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JUNK BONDS

Junk bonds (high-yield bonds) are ranked very low by a rating agency, because these are bonds which have a relatively high chance of default. To compensate for the additional risk, junk bonds offer higher returns than investment grade bonds. This topic covers the latest news and information on junk bonds.

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Bank Swaps, Libor Show Doubts on Europe Bailout: Credit Marketsmore

million of debt in all of last week. There were no sales today in the U.S. of high-yield bonds, which are rated below...

Credit markets rally in wake of euro packagemore

said in a May 7 report it's ending a recommendation that investors own a greater percentage of junk bonds than...

Corporate Bond Supply Set To Pick Up, But EU Questions Remainmore

Group. The CDX HY was also stronger to 94 points. And risk premiums on both investment grade and junk bonds also...

James Surowiecki: The pros and cons of financial innovation.more

to look good. Not all of Wall Street���s concoctions have been pointless or destructive, of course. Take junk bonds,...

Junk Bonds Caught in Downdraftmore

NEW YORKFor the second time this year, fears of a sovereign-debt crisis in Greece and other European nations are...

Junk Bond Sales Set Record as Investors Waiver: Credit Marketsmore

May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Companies sold $33.7 billion of junk bonds in April, a record for the month, with borrowers...

Junk Bond Sales Set Record as Investors Wavermore

May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Companies sold $33.7 billion of junk bonds in April, a record for the month, with borrowers...

Rally has junk trading at close to face valuemore

Prices of junk bonds have rallied so strongly over the past year that a key market benchmark suggests that they are...

Why is Greece in such financial trouble?more

has downgraded Greece to below investment grade junk. Main pension or insurance funds are not allowed to buy junk bonds.

Market Edge: Best Bond Bets As Rates Risemore

Investors, speaks with MarketWatch's Deborah Levine about when the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.

Junk Bonds Grab Record Share as Yields Tumble: Credit Marketsmore

Junk bonds are making up the biggest share of corporate debt sales on record as investors wagering on an economic...

Ford Sells Bonds as Junk Rallies for 14th Month: Credit Marketsmore

Ford Motor Co.’s finance arm sold $1.75 billion of five-year debt, taking advantage of investor demand for high-yield...

Annuities for Retirement: The Best, and the Restmore

companies with weaker financial ratings sometimes offer high payouts to lure more capital: “They’re sort of like junk...

AIG Bonds May Recover From S&P Junk Rating by Yearend (Update1)more

levels to investment grade if the sales of American Life Insurance Co. and AIA Group Ltd. are completed.

What Junk Bonds Tell Us About Stocksmore

boring. But there's plenty to learn from watching the bond markets right now, particularly those for high-yield...

A buying opportunity?more

unhinged as money managers are flush with cash and relative yields are low across various asset classes, including junk...

S&P 500 Cheapest to Junk Bonds Since ‘07 Signals Gain (Update3)more

S&P 500 Cheapest to Junk Bonds Since ‘07 Signals Gain (Update3) (Updates prices throughout, closes S&P 500...

Nevsky Capital to wind-down flagship Emerging Markets hedge fundmore

Nevsky Capital revealed to investors last week that it was going to close down its flagship $3 billion Nevksy fund in...

Saks Junk Bonds Soar with Revival of Spending on Luxury Goodsmore

in the form of $52.4 million of extra debt to conserve cash, Bloomberg data show. High-yield, or junk, bonds are rated...

BlackRock to launch an Asian Credit Hedge Fundmore

BlackRock Inc is planning to launch the BlackRock Asian Credit Hedge Fund sometime this month. According Bloomberg, the...

Junk Bonds Selling at Briskest Pace Since 2007more

to data compiled by Bloomberg. Sales are up from $16.2 billion in all of February. Returns on high-yield bonds from...

Call it Block-bust-edmore

CNBC. In its annual filing, Blockbuster said one alternative was to offer lenders who hold $300 million of junk bonds...

Ineos in €1bn refinancingmore

of five years. The planned refinancing - which needs the consent of its senior lenders and holders of high-yield bonds...

Payback Time - Avalanche of Maturing Junk Bonds Looms for Marketsmore

When the Mayans envisioned the world coming to an end in 2012 — at least in the Hollywood telling — they didn’t count...

How to Find Bargain Bonds: Analyst's Toolkitmore

the spreads of lower-quality issues expanded by more than those of high-quality securities. During the downturn,...

Top Sources: Junk Bonds

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  • Wall Street Journal Online
  • Financial Times
  • BusinessWeek
  • MarketWatch
  • hedgetracker.com
  • Reuters
  • ihavenet.com

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