The One- and Six-Month Eurodollar LIBOR Rates Climbed Higher Today
The one- and six-month Eurodollar LIBOR rates climbed higher today, while the 12-month yield declined. The 3-month rate moved sideways. The TED spread narrowed.
Image courtesy The Wall Street Journal.
Right now, the yield on the 3-month U.S. Treasury Bill is 0.31%. Therefore, the TED spread is currently 0.93563 percentage point; it was 0.96063 yesterday, 0.9475 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 functioning normally.
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. Australia.
Click here for historical LIBOR values.
Click here for a chart that compares American benchmark rates to LIBOR.
Image courtesy The Wall Street Journal.
Right now, the yield on the 3-month U.S. Treasury Bill is 0.31%. Therefore, the TED spread is currently 0.93563 percentage point; it was 0.96063 yesterday, 0.9475 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 functioning normally.
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. Australia.
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 | Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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