09:15 Bank default swaps at highest on record amid writedown concern - Bloomberg
Bloomberg reports the risk of banks defaulting on their debt rose to the highest on record as losses by Freddie Mac fueled concern that lenders will add to more than $50 bln of writedowns worldwide. Credit-default swaps on the Markit iTraxx Financial Index, a benchmark for the cost of protecting the bonds of banks and insurers, rose 6 basis points to 63.5, the highest since its start in 2004. Contracts on Barclays rose 6 basis points to 70, and Swiss Reinsurance, the world's biggest reinsurer, climbed 10 to 61.
Bloomberg reports the risk of banks defaulting on their debt rose to the highest on record as losses by Freddie Mac fueled concern that lenders will add to more than $50 bln of writedowns worldwide. Credit-default swaps on the Markit iTraxx Financial Index, a benchmark for the cost of protecting the bonds of banks and insurers, rose 6 basis points to 63.5, the highest since its start in 2004. Contracts on Barclays rose 6 basis points to 70, and Swiss Reinsurance, the world's biggest reinsurer, climbed 10 to 61.
