But activity in the municipal-bond market ground to a halt Monday, as issuers postponed deals and trading wrapped up early.

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Freddie Mac ( FRE - news - people ), one of the largest providers of funding for U.S. housing, is set to break ground on its first bond backed by commercial mortgages, according to Thomson Reuters.

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It took months of arm-twisting to get a substitute bond issue off the ground, and even then many bonds were left in the hands of one of the lead managers.

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And the bond market too has its feet on the ground.

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In 2010, iShares broke new ground when it rolled out six defined-maturity municipal-bond ETFs.

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Bond, playing his first Test match on his home ground, ripped through the Sri Lankan top order, taking three wickets in his first seven overs of the day, while Franklin picked up his three after lunch.

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Craig has also signed on for two more Bond movies, which ensures that the franchise is on stable ground moving forward.

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Markets have gained ground in recent sessions on the view that the European Central Bank will step in with bond-buying purchases of hard-hit countries like Spain based on the outcome of the last central-bank meeting.

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But Mr. Gross could get burned if euro-zone policy makers come up with a resolution to restore investors' faith in the region's bond markets and the euro in that case, Treasury bonds could sell off and lose ground to stocks, according to some other analysts.

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