12/24/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade sees $910 billion new issues year to date, more possible
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12/21/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Con-way prices new issue to end week of mostly financial offerings; Merrill tighter in trading
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12/20/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley prices new issue in wake of write down announcement; financials weak on more bad news
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12/19/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: New investment-grade issues likely stalled for week, secondary spreads seen tighter
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12/18/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Wachovia, Goldman Sachs price issues as activity dwindles ahead of year end; Sprint better on CEO hire
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12/17/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Tone right for financials as Lehman, UBS, Citigroup price issues; Ingersoll Rand up on acquisition
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12/14/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Terms emerge on $250 million Wachovia add-on; Citi loses ground
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12/13/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: New issue activity remains light; JPMorgan brings $3.5 billion; Lehman gains on earnings
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12/12/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: American General, John Deere price new issues; secondary lacks direction after Fed moves
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12/11/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: AIG, AGL, BP price as Fed cuts rates a disappointing 25 bps, market softens on news
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12/10/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: CSX prices equipment notes on slow start to week ahead of Fed meeting
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12/7/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: AIG, Principal Life, Diageo issue at end of week with more than $30 billion pricing
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12/6/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Vulcan, Danaher, West Penn Power, Archer-Daniels, Fannie Mae price as spreads tighten
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12/5/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Kraft, British Telecom, Harley-Davidson, Regions, U.S. Steel price issues as market stays hot
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12/4/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Transocean's $2.5 billion, United Technologies' $1 billion lead emerging backlog; tone softens
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12/3/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Wells Fargo, Caterpillar Financial price issues, tone takes slightly negative turn as
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11/30/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Barclays, Harris, Wachovia, Bank of NY Mellon price issues to end $35 billion-plus week
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11/29/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, GE, Disney, Freddie Mac, PepsiCo, Aetna, Textron among issuers on another solid day
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11/28/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Prudential, Nordstrom, Nucor, duPont, EnCana, Kellogg among more than $8.2 billion in new issues
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11/27/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: CIT Group, Dominion, Vepco, Anheuser-Busch, Barclays enter market, pay high premiums to do so
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11/26/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Market tone, spreads change little from last week; secondary slightly better, financials mostly steady
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11/21/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Rough tone ends short week of more than $3.45 billion in issuance; issuers wait to see what Monday brings
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11/20/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar Financial prices short bond; Countrywide sinks; financials weaker, Target wider
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11/19/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Cargill, Citi, American Express price as new issue premiums keep others away, tone sours; financials dip
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11/16/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae prices preferreds, ending week of more than $14.5 billion volume, quiet week ahead expected
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11/15/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Fiserv, Wachovia, JBIC price as premiums stay high; little liquidity in trading; Kraft better, Penney down
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11/14/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: UnitedHealth, Citigroup, Nstar, J.P. Morgan, Wachovia price on slightly brighter tone; financials better
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11/13/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Wisconsin Public Service, Potomac Electric, Xstrata price, several issues announced as tone improves
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11/9/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Japan Bank plans global bonds; market slows to crawl ahead of holiday
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11/8/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: News Corp. prices $1.25 billion 30-year bonds; upcoming holiday damps activity
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11/7/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Praxair, Deutsche Bank price issues as tone sours amid market weakness, news of more write-downs
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11/6/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Tone improves slightly, brings Abbott, Northern Trust, General Electric to market
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11/5/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Rough conditions still halt new issues, Procter & Gamble plans 50-year floaters; financials head lower
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11/2/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Volatile tone continues to scare away issuers; week sees more than $11 billion issuance; uncertainty ahead
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11/1/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Volatility stalls bond sales; Country Garden, Hyundai detail upcoming deals; financials weak
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10/31/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: SunTrust prices as others wait for Fed cut; volume expected to pick up next week; secondary weak
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10/30/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: McGraw-Hill, Morgan Stanley, MassMutual price, others wait for Fed outcome
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10/29/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Motorola, Coca-Cola, Textron price issues; McGraw-Hill announces; week starts strong ahead of Fed
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10/26/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: EDP Finance prices notes to end week of about $12 billion issuance; Countrywide sharply better
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10/25/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: WaMu, Union Pacific, Bank of NY, JP Morgan price issues; Merrill active, Countrywide, AIG lower
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10/24/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Agilent, UniCredit, American Movil, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan price issues; Merrill news sets tone for day
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10/23/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Diageo, Panhandle Eastern, Fifth Third Bank price issues on strong open
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10/22/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Soft start deters news deals; financials weak in trading
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10/19/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Coming week expected to be busy; Public Service Co. of Oklahoma cancels notes one day after pricing
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10/18/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Activity flourishes following market slowdown; CenterPoint prices $500 million; BofA leads spreads wider
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10/17/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Covidien, IBM, Vodafone, Gerdau price issues amid soft market conditions
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10/16/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo, GECC, Marriott, Yum! Brands, Nationwide Health, American Water price issues on soft day
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10/15/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: McDonald's upsizes, Idaho Power prices to lead off week, new issue premiums stay low
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10/12/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Landsbanki, Kaupthing cap off week of more than $24 billion in issues
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10/11/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Pace slows as Goldman, HSBC, Pricoa, Alabama Power, John Deere price in strong market
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10/10/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Darden Restaurants, Citigroup, AmEx, HCP, ERAC USA, VF price issues, increase volume
