Credit Traders Are Using Default Swaps to Hedge Their Bets on Interest Rates

(Bloomberg) -- Nomura Asset Management’s Richard Hodges began the year by buying credit default swaps, worried that rate cut bets were becoming too aggressive. He reduced the hedge when the cost of protection increased, and now stands ready to dip in again.Most Read from BloombergTesla Sinks After Warning About ‘Notably Lower’ Growth RateUS GDP Grew 3.3% Last Quarter, Capping Unexpectedly Strong YearBoeing Blocked From Building More 737s in Hit to Growth PlanMicrosoft Cuts 1,900 Jobs in Gaming,

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