12/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary grinds to halt ahead of Christmas; activity light; spreads widen
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12/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: GE purchases Avio's aviation business for $4.3 billion; Goldman, Wells Fargo notes trade wider
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12/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Fiscal cliff concerns to blame for weaker secondary; Wells Fargo widens
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12/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae to forgo second benchmark notes; Goldman Sachs active; Wells Fargo notes firm
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12/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Trading in secondary market 'a little better'
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12/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary action dead; bank, financial paper trades better; General Mills meets analyst expectations
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12/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Primary market empty; Wells Fargo notes trading better in secondary market
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12/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo notes price, trade tighter; TVA brings bonds as issuance volume hits week's target
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12/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market sees positive tone on fiscal cliff talks; Florida Power unchanged
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12/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Precision Castparts, Florida Power sell as pipeline slows; Citi weakens; Teva bonds active
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12/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Primary issuance slows; Teva Pharmaceutical notes trading weaker
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12/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Up to $10 billion of new bonds seen in coming week before year-end wind-down; Teva notes firm
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12/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Market Commentary: Strong tone caps off week's trading; Teva notes tighten in secondary
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12/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Teva sells two maturities, joined by HSBC, Williams, NewMarket; secondary tone weaker
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12/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Recent Mylan issuance seen trading weaker in secondary market
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12/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Mylan, Methanex, American Water, Brandywine price ahead of FOMC; secondary spreads flat
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12/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Pace slows on FOMC meeting; Highwoods Realty notes seen unchanged
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12/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Westpac, Scotiabank, Highwoods sell as market awaits FOMC decision; Autodesk active, tightens
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12/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: 'Pretty light' volumes, positive tone seen in secondary; Simon notes firm
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12/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Brown-Forman, Simon Property price; Autodesk sells first bond; spreads firm from earlier marks
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12/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market seen weaker; recent AT&T bonds firm in trading
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12/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuance set to start year-end wind-down in coming week; new AT&T notes tighten in secondary
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12/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Primary market takes a breather, AT&T notes trading better in secondary
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12/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Citi, Cliffs Natural Resources hit market; Intel bonds see activity in subdued secondary
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12/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market activity muted; GE Capital, Starwood trade better
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12/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Humana, Western Union, utilities tap market; new Intel notes active, trade better
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12/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Intel's $6 billion notes issuance trading tighter in secondary market
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12/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Intel sells $6 billion, joins ConocoPhillips, Sherwin-Williams, others in primary market
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12/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Hewlett-Packard bonds actively trading; People's United notes firm
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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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12/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Modest slate of offerings hits high-grade primary; Shell bonds mixed
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11/30/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Pipeline to stay robust in coming week; December issuance seen pulling back; Shell stronger
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11/30/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Shell International two-tranche deal trades better in secondary market
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11/29/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Torrent of trades continues with Shell, RBC, McKesson among issuers; Rubbermaid notes firm
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11/29/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: HP bonds rally following Moody's downgrade; Costco, AEP notes improve
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11/28/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Chevron, Costco, Apache price as multi-tranche sales continue; JPMorgan, Citi notes widen
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11/28/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads leak wider amid 'risk-off' market tone; packed primary continues
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11/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Disney, Murphy Oil, ING, RBS among deals in packed primary; Goldman, GE Capital bonds active
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11/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Amazon.com three-tranche offering trades weaker in secondary market
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11/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Amazon.com does bond deal after long absence; Cox, CVS price; Amazon notes firm in gray market
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11/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads mostly flat; players 'easing back in' following holiday week
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11/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary market empty ahead of holiday; coming week expected to be flush with deals
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11/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Primary issuance halts; spreads unchanged to wider in 'dead' secondary
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11/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Niagara Mohawk, Avnet join KfW, Nordic Investment Bank in primary; HP bonds weaken
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11/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: DCP Midstream Operating bonds trade wider in secondary market
