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Italian banks push wider on EU coronabond stand-off
4 years ago
Political divisions over tackling the coronavirus economic crisis are front and foremost for European credit traders this week ahead of an EU leaders virtual summit on Thursday, with Italian and Spanish banks among today's worst performers in CDS -
Extreme gap opens for basis traders as relief packages cause distortion
4 years ago
Evidence abounds for how government and central bank interventions in the coronavirus crisis are distorting credit markets, but one clear signal is the flip-around of the basis between corporate bonds and CDS in recent days -
Whiting initial list points to 90 cent CDS pay-out
4 years ago
Four bonds have made it onto an initial list of deliverable obligations for an auction to settle CDS referencing Whiting Petroleum, which triggered a bankruptcy credit event earlier this month -
Trouble brews for hard-hit credits despite improving optimism
4 years ago
Deutsche Lufthansa, Hema and Matalan are among credits pushing wider against the grain today as the European market tightens back within its recent narrower range -
Frontier triggers credit event but HY equity tranches outperform
4 years ago
Frontier Communications has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, the Americas Determinations Committee has confirmed. This is the fourth credit event to hit recently off-the-run index CDX HY series 33, on which on-the-run index tranches are based and for which recoveries have so far been very low -
Matalan default risk jumps as market mood dampens
4 years ago
UK retailer Matalan is a big decliner today in bonds and CDS, as positive sentiment ebbs from the credit market after the recent strong rally -
Equity tranche hits stack up with Frontier Communications bankruptcy
4 years ago
One of the longest anticipated credit events in the US high yield universe appears to have come to pass, with Frontier Communications filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection -
Credit pulled in different directions as coronavirus relief opens political divisions
4 years ago
A cautious tone surrounds the return of European credit trading after the long weekend - and the Fed-package furore that ended last week. Today's lack of European credit direction comes despite big rallies in Asia, better stock markets and an EU agreement on Friday for €500 billion in stimulus measures -
Lebanon CDS auction set to include 15 cent bonds
4 years ago
The cheapest bonds to deliver into a credit event auction to settle Lebanese sovereign CDS could be worth only 15 cents in the dollar, according to a 27-note initial list published by the Determinations Committee -
US credit leads surge tighter on Fed package to close gap with Europe
4 years ago
What was already a much more positive week for credit has ended with a massive jump-start, as the US Federal Reserve unveiled a $2.3 trillion relief package targeting small businesses and municipalities but with additional support for bigger companies, including 'fallen angel' household names -
Good Thursday for credit, as Europe gains gusto from US resurrection
4 years ago
The Easter revival has come early for credit, with three straight days of global improvement and iTraxx Crossover today rallying again into the long weekend at its tightest print for a month -
Date set for Whiting Petroleum credit event auction
4 years ago
Dealers will hold a credit event auction on 29 April to settle CDS referencing bankrupt US firm Whiting Petroleum, the Americas Determinations Committee said -
Argentina has not triggered repudiation/moratorium credit event, rules DC
4 years ago
Argentina's decision to withhold payments on its 'AF20' bonds has not triggered a repudiation/moratorium credit event, the Americas Determinations Committee has ruled -
Coronavirus volatility drives CDS clearing surge at LCH
4 years ago
CDS volume at LCH, the central clearing house of the London Stock Exchange, blew previous records out of the water in this year's first quarter, underscoring how the asset class served as a leading signal in the onset of the coronavirus pandemic -
Europe/US credit gap extends as coronavirus curves part ways
4 years ago
The gap between European and US credit performance is widening as hopes rise in Europe the spread of the coronavirus could be slowing even as its impact extends in the US -
Credit event hits new CDX HY as Crossover name's default risk surges
4 years ago
Whiting Petroleum has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, the Americas Determinations Committee has ruled, making it the first constituent default in newly on-the-run series 34 of the CDX HY index -
Short-dated CSOs touted as jump-to-default risk hits curves
4 years ago
The coronavirus outbreak has all but vanquished hopes of any regular CSO business getting done, but sources say bespoke portfolios of short-dated CDS could soon be in the offing as investors look to express a view on when the crisis will end. -
US/Europe CDS relative value in play as index gaps widen
4 years ago
A growing differential is opening this week between European and US credit derivative indices, with stark warnings yesterday on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic prompting a big sell-off in financial markets -
Whiting chapter 11 hits new CDX HY series but misses CLOs
4 years ago
The Americas Determinations Committee has accepted a request to rule on whether Whiting Petroleum has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, after the Denver headquartered exploration firm filed for chapter 11 protection -
Financials lag as credit rallies on Chinese manufacturing pick up
4 years ago
Credit market improvement has continued this morning on signs of Chinese economic recovery, after the rally in spreads resumed yesterday afternoon in Europe and throughout most of the US session -
CDX HY and EM trade with fresh legs after defaulted names drop out
4 years ago
New series of US high yield index CDX HY and emerging market index CDX EM begin their first full day of trading today, having replaced outgoing versions on Friday amid a weakening of credit markets due to the spreading impact of the coronavirus outbreak -
Financials and commodity names lead credit widening as oil slumps
4 years ago
Credit markets ended last week going wider and the theme continues today, as the price of oil slumps further amid growing concern about how the impact of the coronavirus outbreak will stifle demand -
Credit traders' kickstand: market whipsaw throws tranche trades and index rolls into focus
4 years ago
Credit's relief rally was unlikely to last long, but hopes of reaching the weekend are dashed on today's sharp reversal, right as CDX HY and CDX EM roll into new series -
Sovereign borrowing will crowd out corps and produce fallen angels, warns BofA
4 years ago
Investors should be wary of buying coporate credit that yields less than sovereign debt, Bank of America strategists have warned, predicting €20-30 billion of European fallen angel volume lies ahead as the market cycle turns -
Delay on derivatives phase five initial margin roll-out is vital, says Isda
4 years ago
Regulators must agree to delay the roll out of the next initial margin phase because of the coronavirus pandemic - and notify the market soon, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association has said in a letter signed by 21 trade associations
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