Long-dated Treasuries rallied with the 30-year bond jumping more than 3 points
The cost to insure against $10 million of debt issued by the U.S. government jumped to 47.5 basis points or $47,500 per year for five years, according to credit data company CMA DataVision. This compared with 43.5 basis points or $43,500 late Monday.
Credit default swaps insuring $10 million of U.S. Treasuries edged up to a record 50.0 basis points or $50,000 a year for 10 years
Earlier, before these latest expenditures, CNBC wrote a story that the U.S. might lose it's AAA credit rating.
Warren Buffet's Kiss of Death on Minyanville is a most interesting analysis of Buffet's offer to give $800M to the bond issuers. The offer was presented as help and this article says more it's just Buffer smells a fire sale and will bottom feed, grabbing any debt that's actually good.
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