Dollar 3-mth Libor rates edge up; euro, stg at record lows
LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - The interbank cost of borrowing three-month dollar funds edged up for a second day running while equivalent euro and sterling rates marked the latest in a series of historic lows on Tuesday, according to the latest daily fixing from the British Bankers' Association.
The spread of three-month London interbank offered rate over OIS rates for the greenback inched out but equivalent spreads for euros and sterling tightened slightly.
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 0.27500 (-0.00125) 0.54500 (+0.00000) 0.24438 (+0.00125) 1WK 0.36250 (-0.00625) 0.55750 (+0.00000) 0.26938 (+0.00000) 2WK 0.41750 (-0.00250) 0.57375 (-0.00125) 0.27750 (+0.00062) 1MO 0.57313 (-0.00562) 0.59563 (-0.00437) 0.28750 (-0.00063) 2M0 0.77375 (-0.00313) 0.80875 (-0.01500) 0.35688 (+0.00000) 3MO 0.96563 (-0.00375) 1.00563 (-0.01562) 0.51313 (+0.00375) 6MO 1.22063 (-0.00062) 1.22625 (-0.01813) 0.98375 (+0.01875) 1YR 1.41500 (-0.01063) 1.53250 (-0.01625) 1.49375 (+0.03250)
3MTH LIBOR/OIS SPREAD (BPs)
50 (-2) 60 (-1) 33 (+1)
For RICs to the above rates, go to <0#LIBORSUPERRICS>. (Reporting by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
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