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New York hedge funds aim to block Cyprus credit restructuring
11 years ago
Hedge funds based in New York have piled into sovereign bonds issued by Cyprus in recent weeks -
Argentina widens as US court looks set to rule in favour of hold-outs
11 years ago
Credit default swaps on Argentina moved significantly wider yesterday -
Markets batter Europe following inconclusive Italian election
11 years ago
European spreads have gapped wider in early trading as inconclusive Italian election raises fears -
Decisive election result sends Cyprus spreads tighter
11 years ago
Cypriot sovereign credit spreads tighten on new conservative president-elect -
Banks fear limited exemption from CDS short-selling ban
11 years ago
Regulators are set to decide on exemptions from Europe's ban on short-selling -
Prices disappear for once mighty sovereign credit index
11 years ago
The once actively traded SovX western Europe now has too few trades to price -
Moody’s downgrades Cyprus three more notches
11 years ago
Cyprus suffers a three notch downgrade from Moody’s as government debt is expected to rise -
The banker and the borrowers
11 years ago
Guest contributor IM Wraith tells an old yarn that has echoes of a familiar credit crisis -
Hedge fund Third Point notches up $500 million Greece gain, says FT
11 years ago
The Financial Times reports that New York-based hedge fund Third Point has made a $500 million gain on Greek government bonds -
Credit trader switches banks in Argentina as sovereign debt war rages
11 years ago
A trader dealing in Argentine government debt has switched banks -
Argentina CDS buyers take profits rather than wait for default
11 years ago
Buyers of protection on Argentinian bonds have taken profits in recent days, closing out vast numbers of trades as they chose to book gains rather than wait for a potential default early next year -
Ability to expropriate dictates sovereign-corporate spread, says NY Fed
11 years ago
Corporate sector-government ties and the ability of a country to expropriate drive correlation between corporate and sovereign spreads -
Argentina curve snaps flatter as imminent default fears grow
11 years ago
Argentina sovereign credit default swaps jumped several points wider yesterday -
Argentina calls hold-outs “a marginal race” as default spectre looms
11 years ago
Argentina’s finance minister yesterday called distressed funds that have won a legal victory in the US over the country’s debt “a marginal race” within the financial system -
Sovereigns widen as EU-IMF spat breaks out over Greece
11 years ago
EU and IMF in disagreement over speed of implementation of Greece's austerity programme -
Recession fears push sovereigns wider
11 years ago
European sovereigns move wider in early trading -
Argentinian CDS gaps wider on downgrade and court ruling fears
11 years ago
Argentinian CDS gaps wider yesterday -
Looming ‘naked’ ban hits protection buyers
11 years ago
Buyers of default protection on European sovereign bonds have taken a hit as they exit positions ahead of a ban on “naked” trading on 1 November -
Italian spreads widen as worries over political uncertainty resurface
11 years ago
Comments from former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi highlight political risks in Italy once again -
France tightens as market awaits austerity budget
11 years ago
GDP change for second quarter confirmed at 0.0% -
Sovereign credit trader joins Goldman Sachs
11 years ago
Fomer Barclays sovereign credit trader takes up new role with Goldman Sachs -
Spanish fears drive peripheral sovereigns wider
11 years ago
Spanish central bank reports recession set to endure in Spain this quarter -
Irish CDS spreads hit two year lows
11 years ago
Irish CDS spreads hover close to two-year low -
Franklin Templeton amasses €6.1 billion of Irish government debt, says FT
11 years ago
The Financial Times reports today that much of the dramatic recovery in Irish government bond spreads this year has been driven by active purchases on the part of Franklin Templeton’s bond funds -
Investors drive Spain wider on regional bail-out cost fears
11 years ago
Central government facing having to fund series of bail-outs for Spanish region governments
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