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11/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: British Sky Broadcasting, Pentair, DCP, Airgas sell as tone holds; Pentair notes trade better
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11/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market muted to start shortened week, Viacom notes improve
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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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11/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Viacom deal on deck, Goldman Sachs notes continue to trade flat
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11/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: National Oilwell, Goldman, Roper, sovereigns fill primary market; Goldman Sachs notes flat
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11/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market sees GE Capital notes flat; Macy's trades weaker
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11/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Eaton unit, Statoil, Barclays, GE, Macy's lead robust primary issuance; Dr. Pepper better
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11/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Strong market tone fades by midday; Hewlett-Packard's notes active
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11/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: VW, Principal, Dr. Pepper, BMC among trades leading short week; Dr. Pepper notes firm
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11/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market weakens; issuers line up to hit primary market
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11/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: No new deals to cap big week of issuance ahead of long weekend; Dow Chemical weakens
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11/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Markets muted ahead of holiday weekend; AbbVie notes due 2022 active
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11/8/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: American Express unit, American Honda, Credit Mutuel among those issuing; TransAlta gains
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11/8/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Dow Chemical's new notes nearly unchanged; Boardwalk paper widens
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11/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuers shy away from primary on economic fears; Dow Chemical notes widen
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11/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Primary issuance slows; Dow Chemical's new notes trade wider
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11/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Dow Chemical, OneBeacon, Jones Lang bring deals ahead of election results; Interpublic firms
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11/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads largely unchanged; secondary sees light trading volumes
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11/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AbbVie prices huge deal after delay; Boardwalk Pipelines, Invesco sell; secondary sees volume
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11/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Issuers jump into high-grade market prior to election
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11/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft, Aetna, Verizon Communications, Praxair among deluge of deals; TransAlta notes widen
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11/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: General Dynamics bonds firm in secondary market
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11/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Sandy-related absences leave trading 'compressed;' General Dynamics, Caterpillar ready offers
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11/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Light trading volumes continue; secondary market tone 'mixed'
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10/31/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers to look at high-grade market Thursday, Friday; 'Skeleton staffs' limit activity
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10/31/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Desks running on 'skeleton staffs' following Hurricane Sandy
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10/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae sells $5.5 billion benchmark notes; Corning prices $250 million senior notes
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10/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: C.R. Bard's new notes widen slightly in secondary market
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10/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: RBC, C.R. Bard, Sydney Airport sell in 'decent' tone; new, recent issues firm in secondary
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10/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads widen following better session open; Marathon deal firms
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10/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Reynolds American does first straight high-grade deal, joins Marathon Oil, Cargill new issues
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10/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade bond spreads 'leaking a bit wider' from session open
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10/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Kommunalbanken prices $300 million as headlines keep others on sidelines; Equity One firms
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10/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Bonds 'very weak' to start session; Equity One notes tighten
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10/22/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Equity One, Sweden, NY Life sell; Block Financial in market; Goldman, Citi bonds widen
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10/22/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investor demand for investment-grade paper remains high
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10/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Texas Eastern Transmission, NADB price new issues; Morgan Stanley notes trade tighter
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10/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market slows to end busy week; BNY firms
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10/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, BNY sell post-earnings; Xstrata, Oracle do megadeals; RPM new issue widens
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10/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Primary market heats up, Owens Corning notes trade wider
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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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10/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary bond market 'on fire'; investor demand remains strong
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10/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: JPMorgan's fixed-, floating-rate notes continue to firm in secondary
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10/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Yankee issuers dominate as Rentenbank, British Columbia price; investor demand strong
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10/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads unchanged to tighter, John Deere notes widen in trading
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10/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan sells in two parts alongside LeasePlan; Rentenbank plans offer; JPMorgan notes firm
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10/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: ProLogis sells $300 million notes; secondary market rallies
