Credit default swaps
CDSs tighten on insurance and pharmaceutical firms
The cost of credit protection on insurance and pharmaceutical firms fell in early trading today, while spreads on financials and Scandinavian sovereigns widened.
CDSs tighten on automakers, sovereigns
The cost of credit protection on automakers fell in early trading today, despite dramatic drops in December sales figures.
CDS spreads tighten on aerospace and defence firms
The cost of credit protection on a number of aerospace and defence firms fell today, as the industry continued to outperform the broader market.
CDS spreads tighten as markets rally
The cost of credit protection on financial institutions and sovereign debt across Europe and Asia dropped in early trading this morning as equity markets continued to recover.
Portal combat
The first central clearing houses for credit default swaps were expected to start business at the beginning of December, but hold-ups in regulatory approval delayed the launch in the US. With four ventures now due to take off within months of each other…
CDS spreads on automakers widen after bail-out rejected
The cost of credit protection on US and European car manufacturers rocketed in early European trading today following the US Senate's rejection of a $14 billion rescue package for the US auto industry.
CDSs tighten on American commercials and widen on Australia
The cost of credit protection on American commercial brands fell in early US trading today, while credit default swap (CDS) spreads referencing South East Asian sovereigns also tightened and spreads of Australian sovereign debt hit a record high.
CDSs on European financials tighten
The cost of credit protection on financial institutions fell in early trading this morning, while a number of industrial names traded wider.
Editor's letter
The credit-default-swap rate offers benefits that a credit rating does not, which is a perspective from the people who have to buy and sell the paper. Sometimes a solution to a problem comes along that is so simple it defies all the thought and toil that…
The transparency tide
The issue of counterparty risk and how best to convey it to retail investors dominated the agenda at the Structured Products Europe conference. Delegates explored ways of identifying and mitigating risk, while the rise in structured funds and regulation…
CDS market mixed for eurozone and US financials
Credit default swaps (CDS) referencing UK and European financials faced varied market sentiment in early trading today.
CDS spreads down on European and US financials
UK and European banks saw improved market sentiment this morning, while the cost of credit protection on US financial institutions fell yesterday.
US sovereign CDSs rise as financials face mixed market
Credit default swap (CDS) spreads on eurozone and US financials experienced mixed market sentiment in early trading today and before market close yesterday, while CDSs referencing US sovereign debt rose by 5.5 basis points today.
Sovereign CDSs up for UK and US
Credit default swap (CDS) spreads on UK and US sovereign debt hit record highs today, while CDSs on eurozone and US financials experienced mixed market sentiment.
Eurozone CDS spreads tighten as US spreads widen
UK and European banks faced declining market sentiment in trading this morning, while the cost of credit protection on US financial institutions rose at the end of last week.
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Eurozone and US bank CDS spreads widen
UK and European financial institutions faced declining market sentiment in early trading today, while the cost of credit protection on US banks continued to rise.
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