MBIA issues 'surplus notes' at +956 bsps over treasuries and they are rated AA!

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  2. ``It was expensive but they needed to get it done,'' said Kevin Murphy, who oversees investment-grade and emerging-market bonds at Boston-based Putnam Investments, which has $65 billion in fixed-income assets under management. ``It's good news for the company, good news for the bond insurance sector and good news for the credit markets.''