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10/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: ProLogis sells bonds; more U.S. corporate deals seen in coming week; spreads tighten
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10/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Private Export Funding notes trade tighter in secondary market
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10/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Nippon Life hybrids see high demand, Dignity Health sells in two parts; primary 'dull'
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10/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market seen weaker as spreads widen; CenturyLink bonds underperform
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10/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: ERAC, Mizuho, PPL, MassMutual price, see plenty of investor demand; secondary spreads widen
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10/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary trading muted ahead of earnings, Bank of America firms
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10/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Measured start to week as Deere, American Honda, utilities price; secondary sees 'weaker tone'
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10/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday commentary: Bank of America three-year notes firm; Toyota tightens
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10/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empty as jobs report released; coming short week seen busy; Bank of America notes firm
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10/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary spreads tighten 2 bps to 5 bps, Heineken notes firm
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10/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials BBVA, Societe Generale, Bank of America dominate; secondary sees positive tone
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10/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: General Electric notes unchanged; Toyota, Montpelier deals firm
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10/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuance slows; Scotiabank, APT Pipelines price; Realty Income tightens in trading
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10/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Market Commentary: Light trading volumes continue; General Electric notes perform better
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10/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Heineken gets low coupons; Toyota, Realty Income, GDF Suez also price; spreads mostly unchanged
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10/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Watson Pharmaceuticals' new notes firm to 33 bps; NBCUniversal tightens
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10/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: GE sells $7 billion; NYSE Euronext, Darden price; CenturyLink postpones; GE notes firm
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9/28/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: NBCUniversal prices $2 billion issue to close out record month; Watson bonds trade tighter
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9/28/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: NBCUniversal on tap as September nears record issuance, Watson tightens
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9/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Watson prices mega deal for M&A; MetLife does remarketing; traders see appetite for corporates
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9/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Watson, MetLife prep deals; bonds improve in trading as demand remains high
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9/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Network Rail, KfW, KommuneKredit price issues as corporates disappear; longer UPS bonds widen
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9/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary demand remains strong; Newcrest bonds unchanged
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9/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: RBS Citizens, EIB, Stadshypotek sell as corporate deals disappear; bank, broker CDS costs rise
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9/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade bonds see 'brutal start' to week; spreads widen 2 bps to 5 bps
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9/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: UPS, CIBC, Hyundai Capital, Credit Agricole among new deals; secondary spreads mostly wider
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9/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Trading sees muted start to week; recent Anglo American issues widen
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9/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: NY Life sells bonds as month approaches $100 billion mark; secondary sees 'positive' tone
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9/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary market sees 'very light' flows; Anglo American notes firm
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9/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: National Australia, Ford, Anglo American, Schneider Electric sell as tone holds
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9/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investor demand still strong; primary sees Rule 144A deals
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9/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Vodafone, Franklin Resources keep deal flow alive; Church & Dwight, Novartis firm
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9/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: 'Avalanche' of new issues continues; Novartis two-tranche deal tightens
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9/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Novartis, ING, Westpac, Total, NextEra among names in packed primary; banks, brokers mixed
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9/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Ingredion firms, Torchmark widens in secondary market
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9/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Ingredion, Nordea Bank price as holiday quiets primary; Torchmark firms as spreads close wider
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9/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Spreads flat to firm to start week amid U.S. data; Tech Data tightens
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9/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Fed diverts attention from new issues; Tech Data, Duke Realty come to market with new issues
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9/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Investment-grade trading sentiment 'risk on'; Private Export tightens
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9/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: New-issue action falls off after flurry of activity; Danske brings $1 billion of tier 2 notes
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9/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: MetLife, RBC, Washington REIT among day's deals as pace slows; Goldman Sachs bond active
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9/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market firms slightly, feels 'stalled' overall; AstraZeneca tightens
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9/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AstraZeneca returns to market with $2 billion deal, joins RBS, News America, Computer Sciences
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9/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Secondary sees new issues flat to tighter as deal spree continues
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9/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Walgreen, Transocean, ConAgra, Dominion sell in congested primary; HP active; new deals firm
