| 12/31/2008 | IG | Outlook 2009: New year brings hope investment-grade secondary will revert to traditional levels
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| 11/12/2008 | CVDDHYIG | DTCC completes $1.4 billion net settlement for WaMu CDSs
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| 10/27/2008 | CVDDHYIG | DTCC puts net settlement for WaMu CDSs at $1.3 billion; Icelandic bank auctions set for next week
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| 10/23/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Baker Hughes, National Rural price mega-deals; new Pepsi bonds come 'back to reality'
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| 9/30/2008 | IG | Markit announces indexes affected by WaMu collapse
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| 9/26/2008 | IG | S&P cuts Washington Mutual Bank debt to D
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| 9/26/2008 | IG | Moody's downgrades Washington Mutual Bank to junk
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| 9/26/2008 | IG | Fitch lowers Washington Mutual Bank to junk
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| 9/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: EOG, Peco Energy, South Carolina E&G, Wisconsin Electric price, tone up on bailout news; Morgan Stanley active
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| 9/24/2008 | DDHYIG | S&P cuts WaMu to CCC, affirms WaMu Bank
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| 9/24/2008 | DDHYIG | Fitch drops WaMu to junk
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| 9/23/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: CAT Financial prices $1.3 billion, proves new issue market open; spreads widen
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| 9/22/2008 | HYIG | Moody's puts WaMu on review, cuts strength rating
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| 9/18/2008 | CVIG | Fitch: WaMu on evolving watch
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| 9/18/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials show some improvement on Treasury plan; Constellation jumps on Buffett buy; Laclede prices
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| 9/15/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary eyes headlines, awaits Tuesday data; secondary sees Merrill tighter, AIG, Lehman decline
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| 9/15/2008 | CVHYIG | S&P lowers WaMu
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| 9/12/2008 | CVHYIG | Moody's downgrades WaMu
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| 9/12/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Lehman outcome remains primary focus; weekend resolution eyed; secondary centered on financials
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| 9/11/2008 | IG | Fitch cuts WaMu
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| 9/11/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary activity halts as market watches Lehman; Lehman, WaMu down again in trading
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| 9/10/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: RBS prices extendible floaters; Lehman bonds widen despite 'strategic initiatives'
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| 9/9/2008 | IG | S&P cuts WaMu outlook to negative
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| 9/9/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Aetna, Halliburton, OeKB price, Lehman news dampens primary; Lehman bonds plunge in trading
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| 9/8/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Barrick Gold, Consumers Energy, Agrium price as primary weakens; WaMu wider, Countrywide tighter
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| 8/26/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: McCormick prices deal, Korail reopens notes; quiet secondary sees McCormick tighter, Rio Tinto wider
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| 8/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: AmEx Credit launches InterNotes, Toyota Motor Credit prices floaters; secondary light on volume
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| 8/19/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: John Deere Capital prices floaters; negative news outweighs positive in primary
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| 8/6/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: TransCanada, Northern Trust, Public Service of Colorado price as primary holds firm; Vulcan wider on earnings
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| 8/5/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary market seen ready for deals on equities, oil boost; XTO, Ryder tighten in secondary
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| 7/31/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: General Mills, Hong Kong Gas, Transneft issue; GE plans 40-year notes; July, August issuance seen similar
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| 7/28/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Market conditions drag down investment grade as issuers wait for window; Wachovia 5.75s active
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| 7/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Nevada Power sells $500 million notes, tightens in trading; du Pont rebounds; WaMu sinks again
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| 7/24/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Washington Mutual keeps dropping; most financials weak
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| 7/23/2008 | IG | S&P cuts Washington Mutual
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| 7/23/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: DuPont sells $2 billion notes; IBM prices $1 billion in floaters; both gain in trading
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| 7/22/2008 | IG | Moody's may lower Washington Mutual
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| 7/22/2008 | IG | Moody's may lower Washington Mutual
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| 7/17/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Nabors Industries announces reopening; new deal flow sluggish despite equity boost; Walgreen tighter
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| 7/15/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Grim market halts issuance; Walgreen pleased with issue reception; financials weak
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| 7/3/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Market tone seen positive heading into holiday; moderate week of industrial, energy issuers expected
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| 6/30/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: June ends with nearly $62 billion issuance; industrial issuers expected to dominate first part of July
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| 6/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: GS Caltex prices; Zions Bancorp, ANZ plan upcoming issues
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| 6/24/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Rio Tinto, Rockies Express, Prudential price ahead of Fed; little action expected for rest of week
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| 6/23/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: National Rural Utilities, Macy's, Cameron price; Prudential, Rio Tinto, Rockies Express plan issues
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| 6/20/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Constellation Energy prices issue, capping $15 billion week; coming days seen slower on low supply
