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A veteran bond operator shares an alpha-generating strategy for dropping yields and muted stock-market returns
Credit markets face challenges, but opportunities exist in corporate bonds and cheap optionality.
Laila Maidan
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A large global sell-off last week was likely sparked by a single trade in Deutsche Bank's credit-default swaps
A single $5.4 million trade on credit-default swaps tied to Deutsche Bank's debt likely drove a $33…
Matthew Fox
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Russian stocks are 'essentially worthless' after the Ukraine invasion based on pricing in a key derivatives market, MSCI says
The five-year CDS probability of default for five of Russia's largest stocks has surged to more tha…
Matthew Fox
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Billionaire investor John Paulson walked through his iconic bet against the housing bubble in a recent interview. Here are the 11 best quotes.
Paulson realized if house prices stopped rising and mortgage delinquencies kept growing, a wave of …
Theron Mohamed
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry shared the thinking behind his iconic bet against the housing bubble - and reflected on his GameStop wager
Burry shared an email from 2005 in which he listed multiple red flags in the US housing market, and…
Theron Mohamed
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Investors think there's a 94% chance Russia that default on its debts, after US blocks dollar payments
The risk of a default has skyrocketed, judging by the price of credit-default swaps on Russian bond…
Harry Robertson
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The Vatican invested in risky derivatives on Hertz using donated funds, a report says
The Vatican used charity funds to buy derivatives that bet on the credit worthiness of car rental f…
Saloni Sardana
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There are 4 big factors to watch that could bring turmoil to financial markets, research firm says
There is plenty of scope for material worsening of financial conditions if the macro and geopolitic…
Yuheng Zhan
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Carl Icahn netted $1.3 billion from betting against brick-and-mortar shopping malls with an instrument that gained fame in the 2008 crisis
Icahn Enterprises said the profit was a result of a short position on commercial mortgage backed se…
Saloni Sardana
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Are US Treasurys still a safe-haven asset? An epic bond-market crash and rising default fears are sowing doubts.
Moody's lowered the US credit outlook to "negative" on Friday, signaling that a downgrade is possib…
Filip De Mott
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An under-the-radar market signal suggests industrial stocks are about to surge
The improving outlook for the industrial sector's credit default swaps coincides with a rebound in …
Matthew Fox
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Real-estate tycoon Jeff Greene made $800 million shorting the last housing bubble. He explains how John Paulson inspired the contrarian bet, and how he's protecting his wealth today.
Billionaire investor Jeff Greene shares how John Paulson spurred him to short the mid-2000s housing…
Theron Mohamed
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Billionaire investor Jeff Greene made $800 million betting against the last housing bubble. He just rang the alarm on US real estate.
The real-estate billionaire Jeff Greene said he expected a surge in people falling behind on their …
Theron Mohamed
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US stocks slide as traders wait for lawmakers to vote on debt ceiling deal
Investors were jittery as they awaited for lawmakers to vote on a potential resolution to the debt …
Jennifer Sor
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The White House has warned stocks will plunge 45% and a deep recession will strike in the 3rd quarter if the US defaults
About 8 million jobs could be lost if the US fails to raise its debt ceiling ahead of the upcoming …
Matthew Fox
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Gold could rally to a new record high if the US defaults and investors flee to safety
RBC Capital Markets said "in the near term, we believe gold looks like the best hedge in the more i…
Filip De Mott
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The cost of insuring against a US default hits an all-time high as debt ceiling deadline looms
Washington lawmakers appear no closer to raising the $31 trillion debt ceiling, and the government …
Carla Mozée
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Tech bulls are flirting with disaster as banking pressures threaten to crash the stock market, a markets guru warns
Carefree tech investors are "smoking in the dynamite shed" as banking turmoil could bring stocks cr…
Theron Mohamed
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Stocks will have to plummet like in 2008 for the GOP to raise the debt ceiling, House Democrat says
"Sadly, I think it's going to take that kind of market signal to wake my ideologically frenzied fri…