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9/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Market sees 'first sign of weakness'; recent issues firm in trading
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9/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: BNP Paribas' new issue ends hectic week; more supply ahead; bank, financial paper tightens
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9/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Flowserve, AvalonBay, Ameren unit among days' pared-down deals; bank, financial paper tighter
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9/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Wellpoint, Berkshire, EOG, Principal among huge slate of deals; Waste Management notes firm
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9/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials dominate as GE, ANZ, BMO, John Deere price; new deals tighten in secondary trading
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8/31/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: High-volume week ahead as August ends with whimper ahead of holiday; secondary sees activity
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8/30/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan gives deal terms; issuers continue to stand down; Northern Natural Gas bonds widen
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8/29/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Manitoba sells 10-years; corporate issuance stalls; Citigroup, Bank of America trade actively
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8/28/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW sells five-year bonds; Manitoba plans U.S. dollar deal; bank bonds see spreads tighten
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8/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Southern Copper announces two-part deal as quiet week begins; trading 'light' during session
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8/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Lull in new deals continues; coming week seen slow; recent issues see 'pretty good demand'
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8/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary, secondary slowdown underway ahead of Labor Day; new issues mixed in secondary market
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8/22/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar Financial, Northern Natural Gas, Maiden sell as primary market takes a breather
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8/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Illinois Tool Works brings $1.1 billion notes; Fidelity National prices $400 million of debt
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8/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: LabCorp, AIG, Domtar, Unum price as deal pace slows; new issues mixed in secondary market
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8/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers stand down to end hectic week; rest of August to be quiet; secondary market 'shaky'
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8/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Rio Tinto, BNSF do opportunistic deals, join Lorillard, O'Reilly; spreads 'gradually' firm
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8/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Thermo Fisher sells bonds for merger; Moody's, Ryder tap opportunistically, firm in trading
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8/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Shell, Philip Morris go coupon hunting; AmEx, Cenovus, Blackstone price; Baltimore G&E firms
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8/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, PG&E, Duke Energy lead off week's issuance; new deals mostly tighter in secondary
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8/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: UBS sells hybrid preferreds; coming week's calendar less busy; bank, broker CDS mostly lower
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8/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: P&G, Williams Partners, Paccar price; UBS plans hybrid bonds; financial paper trades wider
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8/8/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: PepsiCo, Kinder Morgan, Baxter, MetLife among deluge of new issues; Leggett, MetLife tighten
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8/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner, BB&T, CenterPoint continue flow of deals; National Retail tightens in trading
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8/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Altria Group, Celgene, Westpac, Enterprise Products among bounty of deals; new bonds firm
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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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8/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: ECB comments cause tone to drop; issuers hold out for coming week; recent deals trade mixed
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8/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Entertainment Properties brings crossover deal as volume declines; Trace volume 'healthy'
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7/31/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Ford does crossover deal; Citi, Ventas, PPG tap market; new recent bonds mixed in trading
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7/30/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Unilever, Texas Instruments set low coupons on $10 billion day; new issues trade mostly tighter
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7/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Colgate hunts for record-low coupon, misses; Aflac prices add-on; new notes make trading gains
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7/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Bristol-Myers brings deal for M&A; Australian financials price; bank paper spreads tighten
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7/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM gets record 10-year rate; Daimler sells after Q2 earnings; new issues tighten in trading
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7/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Schlumberger, FedEx sell multi-tranche deals; financials price preferreds; FedEx paper firms
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7/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers stand down on Europe headlines; bank spreads remain wide; eBay, Anheuser trade actively
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7/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Commonwealth REIT does small deal; modest calendar for coming week; eBay trades 'pretty well'
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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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7/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: U.S. Bank sells notes post-earnings; HCP prices; secondary market sees 'definitely strong' day
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7/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Senior Housing sells $25-pars; earnings, headlines keep primary quiet; Federal Realty tightens
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7/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota Motor Credit, Federal Realty price as earnings slow volume; Goldman Sachs bonds active
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7/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Earnings to trim volume, Q2 saw fewer deals than Q1; Anheuser-Busch, Primerica tighten
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7/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Softer tone at open leads high-grade issuers to stand down; Anheuser-Busch bonds trade up
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7/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Anheuser-Busch sells monster deal, sees 'strong' demand; Primerica, Macquarie, NT&T price
