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Burbank scores 'AAA' S&P credit rating
Burbank received a “AAA” credit rating this month from Standard & Poor’s, which cited the city’s “strong local economy and steady tax base growth.” City officials were pleased with the score, which is the highest...Tags: Credit and Debt, Ratings, Manufacturing and Engineering, Finance, Google+
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US high-yield market digests 29 deals; more on tap next week
ReutersBy Rachelle Kakouris NEW YORK, May 17 (IFR) - Volatility in risk markets and rising Treasury rates put pressure on high-yield valuations for much of the week, but the primary market carried on regardless with a whopping 29 deals priced (and one more...Tags: Marketing, Memorial Day, Bonds, Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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TREASURIES OUTLOOK-Prices fall on improved consumer sentiment
Reuters(Adds paragraphs at end on next week's data) * Early May U.S. consumer sentiment highest in almost six years * April leading indicators point to growth * Treasuries could stay range bound in coming sessions By Ellen Freilich NEW YORK, May 17...Tags: Stamford, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Federal Reserve, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Dollar tops 103 yen, a 4-1/2-year high, on robust U.S. data
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rallied across the board on Friday, topping the 103-yen level as it hit a 4-1/2-year high against the Japanese currency, after data showing a robust rebound in U.S. consumer sentiment prompted investors to add to bullish...Tags: Iran, Politics, Economic Indicator, Nikkei, ING Group
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Investors dump Double B names as rates spike higher
ReutersBy Danielle Robinson and Joy Ferguson NEW YORK, May 17 (IFR) - If anyone needed evidence that parts of the high-yield bond market no longer offer protection against rising interest rates, then they received it this week, when the highest quality, longest...Tags: AllianceBernstein Holding LP, Univision (tv network), Money and Monetary Policy, Ball Corporation, Prices
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Fitch cuts Slovenia as bailout worries continue
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings on Friday cut Slovenia's long-term foreign currency rating to BBB-plus from A-minus and warned more cuts could be on the way as worries remain over whether the country's shaky banking sector could help prompt a bailout...Tags: Slovenia, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Moody's Corporation
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Analysis: Upgrade crowns Turkey's peaceful rise but pitfalls loom
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Turkey's achievement of investment-grade status crowns a decade of rapid growth, financial stability and political reform by a "tiger" economy on the seam of Europe and Asia, but the rising power still faces pitfalls in a dangerous...Tags: National Government, Iran, Human Interest, Politics, Israel
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ANALYSIS-Upgrade crowns Turkey's peaceful rise but pitfalls loom
ReutersBy Paul Taylor PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - Turkey's achievement of investment-grade status crowns a decade of rapid growth, financial stability and political reform by a "tiger" economy on the seam of Europe and Asia, but the rising power still faces...Tags: National Government, Ankara (Turkey), Iran, Human Interest, Politics
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Investment grade Turkey hopes and fears more investment
ReutersBy Sujata Rao LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - The coveted investment grade rating has arrived in Turkey and foreign capital may follow - possibly a lot of it. But here's the multi-million lira question: What kind of cash will it be? What Turkey desperately...Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey, Moody's Corporation, Mutual Funds, Brazil
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US high-yield deal pace slows as investors digest frantic week
ReutersBy Rachelle Kakouris NEW YORK, May 17 (IFR) - Just two new high-yield issues are in the works on Friday as investors digest the previous session's glut of 10 new deals totaling almost USD4bn. That followed more than USD10bn from 18 deals earlier in...Tags: S&P 500, Bonds, Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Petroleum Industry
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Fitch gives thumbs up to California budget restraint
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown's fiscal 2014 revised budget proposal is built on a "prudent" revenue forecast and "restrained" spending growth, Fitch Ratings said on Friday. The plan "would continue the disciplined approach to...Tags: Weather, Jerry Brown, Credit and Debt, Thomson Corporation, Personal Income
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Top four central banks may change the tune
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The world's major central banks may be shifting their tone subtly from "whatever it takes" to "we can only do so much". Financial markets supercharged this year by the extraordinary monetary stimuli of the top four central banks are...Tags: Mario Draghi, Politics, S&P 500, Banking, Nikkei
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