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CDS

British

abbreviation

credit default swap

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The iTraxx Europe Sub Financials index of euro subordinated bonds CDS falls 3bps to 109bps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Also like MBS and CDS, new financial assets have begun to interlock in odd, hard-to-understand ways with traditional financial products.

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

In fact, Oracle’s five-year CDS spreads closed at 128 basis points on Dec. 5, the highest level since the height of the financial crisis in March 2009, according to Bloomberg.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

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