JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Gabon’s recent swap of regional market bonds and bills did not amount to a distressed debt exchange, which means the country avoided a default, rating company Fitch said ...

Spreads on U.S. six-month credit default swaps (CDS) - market-based gauges of the risk of a default - widened to 70 basis points on Friday from 65 bps on Thursday, according to S&P Global Market ...

Use pull-backs to rebalance, not chase," she said. In terms of sovereign debt, five-year U.S. sovereign credit default swap spreads contracted by just 1 basis point on the day to 52 bps ...

The IACPM Aggregate Credit Default Outlook index, which measures the likelihood managers say default rates will rise over the next 12 months, is -57.8 for the first-quarter survey, a significant ...

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 ...

A credit default swap is a financial contract that allows an investor to offset their credit risk. It functions like insurance for bondholders or lenders, and is commonly used in bond markets and ...

The author and editors take ultimate responsibility for the content. A credit default swap is, essentially, insurance purchased against the possibility of default. Credit default swaps became ...

With this approval, ICE Swap Trade can now offer single-name credit default swaps (CDS) trading for its dealer and institutional customers on its SBSEF, adding to ICE’s suite of execution ...

With high levels of credit card debt and high inflation, many consumers have found themselves unable to cover monthly payments, leading some to default. A borrower goes into default when they miss ...

Experts are sounding the alarm over a new report indicating credit card loan defaults soared this year, warning the dam is about to break on Americans’ record-high consumer debt. During the ...