Sovereign, Corporate Bond Risk Rises, Credit-Default Swaps Show - BusinessWeek

Sovereign, Corporate Bond Risk Rises, Credit-Default Swaps Show
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By Abigail Moses on May 23, 2012 The cost of insuring against default on European sovereign and corporate debt rose, according to BNP Paribas SA. The Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe Index of credit- default swaps on 15 governments increased 0.5 basis ...
Asia-Pacific Bond Risk Rises, Credit-Default Swaps Prices Show Bloomberg
European Default Protection Costs Rise After G8 - Markit Wall Street Journal

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Credit-Default Swaps Antitrust Probe Into Markit Said to Widen - San Francisco Chronicle

Credit-Default Swaps Antitrust Probe Into Markit Said to Widen
San Francisco Chronicle
May 21 (Bloomberg) -- A US Justice Department antitrust investigation into data provider Markit Group Ltd. is expanding to include other companies in the credit-default swap market, according to three people familiar with the matter.

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Regulators Designate Swaps Clearinghouses Systemic - Bloomberg

Regulators Designate Swaps Clearinghouses Systemic
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The Chicago-based company guarantees interest-rate and credit- default swaps. The designation of so-called financial-market utilities is taking place under the Dodd-Frank Act overhauling financial regulation and will entail tougher examination and ...

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Asia-Pacific Bond Risk Falls, Credit-Default Swaps Prices Show - BusinessWeek

Asia-Pacific Bond Risk Falls, Credit-Default Swaps Prices Show
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By Bloomberg News on May 21, 2012 The cost of insuring Asia-Pacific corporate and sovereign bonds from default decreased, according to traders of credit-default swaps. The Markit iTraxx Asia index of 40 investment-grade borrowers outside Japan fell 4 ...

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CFTC to Release Clearing Rule for Swaps in JPMorgan Trades - BusinessWeek


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CFTC to Release Clearing Rule for Swaps in JPMorgan Trades
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The commission, the main US derivatives regulator, would seek comments this summer on the requirement for swaps of interest rates and credit-default indexes, said its chairman, Gary Gensler, in testimony today at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on ...
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JPMorgan Losses Become Tool in Regulatory Debate on Capitol Hill San Francisco Chronicle
Hedge exemption should not be layup Futures Magazine
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Wells Fargo Execs Boast Of Stability, Less Risk - Wall Street Journal


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Wells Fargo Execs Boast Of Stability, Less Risk
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--CFO: Credit default swaps "now about a quarter of what it was three years ago." --Mortgage Chief: Hedging "a critical capability" any bank has to have. (Adds comments from head of mortgage lending about hedging mortgage servicing rights in sixth and ...
JPMorgan Veered From Hedging Practices at Banks With Credit Bets San Francisco Chronicle
Wells Fargo Executives Boast Of Stability, Less Risk Fox Business
Wells Fargo increases return targets Reuters

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Default Swaps in US Fall From 2012 High on China Growth Steps - Bloomberg

Default Swaps in US Fall From 2012 High on China Growth Steps
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A gauge of US corporate credit risk fell from the highest level of the year as China pledged to take measures to boost economic growth. The Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index, a credit-default swaps benchmark that investors use to hedge ...

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