Short-term CD's are especially attractive this January because they offer yields that rival—and sometimes exceed—those of ...

Instability typically prompts investors to withdraw money. 8. Credit default swap (CDS) spread. The CDS spread is a market-based measure of a country’s level of default risk. For the countries ...

The market moves will cheer funds betting on a convergence in CDS spreads between the two Swiss lenders. If the merger completes as planned, the CDS committee will probably be asked to rule on whether ...

That widening meant funds betting on a CDS trigger may still have been able to make money from the trade – provided they were able to cash out when spreads peaked. The market reaction to the second ...