OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Solutions has today launched a new interactive tool enabling users to identify month-on-month changes in credit default swaps (CDS), aggregated by country.

The tool, available via Fitch's The Why? Forum portal, allows users to reveal the average monthly CDS changes for all available countries and is updated weekly.

"On average, CDS spreads have been tightening globally, signalling improving investor confidence. When carefully analyzed, CDS provide investors with timely and valuable insight into changes in market sentiment. Understanding the risks and opportunities posed by the CDS market is important, which is why we study, research and monitor it," said Diana Allmendinger, Director, Fitch Solutions.