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CDS

British  

abbreviation

  1. credit default swap

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bahrain’s CDS spreads decline to 217bps, its lowest in three and a half months.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

But like an insurance company, if a CDS seller has many claims to pay and not enough money to pay them, it becomes insolvent.

From Barron's Feb. 24, 2026

He's now the clinical director and resilience consultant for defence consultancy, CDS Defence & Security.

From BBC Feb. 22, 2026

Credit Agricole’s 5-year CDS spreads trade at a 5.5-month low of 37 basis points after falling to that level on Jan. 9, S&P Global Market Intelligence data show.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 15, 2026

Friday’s closing level for the five-year CDS marked the highest level since the 2008-09 financial crisis, according to Bloomberg data.

From MarketWatch Dec. 15, 2025

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