News
12 January 2016

Glencore debt swaps hit six-year high

Region:
Europe

The cost of insuring Swiss-based commodity giant Glencore's debt against default increased to a more-than six-year high as the price of raw materials such as copper continued to tumble. The company's credit default swaps rose to as much as 946 basis points.

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