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| 6/12/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Dominion, Union Electric, Prudential, AmEx Credit issue; secondary spreads tighten
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| 6/3/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Suncor, Kinder Morgan, KfW, Allianz price; market rebounds after negativity
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| 6/2/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Humana, Northeast Utilities price; market returns to day-by-day state as headlines mar credit spreads
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| 5/27/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Georgia Power, Wachovia price issues as market takes breather; week seen with moderate issuance
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| 5/21/2008 | IG | Fitch cuts WaMu Covered Bond to A2
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| 5/21/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: ING, ILFC, Liberty Mutual, NYSE price; Amgen takes opportunity to go long; secondary softens
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| 5/14/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Canadian Pacific Rail, PNC Financial, BJ Services price; slowdown nowhere in sight
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| 5/13/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Philip Morris, Tampa Electric, Parker-Hannifin, United Tech, Fannie Mae, Sovereign Bank price issues
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| 5/12/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Petro-Canada, ACE INA, Centerpoint Energy, Simon Property, Harsco, price as spreads remain tight
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| 5/6/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: GlaxoSmithKline prices year's biggest deal; Citigroup sells two; Berkshire Hathaway, TransAlta price
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| 5/1/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Chubb, Dow, Jackson National, ProLogis among issuers as market takes off
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| 4/30/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: OeKB prices ahead of Fed cut; Deutsche, ProLogis announce issues; April ends with near-record issuance
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| 4/17/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Lehman Brothers, Principal Life price; GE notes seen trading up; smaller names now able to tap primary
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| 4/16/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital prices massive deal on decent open, bank earnings; Martin Marietta also issues
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| 4/15/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: XTO, E.On, RBC price large deals; bank earnings less negative than feared, issuance seen up Wednesday
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| 4/11/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: American Express Bank, Korea Southern Power price; tone sours on GE earnings news amid issuance lull
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| 4/10/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Monsanto, PSE&G price; Korea Southern to price Friday; slowdown expected to linger for near future
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| 4/9/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Duke Energy, WEA Finance, Halyk Bank price; issuance slows despite stable market; Wal-Mart eases
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| 4/8/2008 | IG | S&P may still cut WaMu
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| 4/8/2008 | IG | Moody's: WaMu view stable
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| 4/8/2008 | IG | Fitch: WaMu unaffected
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| 4/8/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart, Barclays, Pacific Life price; tightening spreads could bring more issuers; Wal-Mart up in trading
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| 4/7/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Spectra, MetLife, Citi price; Barclays announces deal; issuers encouraged by better spreads; WaMu gains
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| 4/4/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Ameren leads light action with two note offerings totaling $637 million; coming week seen busy
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| 4/3/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Rabobank, Wesfarmers prices; market encouraged by Verizon, Oracle success
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| 3/31/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Enterprise Products, John Deere, Enbridge; Questar, HSBC announce deals; Deere gains in trading
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| 3/27/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Avista, Dun & Bradstreet, Wilmington Trust issue as week winds down
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| 3/26/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: American Honda prices as market takes breather after heavy issuance
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| 3/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman, Newell Rubbermaid, Energy Transfer, Credit Suisse, MidAmerican price; financials trickle back
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| 3/20/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Market mops up after heavy day of issues; coming week to see moderate calendar barring bad headlines
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| 3/14/2008 | CVHYIG | Moody's downgrades WaMu
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| 3/12/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: General Mills, Marathon, BP, SunTrust, Georgia Power, AmEx, Principal price; Bunge pulls issue
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| 3/11/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Dover, Burlington Northern, Lockheed, Northern States, PPL price; Fed move viewed as boost but not fix
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| 3/6/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Kansas City Light & Power prices; tone deteriorates on negative headlines; spreads widen further
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| 3/6/2008 | CVIG | S&P cuts Washington Mutual
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| 2/29/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota prices to cap week's $24 billion issuance; negativity could scale back coming week's volume
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| 2/27/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi, Avon, Clorox, Computer Sciences, Allstate price; Colonial Bank plans issue; Biogen issue hits snag
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| 2/14/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Ontario, RPM, Duke, Nabors price; volatility back on negative headlines; JPMorgan up WaMu down
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| 2/13/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse, Toyota price as backlog builds, Duke Realty announces preferreds; Morgan Stanley weak
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| 2/6/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: PNC, Lehman, Toyota Motor Credit, KfW price as Seminole Tribe preps upcoming issue; MBIA up late
