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Oil prices down, credit downgrades up.

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Oil prices down, credit downgrades up.

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Oil prices down, credit downgrades up.

Risk market recovery.

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Risk market recovery.

What goes up must come down.

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What goes up must come down.
20 April 2020
Fixed Income Desk
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