The 1- and 12-Month Eurodollar LIBOR Rates Fixed Lower Today

The 1- and 12-month Eurodollar LIBOR rates fixed lower today, while the 3- and 6-month rates were unchanged. The 3-month TED spread expanded.


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Right now, the yield on the 3-month U.S. Treasury Bill is 0.10%. Therefore, the 3-month TED spread is currently 0.2095 percentage point; it was 0.1995 last Friday and 4.60875 on October 10, 2008 during the worst of the global banking crisis.

For the 3-month TED spread, a figure between zero and 0.50 percentage point (0.50 percentage point = 50 basis points) is a strong indication that large, international banks are lending money to each other with confidence.

A Eurodollar is a U.S. dollar deposited in any bank outside the United States.

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The 1-, 3-, 6- and 12-Month Eurodollar LIBOR Rates All Waned On The Week

The 1-, 3-, 6- and 12-month Eurodollar LIBOR rates all waned on the week. On the day, the 6- and 12-month rates rose while the 1- and 3-month rates held steady. The 3-month TED spread expanded marginally on both the day and the week.


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Right now, the yield on the 3-month U.S. Treasury Bill is 0.11%. Therefore, the 3-month TED spread is currently 0.1995 percentage point; it was 0.1895 yesterday, 0.1905 last Friday and 4.60875 on October 10, 2008 during the worst of the global banking crisis.

For the 3-month TED spread, a figure between zero and 0.50 percentage point (0.50 percentage point = 50 basis points) is a strong indication that large, international banks are lending money to each other with confidence.

A Eurodollar is a U.S. dollar deposited in any bank outside the United States.

Click here for historical LIBOR values.

Click here for a chart comparing LIBOR to the Prime Rate and the target fed funds rate.

Click here to read about how U.S. Dollar LIBOR fixing works.

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The 12-Month Eurodollar LIBOR Rate Rose Today

The 12-month Eurodollar LIBOR rate rose today, while the 1-, 3- and 6-month rates were unchanged. The 3-month TED spread held steady.


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Right now, the yield on the 3-month U.S. Treasury Bill is 0.12%. Therefore, the 3-month TED spread is currently 0.1895 percentage point; it was 0.1895 yesterday, 0.1905 last Friday and 4.60875 on October 10, 2008 during the worst of the global banking crisis.

For the 3-month TED spread, a figure between zero and 0.50 percentage point (0.50 percentage point = 50 basis points) is a strong indication that large, international banks are lending money to each other with confidence.

A Eurodollar is a U.S. dollar deposited in any bank outside the United States.

Click here for historical LIBOR values.

Click here for a chart comparing LIBOR to the Prime Rate and the target fed funds rate.

Click here to read about how U.S. Dollar LIBOR fixing works.

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