PIG swaps at record

Yesterday, Greece reported a deficit of 10.5%, higher than the 9.4% of just a couple months ago and Greek CDS continued its upward trend.

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ISDA votes no to Irish credit event

Buyers of over $50 billion in CDS referencing Irish government debt will have to continue waiting to see if their protection will ever become worth it.

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Genworth and Middle Eastern sovereign CDS

Some of the active single name credit default swaps so far this week.

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Sara Lee, European sovereign CDS tighter

Some of the active names to close out last week and begin this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday-shortened week in American credit markets.

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Commerzbank CDS reaches new record high

It has not even been 2 weeks into the new year, and yet another bank has experienced an enormous increase in its traded credit risk.

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Ukraine & Latvia see biggest fall in credit risk

As measured by sovereign CDS over the year according to CMA Datavision.

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Western European nation CDS rises past the east

Credit default swaps on western European nations has exceeded that of CDS on central and eastern European, Middle Eastern and African nations for the first time according to the WSJ.

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EU countries vs. US states

A chart of the highest 5-year credit default swaps of European Union member nations versus the highest American municipals (states).

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Weekly: Spain climbs atop

Spain captured the title of most active CDS with 200 trades totaling over $3.6 billion for the week ending November 5, 2010

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Credit Analysis: PIGS Banks (Part 2)

Part 2 of a credit analysis on several European/PIGS Banks and their respective sovereigns.

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