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7/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Pipeline open with Westpac, Sumitomo, ING, Penske in market; new issues tighten in secondary
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7/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary comes back to life as Monsanto, Cabot, Mitsubishi, Takeda price; bank, broker wider
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7/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Unemployment, other data cause tone to drop; coming week seen busy; Trace volume 'very low'
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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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7/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Germany's NRW sells floaters; issuers eye coming week for deals; secondary flat pre-holiday
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7/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Disappointing economic data stalls new issuance; secondary trading 'muted' ahead of holiday
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6/29/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Tone boosted by E.U. summit news; window opens for deals Monday; Markel, ADT issues tighten
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6/28/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers stand down on E.U. summit, weak market tone; Wednesday's issues tighten in secondary
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6/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: ADT, GE Capital, Markel, QVC, Delta Air tap market as tone holds; Comcast, AT&T issues busy
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6/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: John Deere, Comcast, MetLife, AIG, others sell as issuers regain confidence; new issues tighten
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6/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: OeKB plans deal; issuers continue to look at bond market; bank paper tightens in secondary
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6/22/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Ontario prices as corporates take breather; coming week seen slower; bank, broker CDS tighten
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6/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: 3M, Total, Caterpillar among high-grade deals; demand remains high; Alleghany's bonds tighten
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6/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo taps market as Fed meeting concludes; Choice Hotels offers $400 million notes
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6/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Oxy Petroleum, Detroit Edison, CubeSmart, Newfield, Delmarva, others price as window opens
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6/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: BAA Funding prices; TCF plans preferreds amid euro zone woes; spreads 'tighter in general'
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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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6/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Exelon, City National Bank bring offerings; market tone flat; bank, broker CDS costs mixed
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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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6/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, CBS, Symantec, Rubbermaid among deals as window opens; NiSource prices, steady in trading
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6/8/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner sells in two tranches, tightens in secondary, as tone improves
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6/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Ford sees success on return to IG market, Viacom prices, tightens in secondary market
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6/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Union Pacific, Sysco, Tyson, Duke Realty sell into improved tone; Sysco tightens
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6/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Deere, Paccar, GATX, Cintas sell amid stable tone, high demand; Southwestern tightens
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6/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Potential issuers wait for others to jump into primary; banks, brokers mostly unchanged
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6/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade volume expected to drop in June; Treasury rally and jobs data balance tone
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5/31/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: British American Tobacco, Boston Properties, Tampa Electric grab low yields; Kraft tightens
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5/30/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Kraft does $6 billion monster deal, tightens in secondary; Charles Schwab sells preferreds
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5/29/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Eastman sells in three parts; Whirlpool, Danone add to day's volume; banks, brokers tighten
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5/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: United Technologies' new notes seen tighter; United took advantage of low rates, analyst says
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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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5/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Svensk brings $1 billion; McDonald's sells $900 million; bank, broker CDS costs mostly higher
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5/22/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar Financial, Covidien, BlackRock price as tone turns shaky; bonds mixed; banks firm
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5/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AIG, Energizer price modest deals as others wait; bank, financial paper improves 'a hair'
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5/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary tone drops farther to end low-volume week; bonds weaker on week; Wells Fargo widens
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5/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota Motor Credit braves primary as others defer on euro zone news; 'ugly' day, bonds widen
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5/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Legg Mason, Cardinal Health, Rowan, NextEra Energy tap weak market; Murphy Oil notes tighten
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5/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Progress Energy, Talisman Energy, Murphy Oil, Protective Life access primary; secondary weaker
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5/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Kellogg, Cameron, Republic Services price as tone falters; Kellogg five-year notes firm 5 bps
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5/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Amgen, Sweden give terms; $25 billion or more expected in coming week; bank paper widens
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5/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Amgen, Discovery, Beam do multi-tranche sales as tone rebounds; Beam tightens; banks improve
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5/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Euro zone worries could empty primary market for week; Penske tightens; Motorola, Diageo widen
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5/8/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM taps market, causes Berkshire, Diageo, Penske, others to jump in; bonds trade mostly flat
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5/7/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: PSE&G sells $450 million; Devon Energy plans $2.5 billion note sale; U.S. Bancorp, ABB flat
