Capital Markets Snapshot: Investors face new opportunities, risks

CUTS ARE LIKELY FOR HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE DEFICIT

By Cain Brothers

This month, we’ve entered new territory for the healthcare real estate capital markets, as well as for capital markets globally.

As we all know, Standard & Poor’s downgraded U.S. Treasury debt to AA+. Despite the downgrade, the 10-year Treasury yields dropped sharply in recognition that, even sans the traditional AAA rating, U.S. Treasuries are still very safe investments. On the other hand, other risky assets generally fell in value as investors sought to limit exposure to downside risk.

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