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Why Central Bank Swaps Haven’t Put a Stop to LIBOR’s Climb

Defying most investors’ expectations, LIBOR’s climb has continued unabated, despite the reopening of the Fed’s Reciprocal Currency Swap lines.    According to the ECB’s records on May 11th seven bidders tapped USD9.2bn of the swaps at a rate of 1.22%, or nearly 100bps above the OIS funding rate.  Ray Stone of Stone & McCarthy Research Associates, […]