Market Vectors' Francis Rodilosso on Ford Motor's Return to Investment Grade ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Market Vectors' Francis Rodilosso on Ford Motor's Return to Investment Grade ...
MarketWatch (press release)
This was the second such upgrade to Ford's debt in as many months, following a similar move by Fitch in April. On the heels of this news, Market Vectors' international high-yield corporate debt portfolio manager Fran Rodilosso today commented on the ...

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Fitch: Pullback in High-Yield Expected to be Temporary - MarketWatch (press release)

Fitch: Pullback in High-Yield Expected to be Temporary
MarketWatch (press release)
Retail investors seeking yield in a negative real interest rate environment have been keen on high-yield debt as returns in comparable asset classes remain paltry. The US high yield bond market set a new quarterly issuance record with $86.9 billion ...

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Forward Calendar - US corporate bond new issues - Reuters

Forward Calendar - US corporate bond new issues
Reuters
May 22 (Reuters) - The following are lists of upcoming high-grade and high-yield corporate bond offerings in the United States. The information was gathered from Thomson Reuters US new issues team, and other market sources: *Denotes 144a private ...

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China to launch high-yield bond market by mid-June - Reuters


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China to launch high-yield bond market by mid-June
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SHANGHAI May 22 (Reuters) - China will launch its first high-yield bond market on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges by mid-June, the two bourses said late on Tuesday, as the state tries to expand access to funding for small enterprises.
China Allows Small Firms to Sell Bonds via Private Placement Wall Street Journal
China will allow SMEs to issue bonds via private placements The Asset

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Searching for yield in uncertain times - Reuters


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Searching for yield in uncertain times
Reuters
Here are a few strategies investors are using to earn income in a low-interest-rate, debt-crisis environment: US JUNK STILL THE WAY TO GO! US high-yield debt was a favorite among asset managers for strong returns and low volatility.
ETF Spotlight: High-Yield Corporate Bonds Seeking Alpha

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Ford upgrade leaves high-yield vacuum - Financial Times


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Ford upgrade leaves high-yield vacuum
Financial Times
As the largest debt issuer in US high-yield, Ford's promotion is set to create ripples for index managers and among exchange traded funds. The carmaker accounts for 3 per cent of the Barclays US Corporate High-Yield Index, the largest single weighting, ...
Ford to Ascend to Investment-Grade Bond Indexes at Month's End Bloomberg
Ford Leaves the Junkyard Wall Street Journal
Ford Bonds Soar As Moody's Lifts Rating To Investment Grade Fox Business
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Four Warnings for High-Yield Checking Chasers - Fox Business

Four Warnings for High-Yield Checking Chasers
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With the federal funds rate set to hover around zero percent to 0.25% through 2014, the outlook is grim for yield chasers. The results of Bankrate's 2012 High-Yield Checking Survey do show signs of hope, but there are hurdles throughout the pursuit of ...
Did Somebody Say 'High-Yield Checking'? Wall Street Journal (blog)
High-Yield Checking Accounts Identified By Bankrate Survey Huffington Post
Bankrate.com Identifies Group of High-Yield Checking Accounts That ... MarketWatch (press release)
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High-Yield Debt ETFs Set Markets 'Abuzz' Following Record Trades - San Francisco Chronicle


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High-Yield Debt ETFs Set Markets 'Abuzz' Following Record Trades
San Francisco Chronicle
The trade, which fueled the highest daily volume for the 14-month- old $565.5 million fund, was valued at about $110.3 million. Earlier that day, an investor exchanged as much as 19.7 million shares in the SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF for ...
Largest Junk Bond ETFs Offer 7% Yields ETF Trends
Senior Loan ETFs: Safe Funds For Yield Chasers? (BKLN, SRLN, VCIT) ETF Daily News
Junk-Bond ETF Shrinks By 6.5% On Record Outflow Wall Street Journal
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BlackRock's Keenan Says High Yield Remains Attractive: Tom Keene - Bloomberg

BlackRock's Keenan Says High Yield Remains Attractive: Tom Keene
Bloomberg
While Europe's debt crisis is heating up with Greece struggling through a political crisis that threatens to damage the region's economy, BlackRock continues to hold bonds of some of the continent's high-yield companies.

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Forward Calendar - US corporate bond new issues - Reuters

Forward Calendar - US corporate bond new issues
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May 22 (Reuters) - The following are lists of upcoming high-grade and high-yield corporate bond offerings in the United States. The information was gathered from Thomson Reuters US new issues team, and other market sources: *Denotes 144a private ...

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