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5/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empties at end of $20 billion week; more to come; spreads widen; GE Capital weaker
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5/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: U.S. Bancorp, ABB Finance sell paper as primary volume wanes; bank paper, WellPoint widen
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5/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: GSK does massive trade alongside BP, WellPoint, Ericsson, Barclays; Ericsson comes in 15 bps
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5/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Aetna, Liberty Mutual, Pearson among sellers in constructive primary; banks, telecom stronger
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4/30/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman, Wells Fargo price as Colgate ties record-low coupon; banks firm, Coors tightens
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4/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Coming week to see bump in high-grade deals; Nokia trades off lows, Coors, GE Capital firm
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4/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Molson Coors taps market to fund acquisition, BB&T does preferreds; Coors firms 5 to 9 bps
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4/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: KommuneKredit sells as corporates stand down on Fed, headlines; banks firm; Nokia off lows
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4/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital brings two tranches; KBN prices; Zions plans auction; Nokia drops; Zions rises
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4/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Bond sales at standstill on headlines out of Europe; Wal-Mart, CenturyLink, bank paper widen
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4/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers coming out of earnings blackout to price in coming week; banks firm; Nokia weakens
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4/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Jefferies reopens notes; PNC prices preferreds; Jefferies' notes up in trading; Omnicom flat
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4/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Omnicom upsizes; British Columbia, Municipality Finance price sovereigns; CenturyLink widens
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4/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AutoZone, KfW, IFC price bonds; U.S. Bank offers preferred stock; AutoZone, Lowe's tighten
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4/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Lowe's prices three-tranche deal, bonds mostly flat; Citi unchanged, Morgan Stanley eases
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4/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empty as bank earnings begin; week ahead front-loaded; bank paper, telecoms widen
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4/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: John Deere upsizes; Ventas units price ahead of bank earnings; Ventas notes tighten in trading
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4/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: PG&E sells upsized deal; weak primary tone continues; Kroger, Mack-Cali Realty trade tighter
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4/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Kroger, Mack-Cali, Idaho Power tap market as yields decline; Kroger bonds mixed in trading
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4/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers stand down as jobs report, Europe headlines weaken tone; banks, telecom bonds widen
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4/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Shortened week ends without new deals; sharp decline in issuance coming; Apache notes firm
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4/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: MetLife sells bonds as others stand down on weak tone; Vivendi widens; Apache short end firms
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4/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Apache, Delhaize, Vivendi sell as Fed meets; bonds hold in trading; Hartford Financial firms
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4/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Hartford, Samsung, Daimler sell largely oversubscribed deals; new bonds mixed in trading
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3/30/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Weatherford sells two tranches; coming week's issuance top heavy; Barrick firms; banks better
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3/29/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Barrick prices; Heineken, Flowers Foods do first bond deals; bank, financial paper cheapens
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3/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: HSBC, UBS, MetLife continue stream of bonds from financials; bond spreads flat; HSBC firms
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3/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Lincoln National, DNB, Canadian Oil sell as foreign names dominate; bank paper tightens
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3/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Week tops issuance estimates; steady deal flow to continue; trading slows; bank paper flat
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3/22/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Zions Bank prices; Qwest sells $25-par deal; primary tone sours; Morgan Stanley, banks widen
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3/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AmEx, Capital One, Lloyds, CAT Financial sell as financials reign; Kraft flat on name change
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3/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Sempra, Southwest Gas tap market as issuance fizzles; Great Plains Energy trades better
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3/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Rio Tinto, Volkswagen, AIG, BofA, Morgan Stanley sell in strong start to week; banks improve
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3/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Desks see uptick in deals for coming week, more seen tapping market; banks, telecoms firm
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3/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: BB&T, Scotiabank sell after raising dividends; corporates firm in thin trading; banks tighten
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3/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Philip Morris, Medtronic, Nordea Bank price multi-part issues; bank paper firms
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3/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Plains, W.R. Berkley, Vodafone price ahead of Fed announcement; new issues mixed in trading
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3/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: ERAC, Norfolk Southern, Duke Energy price, primary slows; bank paper flat in trading
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3/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Coca-Cola prices notes with sub-Libor coupon; Marriott reopens notes; trading ends week muted
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3/8/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Simon, Xerox, URS in latest crop of deals; Phillips 66, HP bonds ratchet tighter in trading
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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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3/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: ORIX, Public Storage sell as issuers take step back on tone; CenturyLink, DirecTV widen
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3/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: DirecTV, Philips, UnitedHealth, covered bonds lead huge day in high-grade; Miss. Power firms
