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Russia debt hits default levels amid FX and asset lock-up
2 years ago
Russia appears to be on the brink of default on its debt, with bonds and CDS pricing in the likelihood of an imminent trigger -
Ukraine crisis takes EU and Russian markets into new territory
2 years ago
Credit spreads went back to the wides again on Monday, after the European Union intensified its pressure on the Russian economy and reached an unprecedented agreement to supply Ukraine with weapons -
French co rattles investors on micro level as Russia overclouds macro
2 years ago
After a cautious opening, investors in the European credit market have resumed hedging as western leaders continue to talk up the prospect of Russia invading Ukraine and the Kremlin has dismissed hopes of a Biden-Putin summit as premature -
Asian property co default in crosshairs as DC agrees to rule on failure-to-pay
2 years ago
Yuzhou Group is under consideration as a default trigger for CDS contracts, after the Asia Ex-Japan Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee agreed to rule on failure-to-pay question -
Ukrainian volatility speaks loud and clear after Russia talks fail
2 years ago
Ukrainian and Russian credit are ending the week with renewed volatility, as failed attempts at diplomatic talks appeared to exacerbate rather than simmer down tensions between the countries -
Heavy market rout takes credit back to November 2020 levels
2 years ago
High volatility is gripping financial markets at the end of a week that has been decisively bearish for credit spreads, as concerns about the end of central bank stimulus and warnings of a Russian invasion of Ukraine next month layer on pain for investors -
Ukraine and Russia volatility steps up amid political trial and conflict fears
2 years ago
Ukrainian and Russian spreads are among the market's biggest movers at the start of the week, as developing tensions between the two countries ramp up another notch and former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has arrived in Kyiv to face treason charges -
Determinations Committee agrees to rule on first credit event question in 10 months
2 years ago
Credit event triggers are back on the market's list of discussion points for the first time since February, with the Determinations Committee having agreed to rule on an Asian failure to pay question -
Traders hunt for Monday bargains in Black Friday debris
2 years ago
The turmoil of Black Friday has given way to a counter-wise move on Monday, with financial markets latching onto scraps of hope over the weekend following the panic of a newly discovered covid-19 variant -
Investors shrug at new Evergrande bond deadline a week on from roll havoc
2 years ago
Chinese real estate giant Evergrande looks unlikely to meet a $45 million bond payment due on Wednesday despite reports it plans to sell a $1.5 billion commercial bank stake. But credit markets are showing very little reaction despite initial default concerns having up-ended CDS index rolls only last week -
Zambia triggers failure to pay credit event
3 years ago
The Republic of Zambia has triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, he EMEA Determinations Committee has ruled -
Zambia posed to DC as failure to pay credit event
3 years ago
The EMEA Determinations Committee has been asked to rule on whether the Republic of Zambia has triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, despite there being little CDS market exposure to the country's sovereign debt -
Argentina auction deliverables list points to lower recovery than CDS
3 years ago
Over 30 bonds have made it onto an initial list of deliverable obligations for an auction next week to settle Argentina sovereign CDS. These notes are mainly denominated in US dollars and euros, but some also in Japanese yen and Swiss francs -
Argentina triggers failure-to-pay credit event
3 years ago
Argentina has triggered a failure to pay credit event on its sovereign CDS, the Americas Determinations Committee has ruled -
Ecuador auction settles CDS at 34.9 cents
3 years ago
A credit event auction to settle Ecuador sovereign CDS produced a final price of 34.88 cents, closely reflecting where bonds had been quoted beforehand -
Argentina retreats from wides as it allows more time on $65 billion question
3 years ago
Argentina sovereign CDS has eased back from its recent peak after the country extended the deadline to agree a debt restructuring with international bondholders -
Ecuador CDS auction has 10 bonds with only three-cent range
3 years ago
There are 10 bonds on an initial list of deliverable obligations to settle Ecuador sovereign CDS at auction, with the cheapest of these likely to recover at less than 29 cents -
Ecuador CDS gaps tighter as it heads to credit event auction
3 years ago
CDS referencing Ecuador sovereign bonds are rallying sharply, just as the Americas Determinations Committee set a date for them to be settled at a credit event auction -
Ecuador has triggered CDS contracts, says Determinations Committee
4 years ago
Ecuador has triggered a restructuring credit event, the Americas Determinations Committee has ruled -
Lebanon CDS auction pays out 86 cents to protection buyers
4 years ago
Holders of protection on Lebanon sovereign debt have received an 86 cent pay-out on every dollar, after today's credit event auction produced a final price of just 14 cents -
Eight bidders line up for Lebanon CDS auction as Morgan Stanley joins
4 years ago
Tomorrow's auction to settle Lebanon sovereign CDS will have eight participating bidders, after the Determinations Committee voted to add Morgan Stanley to the list -
DC accepts Ecuador credit event question
4 years ago
The Americas Determinations Committee has agreed to rule on whether Ecuador has triggered a restructuring credit event -
Frontier CDS auction to follow Lebanon and Whiting Petroleum
4 years ago
An auction to settle CDS referencing Frontier Communications will take place next month -
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 -
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
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