by Calculated Risk on 10/29/2008 09:08:00 AM
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
LIBOR Slowly Declines
From Bloomberg: Libor Declines on Central Bank Cash Funding, Fed Rate Outlook
The London interbank offered rate, or Libor, that banks charge each other for three-month loans in dollars fell 5 basis points today to 3.42 percent, its 13th straight decline, according to the British Bankers' Association.But the TED spread has increased slightly because the 3 month treasury yield has declined - perhaps because traders think the Fed might cut the Fed Funds rate by 75 bps today.
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"The strains in money markets are beginning to ease, but only at a glacial pace," said Nick Stamenkovic, a fixed-income strategist in Edinburgh at RIA Capital Markets.