With less competition and volatile markets, the investment Banks that are still standing have been earning fat margins trading in currencies, commodities and bonds.

随着竞争减少，市场依然不稳定，仍然挺立的投资银行在货币、大宗商品和债券交易中赚取了丰厚的利润。

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Mr Hintz sees it as an encouraging sign that none of the investment banks issuing bonds in the second half of August pointed to new “material” risks, as required when a company raises debt.

Hintz先生认为在八月下半个月没有投资银行因为债务提高, 而发行债券以解决”缺钱”的问题.

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Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as well.

此类债券缺乏显著的投资性，事实上，具有若干投机性质。

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Investment in bonds as part of portfolio diversification should be done via a mix of sectors matching your income needs, risk tolerance and interest rate outlook.

FORBES: Better Bonding

While there has always been a rush for investment in government bonds and corporate bonds, the sub-limits and restrictions had resulted in a situation where very little was money was flowing into the long-term bonds of infrastructure companies, where investment was earlier capped at 25 billion dollars.

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Active managers in intermediate-term securities fared better than managers in long-term securities, and managers in investment grade bonds fared better than managers in high-yield securities.

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