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3/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Three financials price bonds; up to $30 billion expected for coming week; HSBC, banks firm
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3/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo brings its second deal in a week; NAB, Credit Suisse price; bank paper tightens
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2/29/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: PepsiCo brings multi-part offering; ING, Georgia Power among issuers; U.S. Bancorp tightens
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2/28/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Deutsche Telekom, Heinz, U.S. Bank, TransCanada among deals; bonds trade modestly tighter
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2/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Wyndham brings $800 million; shortened week produces $26 billion of new debt; CBS, BP flat
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2/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: CBS brings $700 million of 3.375% notes at Treasuries plus 150 bps; Citigroup, Comcast firm
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2/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: ArcelorMittal brings big deal; CSX, Viacom price; Hewlett-Packard ends flat; Citi notes firm
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2/22/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Deal surge continues; Citigroup, John Deere, Wells Fargo among issuers; Marriott, Deere firm
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2/21/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: BHP Billiton prices multi-tranche monster; Ryder, Cargill among issuers; Methanex firms
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2/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Week comes to quiet close; moderate high-grade issuance seen post-holiday; Corning, banks firm
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2/16/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Teck Resources prices to strong demand as tone holds; Teck firms; Barclays mixed in trading
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2/15/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Corning sells upsized deal in otherwise quiet primary; banks widen; Goldman leads weakness
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2/14/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary revived as Total, Bank of Tokyo, Rock-Tenn, Toyota price; Macquarie firms 10 bps
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2/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of NY brings lone deal; quiet primary baffles; financials mixed in trading; telecom flat
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2/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Ruby Pipeline brings deal after delay; coming week seen active; HSBC firms; Aflac trades flat
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2/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Disney, Kennametal sell as primary digests recent crop of paper; HSBC firms 30 bps; AT&T flat
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2/8/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Freeport, Wells Fargo, HSBC offer bonds in packed primary market; Goldman paper firms
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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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2/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Aristotle brings second large deal; Kimberly-Clark, bank reopenings price; bank paper firms
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2/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar Financial prices to close out high-volume week; Bank of America paper tightens
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2/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, McDonald's continue flow of new paper; Bank of America, GE Capital firm
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2/1/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM, P&G, Praxair, Ventas, Rabobank price in busy primary; Rabobank, Ventas paper firms
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1/31/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Tyco Electronics, Swepco, Toll Brothers tap market along with Yankees; new deals, Citi firm
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1/30/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: NuStar sells notes; SoCal Edison, Realty Income hit preferreds; Citi, Bank of America firm
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1/27/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Icahn prices add-on; coming week to see $10 billion of paper; Goldman trades 35 bps better
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1/26/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Harley-Davidson, Ares Capital sell on low-volume day; Cisco notes firm 20 bps; banks mixed
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1/25/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Headlines, lack of supply leave corporate investment-grade market empty; bank paper firms
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1/24/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Berkshire Hathaway prices; Aegon, Schwab sell preferred deals; Verizon flat on earnings news
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1/23/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of Montreal, Oneok, South Carolina Electric price; two preferred offerings announced
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1/20/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Scotiabank, Toyota Motor Credit tap market to end week; Citigroup, Goldman paper firms
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1/19/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Banks active as Citi, Goldman, Bank of America, UBS price; Goldman, Morgan Stanley better
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1/18/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: HCP, Scana issue high-grade bonds as banks continue Q4 earnings; new deals firm 5-6 bps
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1/17/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota Motor Credit sells debt as earnings, volatility keep others away; Carnival CDS widen
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1/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan sells debt after Q4 earnings; issuance to drop in coming week; Advance Auto firms
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1/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Kroger upsizes deal as high-grade issuance cools; bonds mostly flat; Kroger trades tighter
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1/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Advance Auto sells bonds as Enbridge postpones sale on leak news; banks, cable space widen
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1/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Energy Transfer Partners brings $2 billion of senior notes; Entergy, Macy's notes firm
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1/9/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Target, Energy Transfer Partners, NY Life, Allstate among day's deals; Allstate, Target firm
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1/6/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of Montreal taps market; coming week seen more active; BMO, Morgan Stanley notes firm
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1/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Corporates re-enter primary; Kraft, UDR price, join Yankee names; Computer Sciences volatile
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1/4/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital, Daimler, MetLife units sell debt in 'good' backdrop; volume jumps; new deals firm
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1/3/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi, PacifiCorp become first issuers of 2012; week to see more; secondary active; banks firm
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