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2026-05-31
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Wall Street traders are ramping up protection against Big Tech credit risk, pushing outstanding credit default swap volume to record levels amid surging AI-era borrowing.
The total net notional value of outstanding credit default swaps on major tech firms has jumped to a record $12.5 billion, up $1 billion so far in the second quarter of 2026, according to The Kobeissi Letter.
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