Furthermore, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch high-yield indices in the U.S. and in Europe confirm this pattern: the total return in the year to date stands at 9.28% in the U.S., versus 12.76% in Europe.

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Although the total number of residential moves is down, new data shows a clear pattern of the states that people are fleeing the fastest.

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The well-established pattern of such development suggests that the natural gas discoveries to date represent only a fraction of the total recoverable resource.

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Given the record-low rate environment, the refinancing pattern is also evident in the year-to-date figures through October, with 59% of total volume earmarked for this purpose.

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