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17 March 2008 By Robert Cyran

JPMorgan s governmentassisted purchase of Bear Stearns slashed the prices of default swap insurance on Bear s debt. Yet the cost of insuring against other bank defaults continues to rise. Investors should sell protection if they think the Fed really won t let banks to go bust.

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