Almost as soon as the word Romnesia was uttered, the Obama campaign took to its social media channels to make sure the term spread.

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Thus, one analyst suggests anybody wanting to take a longer-term spread trade in favor of platinum might consider tip-toeing into a position rather than racing full speed ahead.

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In fact the spread of junk over treasuries is now close to 4.9 percentage points, far less than the long-term average spread of 6 points.

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