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The short-term cost of insuring exposure to U.S. government debt climbed further on Friday in a sign of investor nervousness.
Silver ratio has breached 100 for the fifth time in modern history, indicating potential investment opportunities. Read more ...
Shares MSCI Italy ETF's high exposure to financials and concentrated top holdings make it risky. Click here to find out why ...
The “Sell America” trade is hot. So is the “Short Uncle Sam” trade. Betting against U.S. Treasurys using credit-default swaps ...
U.S. credit markets weren't the epicenter of last week's sharp selloff in bonds. But the above chart shows how concerned ...
Thursday’s stock market sell-off can be traced directly to a statement released by Fitch Ratings. In this statement, Fitch declared that the U.S. bank exposure to precarious European debt ...
Blythe Masters made her name at JP Morgan where she was credited with developing the credit default swap before the financial crisis in 2008. She is today chief executive at UK-headquartered FNZ ...
The five-year credit default swap spread on the iTRAXX Europe Crossover index, which reflects the cost of insuring against the risk of default for 75 of the most traded sub-investment grade ...
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Volatility pushes down GDP forecasts
By many metrics, the world is facing record levels of turmoil, both in terms of the global economy and the geopolitical ...
CRISIL Ratings has come out with its report on Credit Default Swaps (CDS). As per the rating agency, investors can buy CDS protection against potential credit losses, they will be more open to ...