The 1- and 3-Month Eurodollar LIBOR Rates Eased Today
The 1- and 3-month Eurodollar LIBOR rates eased today, while the 6- and 12-month rates rose.
Right now, the yield on the 13-week U.S. Treasury Bill is 0.085%. Therefore, the TED spread is currently 1.3275 percentage points; it was 1.31 on December 31, 2008, 1.4625 last Friday and 4.34 on October 15, 2008. For the TED spread, a figure between zero and 50 basis points (50 basis points = 0.50 percentage point) is a strong indication that the international banking system is normal and healthy.
Image courtesy The Wall Street Journal.
A Eurodollar is a U.S. dollar deposited in any bank outside the United States, and therefore not subject to regulation by the U.S. Federal Reserve. U.S. dollars deposited in a London bank are Eurodollars, as are U.S. dollars deposited in a bank in e.g. Ethiopia.
Click here for historical LIBOR values.
Click here for a chart that compares American benchmark rates to LIBOR.
Right now, the yield on the 13-week U.S. Treasury Bill is 0.085%. Therefore, the TED spread is currently 1.3275 percentage points; it was 1.31 on December 31, 2008, 1.4625 last Friday and 4.34 on October 15, 2008. For the TED spread, a figure between zero and 50 basis points (50 basis points = 0.50 percentage point) is a strong indication that the international banking system is normal and healthy.
Image courtesy The Wall Street Journal.
A Eurodollar is a U.S. dollar deposited in any bank outside the United States, and therefore not subject to regulation by the U.S. Federal Reserve. U.S. dollars deposited in a London bank are Eurodollars, as are U.S. dollars deposited in a bank in e.g. Ethiopia.
Click here for historical LIBOR values.
Click here for a chart that compares American benchmark rates to LIBOR.
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posted by Steve Brown | Friday, January 02, 2009
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