With Venezuela’s state-owned oil company having reportedly failed to make a principal payment on a bond that has now matured, credit default swaps are likely to be triggered on Friday. This is sure to grab the headlines, but we are still a few steps away from the company – as well as the government – defaulting on all of their $65bn in outstanding dollar bonds, which would really see events escalate.
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