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| 2/5/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Wachovia, Lehman Brothers, Ecolab, Kinder Morgan price as market weakens; few issues on tap
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| 1/28/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials make strong showing as JPMorgan, Wachovia, U.S. Bank price new issues
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| 1/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo prices issue to end week of more than $21.5 billion; coming week's volume uncertain
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| 1/24/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM, Bank of America, Export Development Canada, M&T price amid benign tone; financials strong
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| 1/22/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade bonds see rocky day despite Fed rate cut, new issues a possibility Wednesday
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| 1/18/2008 | CVIG | Moody's: WaMu unaffected
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| 1/18/2008 | CVIG | S&P lowers WaMu to BBB+
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| 1/16/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Lehman leads active day with $4 billion notes; OeKB prices $2 billion notes
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| 1/8/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: GECC, Berkshire Hathaway, Prudential, National Australia Bank among issuers on volatile Tuesday
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| 1/7/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Duke Energy, South Carolina Electric & Gas, EIB price as backlog begins to emerge
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| 1/3/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Commonwealth Bank, Toyota Motor Credit deals pick up pace slightly
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| 1/2/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Slow start to year as companies expected to start unloading new issue backlog next week
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| 12/21/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Con-way prices new issue to end week of mostly financial offerings; Merrill tighter in trading
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| 12/20/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley prices new issue in wake of write down announcement; financials weak on more bad news
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| 12/18/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Wachovia, Goldman Sachs price issues as activity dwindles ahead of year end; Sprint better on CEO hire
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| 12/18/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Wachovia, Goldman Sachs price issues as activity dwindles ahead of year end; Sprint better on CEO hire
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| 12/17/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Tone right for financials as Lehman, UBS, Citigroup price issues; Ingersoll Rand up on acquisition
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| 12/17/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Tone right for financials as Lehman, UBS, Citigroup price issues; Ingersoll Rand up on acquisition
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| 12/13/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: New issue activity remains light; JPMorgan brings $3.5 billion; Lehman gains on earnings
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| 12/12/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: American General, John Deere price new issues; secondary lacks direction after Fed moves
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| 12/11/2007 | IG | S&P: WaMu unaffected
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| 12/11/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: AIG, AGL, BP price as Fed cuts rates a disappointing 25 bps, market softens on news
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| 12/10/2007 | IG | Moody's cuts WaMu
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| 12/10/2007 | IG | Fitch cuts WaMu
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| 12/10/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: CSX prices equipment notes on slow start to week ahead of Fed meeting
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| 12/6/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Vulcan, Danaher, West Penn Power, Archer-Daniels, Fannie Mae price as spreads tighten
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| 12/3/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Wells Fargo, Caterpillar Financial price issues, tone takes slightly negative turn as
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| 11/28/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Prudential, Nordstrom, Nucor, duPont, EnCana, Kellogg among more than $8.2 billion in new issues
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| 11/26/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Market tone, spreads change little from last week; secondary slightly better, financials mostly steady
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| 11/21/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Rough tone ends short week of more than $3.45 billion in issuance; issuers wait to see what Monday brings
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| 11/13/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Wisconsin Public Service, Potomac Electric, Xstrata price, several issues announced as tone improves
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| 11/9/2007 | CVIG | S&P cuts WaMu outlook to negative
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| 11/9/2007 | CVIG | Moody's downgrades WaMu
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| 11/8/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: News Corp. prices $1.25 billion 30-year bonds; upcoming holiday damps activity
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| 11/7/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Praxair, Deutsche Bank price issues as tone sours amid market weakness, news of more write-downs
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| 11/5/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Rough conditions still halt new issues, Procter & Gamble plans 50-year floaters; financials head lower
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| 11/1/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Volatility stalls bond sales; Country Garden, Hyundai detail upcoming deals; financials weak
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| 10/29/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Motorola, Coca-Cola, Textron price issues; McGraw-Hill announces; week starts strong ahead of Fed
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| 10/25/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: WaMu, Union Pacific, Bank of NY, JP Morgan price issues; Merrill active, Countrywide, AIG lower
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| 10/25/2007 | IG | New Issue: Washington Mutual prices $500 million 7.25% 10-year notes at Treasuries plus 300 bps
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| 10/18/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Activity flourishes following market slowdown; CenterPoint prices $500 million; BofA leads spreads wider
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| 10/5/2007 | IG | S&P: Washington Mutual outlook stable
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