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State Budget Gaps and Investment Implications

Richard Shaw ( QVM Group ) submits: State budgets are a shambles. Sales taxes, corporate taxes, personal income taxes and other taxes are being raised all over the country. The budget problems and consequential taxes will impact municipal bond rates and default risk, and after-tax investment returns on many forms of investment. California Muni Money Funds: Complete Story »

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EDF's samurai bond raises Japanese spirits

Japan's samurai bond market showed further signs of rejuvenation as EDF of France became the first non-financial company to sell such bonds since the collapse of Lehman Brothers

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Bad news triggers a rally in the bond market

Filed under: Bad news , Market matters , Recession Unlike the stock market, the bond market thrives on "bad" news. Why is this? The main reason is the money trail. Investors are quick to move their money from stocks into bonds when something bad happens. Yesterday we had plenty of bad news. The U.S. job market lost 467,000 jobs, a 26-year high. Now to add fuel to the fire, wages are dropping...

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Will California's crisis whack your munis?

The safety of municipal bonds is often taken for granted. But California's recent budget troubles have thrown the default possibility back into the limelight.

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Moodys cuts Goldman Sachs Euro bond fund market risk rtg

July 2 - Goldman Sachs Euro Core Liquidity Fund: Moody's downgrades market risk rating of Goldman Sachs Euro Core Liquidity Fund to MR4 from MR2 ...

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Fitch Rates Chelan County PUD's $30.4MM Consolidated System Subordinated Notes 'AA+'; Stable Outlook

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to Chelan County Public Utility District No. 1 (the district) Washington's $21.9 million and $8.5 million series 2009A and 2009B, respectively,

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Fitch Rates Big Rivers Electric Corporation, Kentucky's Issuer Credit Rating 'BBB-'

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB-' issuer credit rating to Big Rivers Electric Corporation, Kentucky (Big Rivers). The Rating Outlook is Stable. A full report will follow.

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Fitch Rates Lucas County, Ohio's LTGO $90MM LTGO BANs 'F1+'

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has assigned a short-term rating of 'F1+' to Lucas County, Ohio's $90 million limited tax general obligation (LTGO) arena improvement bond anticipation notes (BANs) consisting

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Fitch Affirms Hospital Sisters Services, Illinois' Outstanding Bonds at 'AA-/F1+'; Outlook Stable

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'AA-' unenhanced rating for Hospital Sisters Services, Inc.'s (HSSI) approximate $588 million of Illinois Finance Authority and Wisconsin Health and Educational

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Fitch Takes Various Rating Actions on GECMC 2003-C2

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has downgraded and assigned a Rating Outlook on the following class of GECMC 2003-C2 commercial mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2003-C2:

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Fitch: Proposed Amendment to Remove Fitch RAC Requirement Would Not Affect Capmark CDO Ratings

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A proposed amendment to various Capmark CDO transaction documents that removes the requirement that Fitch Ratings provide a rating agency confirmation with respect to any proposed action or

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Fitch Places 17 Classes of SASCO 2007-BHC1 on Watch Negative Due to 2006 U.S. CMBS Exposure

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has placed 17 classes from SASCO 2007-BHC1 on Rating Watch Negative due to its exposure to 2006 vintage U.S. CMBS collateral (see ratings at end of release).

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Fitch Affirms Madera Unified School District, CA's GOs at 'A+' & COPs at 'A'; Outlook to Negative

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms Madera Unified School District's (the district) debt ratings as follows:

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Fitch Affirms City of Kentwood, Michigan's LTGOs at 'AA'; Outlook Stable

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms its 'AA' rating on the City of Kentwood, MI's (the city) approximately $12.3 million of outstanding limited tax general obligation

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Fitch Rates Casa Grande, Arizona's Series 2009 GOs 'AA-'; Upgrades Excise Tax Revs to 'AA-'

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings assigns an initial 'AA-' rating to the City of Casa Grande, Arizona's (the city) $19 million general obligation (GO) bonds, series 2009, and approximately $11 million in