: UPS, Kansas City Power, Barrick Gold, Peco Energy price deals; spreads tighten, Shell bond widens
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| 3/18/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Shell, BHP Billiton, Duke Energy units, Marsh & McLennan sell bonds; Pfizer gains in secondary
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| 3/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Pfizer sells $13.5 billion bond issue; State Street, SoCal Edison price; Pfizer bonds tighten
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| 3/16/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Pfizer plans mega deal; Progress Energy, Smith International sell bonds; financials 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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| 3/12/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Valero, Sysco, ING Bank, FPL unit, Goldman Sachs Group sell notes; spreads wider but financials gain
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| 3/11/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Eaton, Florida Power & Light, Disney, Union Bank among new issuers; Bank of America, GE Capital firm
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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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| 3/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Bank of America, Medtronic, PG&E sell notes; spread widen
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| 3/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Sour tone leaves primary market dry; secondary focuses on financials, FDIC-backed deals most traded
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| 3/5/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: BP Capital sells three-tranche deal as sales dry up; BP, NiSource, Coca-Cola trade up in secondary
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| 3/4/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Pace slows, Appalachian power, NiSource Finance sell bonds; GE Capital wider on rating worries; Coke, Lilly gain
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| 3/3/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Eli Lilly, Coca-Cola, PG&E, KfW, Cargill, State Street, Mississippi Power price; Lilly tightens, GE Capital weaker
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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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| 2/27/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, other bank names in focus as day lacks new deals; Citi, GE Capital gain, Chevron better
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| 2/26/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Chevron, Danaher, Abbott Labs, Oneok, Alabama Power sell bonds; secondary focuses on recently priced deals
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| 2/25/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Avon Products, PepsiCo, Nevada Power sells bonds as tone roughens; Noble gains, banks rally
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| 2/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Noble Energy, Woodside bring $1 billion each; Baxter trades well; financials weaker but rebound
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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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| 2/19/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: New Roche bonds trade solidly higher; Snap-on prices two-part deal; CBS gains on debt-payment pledge
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| 2/18/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Roche sells mega deal, Canadian National Rail, Goodrich also price; DuPont new bonds widen
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| 2/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Honeywell, Union Pacific, Coca-Cola Enterprises, DuPont sell bonds, Roche plans large deal; fears send banks wider
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| 2/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary seen dull on early market shutdown; Cox Communications bonds gain, Marathon Oil mixed
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| 2/12/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Cox Communications, Morgan Stanley sell bonds as issuance slows; spreads tighter, Cox gains
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| 2/11/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Marathon Oil sells two tranches, MetLife remarkets securities; financials recover in trading, Marathon tightens
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| 2/10/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Paccar, Nstar, Oglethorpe Power, News America price bonds; financial names weak; new deals active
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| 2/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Cisco, Unilever Capital, McKesson, PepsiAmericas, Connecticut Light sell bonds; bank risk tightens
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| 2/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Citigroup tap primary; Caterpillar bonds falter; Altria gains; long bonds popular
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| 2/5/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar Financial, Goldman Sachs sell bonds; new Altria, Novartis, CME gain; P&G notes flat
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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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| 2/3/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Altria Group, P&G, Sunoco, Harley-Davidson, KfW sell bonds, Novartis plans issue
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| 2/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: WellPoint, Asian Development Bank sell bonds; foreign banks on tap; Hess, ConocoPhillips strengthen
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| 1/30/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon Wireless, ING Bank, American Water sell bonds; Thursday's deals gain, Goldman in solidly
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| 1/29/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Hess, General Mills, ConocoPhillips, Goldman sell bonds; secondary watches Goldman deal
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| 1/28/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America adds to FDIC-backed notes, Fed, earnings take toll on issuance; Washington Post, Entergy gain
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| 1/27/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: B of A, Washington Post, Delhaize, Entergy Texas, Pemex, Citi sell bonds; spreads wider; AmEx, du Pont steady
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| 1/26/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary's slow pace of issuance continues; Caterpillar, Pfizer bonds weaker, McDonald's better
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| 1/23/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup prices record $12 billion FDIC-backed deal; Lubrizol, Jersey Central P&L firm in trading
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| 1/22/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Lubrizol, Jersey Central P&L sell notes, Tennessee Gas Pipeline prices split-rated deal
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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 | IG | Market Commentary: Zions Bancorp, Korea Development Bank price bonds; Citigroup, Bank of America securities tighten
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| 1/15/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart, Emerson Electric price issues; volume winds down, relieves syndicate desks; Campbell deal gains
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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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| 1/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Hectic day sees FedEx, Amgen, Reed Elsevier, McDonald's, Goldman, others price; Citi, Morgan Stanley wider
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| 1/12/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Staples, Kexim, Indiana Michigan Power, Norfolk Southern price; new deals mostly tighter in trading
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| 1/9/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary tops $30 billion in week; Walgreen, Progress Energy notes hold their gains
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| 1/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Walgreen, Progress Energy Carolinas price bonds; new issues set to slow; Brown-Forman, Tyco gain; Macy's wider
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| 1/7/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Anheuser-Busch InBev, Nabors, KfW, Nevada Power sell bonds as primary slows; spreads tighten
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| 1/6/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital brings 30-year notes, TransCanada, Tyco, other issuers flood primary
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| 1/5/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital does largest FDIC-backed deal, Weatherford, PacifiCorp sell bonds; new issues tighten
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| 1/2/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade bonds see quiet start to 2009; secondary dead on lack of new issues, headlines
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