In addition, Moody's Analytics will provide Dow Jones with access to its comprehensive Credit Quotes aggregate pricing data from approximately 2,500 issuers of corporate credit default swaps and on primary indices and tranches. Dow Jones editorial staff will be able to use this content as a source to be included within Dow Jones Newswire stories and other Dow Jones publications including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, and MarketWatch.com.

"Dow Jones fixed income news is a natural complement to the real-time pricing information available on the Credit Quotes portal," says Moody's Mark Almeida, President of Moody's Analytics. "This enhancement is a further step toward increasing the value of Credit Quotes as a comprehensive productivity tool for our customers."

"Financial professionals rely on Dow Jones news and expect to have it delivered when, where and how they need it to make informed business decisions," said Richard Hanks, chief operating officer of Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group. "We welcome the opportunity to extend the relationship with Moody's Analytics by providing their customers with information they need at the point of decision and our reporters and editors with comprehensive, accurate, and timely pricing information from Moody's Credit Quotes to help them report on the capital markets and add additional value to our customers."

The Dow Jones Top Stories news service is now available for all Credit Quotes Live clients, and they can choose to subscribe to the Dow Jones Capital Markets Report, Dow Jones's real-time news affecting the debt markets, directly through the portal as an additional service.

Moody's comprehensive Credit Quotes service offers price discovery tools, end-of-day pricing services as contributed by a number of major institutional investors, and a master database for a wide range of fixed income securities, supplying the market with sophisticated tools that help assess the prices of complex securities.

"The Credit Quotes Live portal is evolving into a source for Moody's comprehensive fixed income information as well as third party content for traders and investors," said Yiannis Tsiounis, Senior Director at Moody's Analytics. "This agreement illustrates Moody's commitment to invest in this platform and to provide tools and services to contribute to greater market transparency."