Spain
Brazil leads booming sovereign CDS trade
Sovereign CDS transactions eclipsed corporate protection volume in past nine months.
Struggling sovereigns could look to retail bond solution
Spain and Portugal should follow Italy’s lead by tapping retail investors, says Barclays economist.
Debt-ridden Spain and Portugal face new threats to credit status
Clouds are gathering over the Iberian peninsula. Attention is shifting from Greece, given temporary respite by the EU-IMF bailout, to Spain and Portugal as fears mount over their fiscal deficits and spiralling unemployment figures.
Eurozone sovereign CDS blow out after Spain ratings downgrade
Wider sovereign debt insurance costs follow Spanish ratings downgrade and falling equity prices
CDS spreads tighten for eurozone debt crisis countries
Fall in cost of insuring eurozone sovereign debt follows a volatile week
Quiet morning trading on the CDS market after dramatic moves
CDS spreads' volatility earlier in the week over for now
CDS spreads tighten marginally across the eurozone
Eurozone sovereign debt insurance cheapens
Sovereign CDSs cause systemic concern
Increased protection selling on sovereigns raises fears about systemic risk
Eurozone CDS spreads widen as equities plummet
Wider eurozone CDS spreads in early morning trading mirror movements in the equities market
Eurozone CDS spreads tighten after volatile week
Eurozone sovereign debt insurance cheapens after last week’s volatility
Riksbank's Persson: don't shoot CDS "messenger"
The Swedish central bank uses CDS spreads as an indicator of financial stability
Spain’s €15bn austerity plan is flawed, warns leading economist
The Spanish government has made plans for austerity measures based on growth forecasts that far outpace those of the IMF and EU.
Fiscal austerity measures could hit corporate credit, analysts warn
As governments across Europe announce austerity measures designed to rein in deficits, sovereign and corporate bond investors are divided over the scale and timing of the cuts.
Eurozone CDS spreads tighten slightly
CDS spreads come in marginally as European Central Bank confirms how much in eurozone bonds it has bought
Eurozone sovereign CDS spreads widen amid continuing contagion fears
Widening continues on eurozone CDS spreads as Australian banks feel the pinch from the Greek debt crisis
Retail bonds could be part of solution for ailing European sovereigns
Barclays Capital economist says Spain and Portugal should look to replicate Italian government in tapping retail investors for future bond deals.
Sovereign CDS spreads widen in eurozone
Volatility returns to CDS spreads across the eurozone in early morning trading
Eurozone and UK CDS spreads calm following earlier volatility
Stability returns to CDS spreads across the eurozone in early morning trading, but some mixed news for Spain
Sovereign ratings on UK, US, Japan under fire from credit investors
After Greece, Portugal and Spain suffered rating downgrades in April due to escalating fiscal problems, investors ask if the same standards are being applied to advanced economies.
CDS spreads tighten across the eurozone for sovereigns, banks and non-financial companies
Tightening continues on eurozone CDS spreads in a sign of improving market confidence
Eurozone CDS spreads stabilise
CDS spreads across the eurozone stabilised in early trading, but Greek spreads rose steadily.
CDS spreads slashed as EU emergency measures kick in
News of a massive EU rescue package has boosted market confidence in European sovereign and bank debt.
Spanish banks prepare for refinancing risk as CDSs blow out
Refinancing risk increases for Spanish banks as credit default swap (CDS) spreads widen dramatically for a third day running.