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End of corporate bond heyday?
Takeover talk buoyed the stock markets, but for corporate bond investors, this sign of financial confidence could signal the end of their day in the sun, writes Jennifer Hughes
Principal content
Overview: Central banks drive demand for risk
Yield-hungry investors lapped up risk assets, pushing global equity markets and commodity prices higher while denting demand for havens such as the greenback
Dow hits new high for year
Dollar drops to 15-month low as gold hits all-time high
Deal activity lifts Wall Street
Northrop Grumman agrees to sell TASC
Gold breaks $1,100 mark
Bullion and oil could rise further
Dollar drops to 15-month low
German output surge supports euro
Insurers help FTSE 100 make gains
Kraft in £9.8bn hostile bid for Cadbury
Malaysia’s Maxis to float 30% of shares
IPO set to be priced at M$4.80-M$5.50
Bourses advance after G20 meeting
Insurers lifted by broker comment
Asian stocks push higher on China hopes
China-linked shares climb in Tokyo
Economic Outlook: France and Germany show signs of recovery
France and Germany got out of recession in the second quarter and data this week will show how the pace of recovery has quickened
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Handle like asbestos
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