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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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Since credit rating agencies take time to issue downgrades, the CDS market provides earlier signals of potential problems, Hunt said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The CDS market has become particularly vital for finance teams since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in 2023, treasury experts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

As of Monday, Oracle’s five-year CDS spread was 198 basis points.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Following Alphabet’s results and its announcement that spending would increase, its stock fell sharply, and its CDS spread widened.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

The decline in CDS spreads indicates Wall Street is growing more hopeful CoreWeave will rake in the revenue needed to justify its massive, debt-financed data-center buildout.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

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