It also tells of mixed results from retailers and deteriorating credit quality in some districts.
Credit quality, fees, diversification and duration are important to ensuring your fair share of return.
To that end, the ultimate effect on credit quality may influence the decision-making process.
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That further reduces the average credit quality of remaining borrowers underlying floating rate securities.
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Credit quality has deteriorated rapidly in recent months, both for marketable debt and for bank loans.
Dish has improved slightly given its focus on subscriber credit quality and Blockbuster streaming.
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Assessing credit quality is tricky enough in America, where Citi's credit-card write-offs rose sharply last year.
The repercussions of a fall in credit quality would be felt far beyond the leveraged-loan market.
Worse, credit quality in other parts of the bank's lending business has been falling too.
That is one reason why the credit quality of their loan books has been deteriorating sharply.
Treasuries, for instance, are of the highest credit quality, but are also very interest rate sensitive.
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Even within a particular state, there can be big differences in the credit quality of municipal bonds.
Citi disagrees: It says it has reduced reserves in recent quarters because credit quality has been improving.
Also helping banks is improved credit quality as burdensome loan portfolios have been offloaded since early 2009.
The munis which need cash are not in a position to borrow because of poor credit quality.
Judging credit quality is trickier, too, particularly in emerging economies where credit-reporting services are just being born.
The only good use for bank deposits today is loans, but credit quality is still a concern.
Citi has done pretty much everything it can to address its most immediately pressing issue of credit quality.
Big banks have sold bundles of loans to investors who want assets that have a specific credit quality.
Investors are getting a big booster shot of income to a portfolio without having to compromise credit quality.
Not only are banks watchful of credit quality, but bank examiners are very cautious worried about loan losses.
Whalen says there is a risk the contagion will spread further and create more credit quality problems for banks.
Most of the increase in loans outstanding reflects more borrowing by those companies that always had strong credit quality.
Maintain exposure to assets that can benefit from both deflationary (high credit quality bonds) and inflationary (equities, commodities) pressures.
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Like Treasury securities, issues without the pristine credit quality of Uncle Sam have also notched stock market-beating total returns.
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Today, vacancy rates are stabilizing and even improving in some areas, but renter credit quality is a mixed bag.
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In short, image and reputation are not always reliable indicators of credit quality.
The rating agencies say that the deteriorating credit quality of those trying to finance adventurous takeovers could spell trouble.
Maybank's good credit quality and strong franchise, he says, make it a buy.
He warns though that sales will probably remain challenged, as will credit quality.
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