May 26 Reuters The cost of insuring exposure to U.S. government debt dropped on Friday as U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy were closing in on a deal that would raise the U.S. debt ceiling.

The 6month credit default swap dropped 13 basis points from Thursday39;s close to 212 basis points, data from SP Global Market Intelligence showed.

The oneyear credit default swap dropped 9 basis points, while the most commonly used fiveyear credit default swap was down one basis point, the data showed.

Reporting by Yoruk Bahceli; Editing by Amanda Cooper

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