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10/9/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Deutsche Bank, ING, NY Life, KfW, OeKB contribute to solid day; Sprint wider, YUM! tighter
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10/5/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: New issue volume about $9 billion for week; issuers hold off until Tuesday
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10/4/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Delta, TIAA price new issues in 'ideal' market conditions; spreads continue to tighten
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10/3/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Lincoln National, Georgia Power, Clorox, Florida Power sell deals; few issues expected Thursday
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10/2/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Target, Viacom, TransCanada, Kimco, Northwest price on day of strong demand; SBC, financials gain
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10/1/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae, Compass Banc price issues, September sets record $101 billion issuance for month
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9/28/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: PacifiCorp prices, adds to month totaling about $101 billion to beat out busy August
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9/27/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Bear Stearns, ING, Thomson, Eaton Vance price; September new issues total more than $92 billion
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9/26/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman, Lehman sell notes, Eaton Vance, ING set to price Thursday; financials up on Bear reports
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9/25/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Deals keep flowing; Kohl's prices $1 billion; financials wider after recent gains
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9/24/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Enbridge, Hospitality Properties, USG sell notes; spreads tighten on new, secondary issues
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9/21/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Week's new deals top $26 billion; J.P. Morgan, Standard Chartered price, HCC pulls; financials up again
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9/20/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Tyco Electronics, Barclays, Glitnir, Marathon bring big issues on $7 billion-plus day; financials strong
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9/19/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade pace quickens after Fed cut; GE, Lehman, JPMorgan, Weyerhaeuser among day's issuers
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9/18/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Fed cut lifts high-grade market; financials strong with Lehman, Bear leading; Barclays prices $700 million
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9/17/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: San Diego G&E prices $250 million 30-year bonds; upcoming Fed meeting deters issuers
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9/14/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Aegon, Madison Gas & Electric price issues; week ahead hinges on Feds meeting
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9/13/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Enel prices $3.5 billion of notes, Florida Power, J.P. Morgan also brave market on quiet day
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9/12/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Schering-Plough, American General, DCP Midstream, Hasbro, Alabama Power, KfW bring new deals
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9/10/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: American Express, FPL Group Capital price new issues; investment grade has yet to get going for week
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9/7/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: High-volume week sees more than $21.6 billion new issues; pace could continue following stability
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9/6/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Summer lull is over with more than $8 billion in new investment grade issues pricing
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9/5/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Flood hits investment grade market with nearly $13 billion in new issues
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9/4/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: CSX, ComEd, National Retail price issues on day of regrouping; pace expected to pick up
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8/31/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Record August ends with nearly $90 billion in new issues, September may top it
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8/30/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Realty Income pricing adds to record August of nearly $90 billion of new issues
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8/29/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar Financial prices new issue, could be last one for August
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8/28/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Capital One, NiSource Finance, Macy's price deals; new issue window is open, source says
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8/27/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Enterprise Products, Pennsylvania Electric price 10-year issues on slim investment-grade day
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8/24/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: General Mills, National City price issues to end week with more than $18 billion in new deals
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8/23/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman Sachs, MidAmerican, Kinder Morgan among new issuers on another high-volume day
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8/22/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade sees action both large and small; Deutsche Bank, AmEx, Coventry among new issuers
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8/21/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Anheuser-Busch, XTO Energy, Union Pacific price new issues on otherwise quiet day
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8/20/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Starbucks, Comcast, RBS price deals at start of predicted busy week in high grade
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8/17/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Week ends on high note as Wal-Mart prices $2.75 billion new issue
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8/16/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: GE issues $2.2 billion in floaters, Countrywide bonds struggle in quiet high-grade market
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8/15/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Wachovia upsizes issue, Wells Fargo prices $2 billion in notes on continued high grade stability
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8/14/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals keep rolling in as investment-grade market remains stable; New Johnson & Johnson tighter
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8/13/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment grade takes on better tone after negative week; Johnson & Johnson prices $2.6 billion
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8/10/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Volatile week ends drought of new deals; but window of opportunity lasts just one day
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8/9/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment grade slows to standstill following year's biggest day for new deals
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8/8/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment grade market flooded with deals as drought ends; seen as highest daily volume of year
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8/3/2007 | IG | Volatile conditions continue to hamper investment grade trading at end of week with few new issues
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8/2/2007 | IG | General Electric prices $2 billion in 30-year global notes while Target plays it safe, prices two-year issue
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8/1/2007 | IG | Fifth Third Bancorp prices $500 million in 60-year 7.25% trust preferred securities
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7/31/2007 | IG | Coca Cola Enterprises prices upsized $450 million two-year floating-rate notes at Libor plus 10 bps
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7/30/2007 | IG | Investment grade firms up, but market still thin for new issues
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7/27/2007 | IG | Everything seen trading wider in investment grade at week's end; new deals scarce
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7/26/2007 | IG | Tyco Electronics pulls $1.5 billion deal as effects of shaky market hit investment grade
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7/24/2007 | IG | JP Morgan prices $350 million capital securities; Comerica sells $150 million notes at Libor plus 17 bps
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7/23/2007 | IG | Transocean merger sees company's bonds move 15 bps wider; investment-grade trading still slow
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7/18/2007 | IG | Macy's bonds appear steady after buyout talk; another quiet day in high-grade trading
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7/17/2007 | IG | Traditionally slow July in full effect for high-grade market, follows record first half of 2007
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