» japan http://senesojournal.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:13:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Jump in sovereign CDS volumes http://senesojournal.com/2009/11/23/jump-in-sovereign-cds-volumes/ http://senesojournal.com/2009/11/23/jump-in-sovereign-cds-volumes/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:58:04 +0000 Seneso Journal http://senesojournal.com/?p=718 The volume of activity in sovereign credit default swaps linked to the US, UK and Japan have doubled in the past year because of concerns about their public finances.

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]]> http://senesojournal.com/2009/11/23/jump-in-sovereign-cds-volumes/feed/ 0 Japanese Corporate Bond Risk Rises, Credit-Default Swaps Show http://senesojournal.com/2009/11/20/japanese-corporate-bond-risk-rises-credit-default-swaps-show/ http://senesojournal.com/2009/11/20/japanese-corporate-bond-risk-rises-credit-default-swaps-show/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:04 +0000 Seneso Journal http://senesojournal.com/?p=705 The cost of protecting Japanese corporate bonds from default increased, according to traders of credit-default swaps.

The Markit iTraxx Japan index rose 2.5 basis points to 145.5 basis points as of 9:30 a.m. in Tokyo, according to Morgan Stanley. That’s up from 135 basis points on Nov. 13, CMA DataVision prices show.

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