1.   After experiencing a slowdown last year after a series of high-profile bond defaults by telecommunications companies, issuance of high-yield bonds had revived this year.

2.   For some investors, a bond default has been a long time coming among Thai developers.

3.   In response, HUD held a June teleconference to assure investors it would do everything it could to avoid bond defaults.

4.   That means an investor could be blind sided if a bond defaults.

5.   The main reason for the swap not going forward is a general perception among investors that the chances are minimal for a wave of corporate bond defaults.

6.   The Russians have effectively defaulted, and Ecuador is scrambling to work out a debt-restructuring plan that would avoid a Brady bond default.

7.   They argued that the increase was an unjustified tax and that talk of a bond default was hyperbole.

8.   With earnings in decline, corporate bond defaults have soared to record levels.

9.   Celeste Carpiano, executive director of the New Jersey Association of Counties, agreed that the new deadline and the risk of widespread bond defaults will force action.