Archive for the ‘External News’ Category

Turkey CDS

Turkey CDS are at 266 basis points right now

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Large American bank exposures to Europe

Using credit default swaps, the large banks have cut net exposures to $50 billion

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When a short beats a CDS

In sovereign-land

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Investors jumping off jump-to-default risk

A recent report by Bloomberg highlighted the increasing investor aversion to index tranches, particularly the lowest rated pieces with the most exposure to jump-to-default risk.

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The Rising Fear in Bank CDS Prices

It is not just stock prices that indicate fear.

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Voluntary haircut to blame for spike in Euro CDS

CDS spreads on other European sovereigns like France, Belgium and the Netherlands jumped after doubts about their efficacy as a hedge came into question after moves to avoid triggering Greek CDS.

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Dim sum bond yields could indicate mispricings

Some companies are finding it cheaper to issue debt in Hong Kong.

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“CDS market is a bit like a broken thermometer”

Do you agree?

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BIS consultative paper on central counterparties

The BIS will be accepting feedback on their “Capitalisation of bank exposures to central counterparties” until this Friday.

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5 banks write 97% of all CDS

Enough said

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