Valuations here remain attractive relative to other quality buckets: spreads for BB and B bonds are still above their long-term historical levels (according to JP Morgan data) and issuers have plenty of cash and little debt maturing in the short term.

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In the event the ratings agency cut Greek long-term bond ratings by two notches to B from BB- and said that the outlook may bring a further weakening.

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With loans trading higher in April, single-B loans again outperformed BB paper.

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For higher credit quality issuers rated BB or higher, loan yields were effectively unchanged while single B rated borrowers paid roughly 50 bps more than they did in October.

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The pattern was also clear in the new-issue market where single B clearing yields gapped out 13 bps versus those of BB loans, which remain in high demand not just from institutional loan accounts but banks and cross-over investors.

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Loans to issuers rated BB printed in a 5-5.5% context, with single-B paper clearing at 6-7%, give or take.

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