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Warning: High-Risk "Junk" Bond Squeeze Headed for Oil Market

By , Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI -

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High-risk junk bonds finance large portions of the energy markets. According to the latest estimates, energy-related issuances now account for almost 15% of the total $1.4 trillion junk-bond market.

That's about $210 billion in high-risk debt.

But recent credit rating downgrades could put oil companies and bond investors in a squeeze...

How to Play the New Normal: Spiking Volatility

By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Morning • @ShahGilani_TW -

The Fed’s idea of creating an equity asset bubble was to make the market hit new highs so people got all warm and fuzzy inside, and with that wealth effect making them dizzy, they reached into their empty wallets and purses to whip out their credit cards to spend, spend, spend. Why? Because it feels good.

Feel good now? Because this is the new normal we're about to enter.

See where smart investors are already making big gains on the rising volatility...