3-mth dollar Libor hits record low, euro rate eases

Mon Nov 2, 2009 7:04am EST

 LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The interbank cost of borrowing
dollars for three months marked a fresh record low on Monday but
the equivalent rate for sterling funds inched up, the latest
daily fixing from the British Bankers' Association showed.
 Three-month euro Libor also edged lower.
 The spread of three-month London interbank offered rates
over OIS rates for dollars edged out slightly, while that for
euros narrowed and for sterling remained unchanged.
 The spread expresses the three-month premium paid over
anticipated central bank rates, or Overnight Index Swap rates
and is seen as a gauge of banks' willingness to lend to each
other -- a wider spread is seen as an indication of decreased
inclination to lend.
 Below is a table of the London interbank offered rates
(Libor) for dollar, euro and sterling funds in percentage terms,
with the change from the previous session in parentheses.
 
  EURO                STERLING            DOLLAR  
O/N  0.28625 (-0.02125)  0.50500 (+0.00000)  0.17750 (-0.00125)
1WK  0.32875 (+0.00250)  0.50938 (+0.00000)  0.22000 (-0.00125)
2WK  0.34250 (+0.00000)  0.50875 (+0.00000)  0.23250 (-0.00125)
1MO  0.38625 (-0.00250)  0.51313 (+0.00125)  0.24125 (-0.00225)
2M0  0.53375 (+0.00000)  0.53875 (+0.00500)  0.25594 (-0.00187)
3MO  0.66938 (-0.00250)  0.59500 (+0.00375)  0.27938 (-0.00125)
6MO  0.98625 (-0.00313)  0.81500 (+0.00750)  0.56688 (+0.00250)
1YR  1.22750 (-0.00250)  1.17563 (+0.00375)  1.19500 (-0.00438)
    3MTH LIBOR/OIS SPREAD (BPs)  
  24 (-1)             22 (UNCH)           14 (+1) 
 
 For RICs to the above rates, go to <0#LIBORSUPERRICS>.
  (Reporting by George Matlock)

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