You said, the preference or demand the debt ceiling be adjudicated and dealt with in this cliff deal before December 31st.
The low interest rate environment in the country also helped boost demand for debt and other unconventional securities as investors look for higher returns on their investments.
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Right now demand for debt is relatively low, but those who are looking to the future wonder whether enough credit would be available if the economy gains speed.
The investment banking division, which is the motor of the group's business, posted a 57% decline in pre-tax profit to 447m euros in the final quarter, thanks to a sagging demand for debt products.
Fresh developments coming out of the European Union debt crisis early this week include good demand for a German debt auction and a meeting Monday of EU officials on the crisis.
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In Britain, there are already indication of a slowdown in demand for government debt.
Even if demand for corporate debt stays strong, investors will need to be compensated for higher inflation.
Declining yields on U.S. Treasurys have fueled demand for corporate debt, in turn causing a reduction in spreads.
Analysts at Goldman Sachs believe that lower overseas demand for corporate debt has put downward pressure on the dollar.
The market for work donkeys has plummeted along with demand for Greek debt.
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Demand for its debt-restructuring business and some of its credit services has held up well over the past year.
For issuers, demand for their debt has reduced borrowing costs, allowing them to finance growth more cheaply than in the past.
Also, as there has been little outside demand for Spanish debt, banks are buyers of last resort to try to keep interest rates contained.
The manufacture of these mortgages appeared to be driven by a limitless demand for securitized debt, with investors throughout the world buying interests in various mortgage pools.
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In fact, China demand for euro debt is one of the reasons why the euro despite the budget problems in Greece and Portugal has managed to hold steady against the dollar.
The U.S. dollar index is higher Monday on perceived safe-have demand amid the EU debt crisis flare-up.
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The U.S. dollar index is trading slightly higher Monday morning, also on safe-haven investment demand amid the EU debt crisis.
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Safe-haven investor demand as the Greek debt crisis continues to play out is limiting the downside in gold and silver.
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The safe-haven gold market has and will likely continue to garner at least some underlying investment demand from the EU debt crisis.
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The safe-haven gold market has and will likely continue to garner at least some underlying investment demand from the EU debt crisis, as we saw today.
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"All in all, demand for the Spanish debt remained solid, despite recent talks of further slippage in their fiscal consolidation, " said Annalisa Piazza, a fixed-income strategist at Newedge.
The precious yellow metal was boosted by the somewhat surprising interest rate cut by the European Central Bank and by more safe-haven investment demand as the EU debt crisis drags on.
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Pawlicki looks for gold to go sideways to higher for now, with support coming from not only safe-haven demand due to European debt issues but also prospects for continued low U.S. interest rates due to a slowing of the economic recovery.
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But for companies that do not have that kind of capital on hand, they will likely issue longer maturing debt, which is bad for corporate bond holders that are invested in shorter duration debt as demand will go towards the longer dated bonds yielding more interest.
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China, the world's largest holder of US debt, had "every right now to demand the United States address its structural debt problems and ensure the safety of China's dollar assets, " said a commentary in the official Xinhua news agency.
Numbers don't lie, and our debt and deficits demand a reduction in military spending.
As global demand for dollar-denominated debt falls, the Fed is looking for an excuse to pick up the slack.
The safe-haven gold market will likely continue to see some underlying investment demand from the ongoing EU debt crisis.
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The U.S. dollar index is trading firmer again Tuesday morning, on perceived safe-haven investment demand due to the EU debt crisis.
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