Debt protection cost on Irish financials increases over holidays

CDS spreads for Irish banks widen over holiday period, while peripheral EU states remain steady

Irish euro

The cost of insuring against a default of one of Ireland's three big financial institutions rose over the Christmas and New Year period, as five-year credit default swaps (CDSs) on Allied Irish Bank, Bank of Ireland and Anglo Irish Bank debt continued to trade up-front.

Allied Irish CDS widened from 20% at 13:00 on December 22, 2010, to 21.5% at 13:00 on January 4. During the same period, Bank of Ireland CDSs rose from 13.5% to 15%, while those of Anglo Irish rose from 30.5% to 31%

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