European Banks Heavy Into Sovereign CDS

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European Banks Heavy Into Sovereign CDS

European banks have collectively sold EUR178 billion (USD238 million) of sovereign credit default swaps and have partly protected themselves from potential losses by buying an estimated EUR1169 billion of CDS tied to the same sovereign debt apparently mostly from their peers in the region, according to the European Banking Authority.

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