Credit default swaps (CDSs) provide protection for investors in the event that the borrower defaults on their debt or loan.

Investors are getting nervous the U.S. government might struggle to pay its debt — and they are snapping up insurance in case it defaults. The cost of insuring exposure to U.S. government debt has ...

Credit default swap indexes measuring the cost of insuring against European corporate bond defaults jumped on Monday as riskier assets took a hit following warnings that Russia could invade Ukraine at ...

NEW YORK, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The cost of insuring exposure to U.S. government debt has climbed to its highest in nearly one year, suggesting investors are getting nervous about a U.S. presidential ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Spreads on U.S. government credit default swaps, market-based gauges of the risk of a sovereign default, have ticked higher amid market concerns over the U.S. government shutdown.

Credit default swaps (CDS) provide insurance against the default of a debt issuer. With a CDS, the buyer pays a premium to a seller for this protection. If the issuer defaults, the seller compensates ...

Oracle default fears surge as its credit-default swaps jump to a two-year high, signaling rising investor anxiety. The five-year CDS spread nears 80 basis points, up from 55 earlier this year. The ...