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Tesla Junk Rating May Be Due for Upgrade After Cash Pile Swells News Feature

Tesla Junk Rating May Be Due for Upgrade After Cash Pile Swells

The bonds now yield around 4.2%, between the averages of bonds rated B and BB,…

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Heavy fund inflows, reduced tax-exempt float should hold levels steady News Feature

Heavy fund inflows, reduced tax-exempt float should hold levels steady

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Chinese high yield property bonds bounce back News Feature

Chinese high yield property bonds bounce back

While the BAML Asia ex-Japan investment grade index tightened by just 1bp over the course…

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Bond market signals distress for Appalachian gas drillers News Feature

Bond market signals distress for Appalachian gas drillers

Unlike stocks, when the price of a bond goes down, the yield goes up. Bond…

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Coronavirus Hits Oil’s Weakest Credits Hardest News Feature

Coronavirus Hits Oil’s Weakest Credits Hardest

Parsley is a relative rarity. Energy’s high-yield market is largely closed, with the option-adjusted spread…

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Intelsat Is Falling After One Analyst Said the U.S. 5G Plan ‘Leaves Little Hope’ for the Stock News Feature

Intelsat Is Falling After One Analyst Said the U.S. 5G Plan ‘Leaves Little Hope’ for the Stock

That means the company’s $421 million of 7.75%-coupon bonds maturing next year could be a high…

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The Daily Shot: Mortgage Refinance Activity Highest Since 2013 News Feature

The Daily Shot: Mortgage Refinance Activity Highest Since 2013

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U.K. Pub Company Stuns Traders Betting on Worthless Credit Swaps News Feature

U.K. Pub Company Stuns Traders Betting on Worthless Credit Swaps

CreditSights analysts had recommended taking profits on selling Stonegate’s five-year credit protection last month, saying there…

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A Chinese College Nurtured a Sprawling Business Empire. Then Came a Debt Crisis. News Feature

A Chinese College Nurtured a Sprawling Business Empire. Then Came a Debt Crisis.

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Issuers and investors are ready for busiest week of the year News Feature

Issuers and investors are ready for busiest week of the year

According to Patrick Luby, senior municipal strategist at CreditSights, this week's new issue calendar exceeds $10…

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How low can they go? Muni yields tumble, hit lows again News Feature

How low can they go? Muni yields tumble, hit lows again

“The total size of this week's calendar is $14.2 billon, which is more than double…

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Amid ESG pressures, utilities tout renewables growth, emissions reduction plans News Feature

Amid ESG pressures, utilities tout renewables growth, emissions reduction plans

"From a credit viewpoint, it is one thing to spend $300 million on a completely new endeavor…

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The next boom in sustainable finance: ESG derivatives News Feature

The next boom in sustainable finance: ESG derivatives

Kraft's liability management exercises reduced its debt maturities to US$1bn in each of 2020 and…

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JP Morgan wrestles preferred crown from BofA News Feature

JP Morgan wrestles preferred crown from BofA

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ING May Avoid Bond-Sale Hangover After CEO Departure Wrecks Deal News Feature

ING May Avoid Bond-Sale Hangover After CEO Departure Wrecks Deal

The note is trading around par, suggesting investors still expect a call. The bank’s comfortable…

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ING May Avoid Bond-Sale Hangover After CEO Departure Wrecks Deal News Feature

ING May Avoid Bond-Sale Hangover After CEO Departure Wrecks Deal

The note is trading around par, suggesting investors still expect a call. The bank’s comfortable…

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Annual Report to Congress 2019 News Feature

Annual Report to Congress 2019

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30-year muni yield sets record low at 1.79% News Feature

30-year muni yield sets record low at 1.79%

“But this week's expected volume of only $5.6 billion is 29% less than last year's…

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Kraft Heinz bonds fall into ‘junk’ territory after downgrades News Feature

Kraft Heinz bonds fall into ‘junk’ territory after downgrades

Analysts at CreditSights said they expect ongoing pressure on the “gargantuan” $29.2 billion pile of…

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Occidental beats production goals, cuts 2020 capex in battle with debt News Feature

Occidental beats production goals, cuts 2020 capex in battle with debt

Investment research firm CreditSights said in a Feb. 11 note that Occidental will allocate $2.2 billion to its Permian…

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