31 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese credit-default swap prices will rise once the novelty of the Democratic Party of Japan's election victory wears off and attention ...

Steve Kroft examines the complicated financial instruments known as credit default swaps and the central role they are playing in the unfolding economic ...

A credit default swap is a contract between two parties in which the buyer makes periodic payments to the seller and in return received a payout when the ...

Meanwhile, Japan's benchmark index for credit default swaps may rise on Monday as demand for credit default swap protection on consumer finance firms will ...

By SEAN WALTERS Exchanges were meant to get one big boost from the financial crisis: the arrival of central clearing for credit-default swaps. ...

DE), said on Friday it has cleared the first credit default swap written on the debt of a single company. Eurex said the swap, which is used to protect ...

Credit-default swaps on the subordinated debt of Greece's third-largest wireless operator rose 13.1 percentage points this week to 75.9 percent upfront and ...

American International Group Inc.'s bets on credit- default swap crippled the insurer, requiring a $182.5 billion US bailout. ...