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American bond

American  

noun

  1. a brickwork bond having a course of headers between five or six courses of stretchers.


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Mr. Le Drian has spoken with his German counterpart, Heiko Maas, but Germany’s American bond involves no less than the country’s postwar rebirth, something unshakable.

From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2021

If a trade war precipitated a pullout of Chinese capital from American bond markets, it could raise interest rates and throw the economy into recession.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2016

In the fixed-income portfolio, fund managers increased North American bond allocation recommendations to 71.8 percent in February from 69.9 percent in January.

From Reuters ● Feb. 29, 2016

The holder of a $ 1,000 defaulted South American bond would have a hard time getting satisfaction from the defaulting nation.

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