credit default swaps

War rooms and bailouts: How banks and the Fed are preparing for a US default – and the chaos expected to follow

War rooms and bailouts: How banks and the Fed are preparing for a US default – and the chaos expected to follow

Tensions from the US debt ceiling standoff are rising. Some US Treasury bill yields have hit fresh highs on fears the deadline to raise the borrowing limit may come sooner than expected

Tensions from the US debt ceiling standoff are rising. Some US Treasury bill yields have hit fresh highs on fears the deadline to raise the borrowing limit may come sooner than expected

Hyun Song Shin says the financial crisis that swept the world in September 2008 was a transatlantic banking crisis & securitisation kept risk within banks rather than spread it

Hyun Song Shin says the financial crisis that swept the world in September 2008 was a transatlantic banking crisis & securitisation kept risk within banks rather than spread it

The collapse of Lehman Brothers, the GFC and all that it spawned, from sub-prime mortgages to Donald Trump. Plus reminiscing with 2 Kiwis who had front row seats

The collapse of Lehman Brothers, the GFC and all that it spawned, from sub-prime mortgages to Donald Trump. Plus reminiscing with 2 Kiwis who had front row seats

Gareth Vaughan & David Chaston with charts, charts & more charts; Auckland house prices, gold, Basel & the mortgage boom, 5,000 years of interest rates, credit default swaps & more

Gareth Vaughan & David Chaston with charts, charts & more charts; Auckland house prices, gold, Basel & the mortgage boom, 5,000 years of interest rates, credit default swaps & more

We look at how professional investors protect themselves from default loss on long term bonds and notice that Australasian premiums have recently narrowed markedly

We look at how professional investors protect themselves from default loss on long term bonds and notice that Australasian premiums have recently narrowed markedly

How a couple of savvy hedge fund managers manipulated the Australian media to make large shorting profits & add cost to bank debt issues

How a couple of savvy hedge fund managers manipulated the Australian media to make large shorting profits & add cost to bank debt issues

NZ position on global post-Lehman Bros push for OTC derivatives reforms close; Will we piggyback on Australia?

NZ position on global post-Lehman Bros push for OTC derivatives reforms close; Will we piggyback on Australia?

New Zealand the world's ninth safest sovereign credit risk, according to credit rating agency Standard & Poor's

New Zealand the world's ninth safest sovereign credit risk, according to credit rating agency Standard & Poor's

Europe's bond markets see opportunity as its becomes clearer ECB will backstop the risks

Europe's bond markets see opportunity as its becomes clearer ECB will backstop the risks

Credit default swap spreads rate New Zealand sovereign debt as low risk

Credit default swap spreads rate New Zealand sovereign debt as low risk