Municipal Bonds Hold On but Puerto Rico Sinks to New Depths

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After years of turmoil, the events in Puerto Rico are beginning to come to a boil.  The impact of defaults on the rest of the bond market, if any, remains to be seen.

This article was written by J.R. Rieger, global head of fixed income, S&P Dow Jones Indices.

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