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Mark Gongloff explains the pain:
“In the credit-default swap market, spreads are wider across the board, meaning people are paying up for protection. The Markit investment-grade corporate debt index is 3 basis points wider. The index of European sovereign debt is 10 basis points wider. The index of European financials is also 10 basis points wider.”
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Source:
Bank of America CDS Spread Nears Record As Credit Market Misses Rally Memo
Mark Gongloff
Marktbeat, August 23, 2011, 9:05 AM
http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2011/08/23/credit-misses-rally-memo-bank-of-america-cds-approaches-record/
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