Euro, sterling 3-mth Libor fix at new lows; spreads mixed
LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - The interbank cost of borrowing euro and sterling funds for three months fell to new lows on Monday, according to the latest daily fixing from the British Bankers' Association.
The interbank cost of borrowing three-month dollar funds inched up slightly, while the spreads of three-month London interbank offered rate over OIS rates across the three currencies were mixed.
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 0.27625 (+0.00750) 0.54500 (+0.00000) 0.24313 (+0.00000) 1WK 0.36875 (-0.00375) 0.55750 (+0.00000) 0.26938 (-0.00187) 2WK 0.42000 (-0.00500) 0.57500 (-0.00125) 0.27688 (-0.00312) 1MO 0.57875 (-0.00625) 0.60000 (-0.00625) 0.28813 (-0.00437) 2M0 0.77688 (-0.00500) 0.82375 (-0.02000) 0.35688 (-0.00062) 3MO 0.96938 (-0.00937) 1.02125 (-0.02375) 0.50938 (+0.00438) 6MO 1.22125 (-0.00875) 1.24438 (-0.02562) 0.96500 (-0.00250) 1YR 1.42563 (-0.00125) 1.54875 (-0.02125) 1.46125 (+0.00500) 3MTH LIBOR/OIS SPREAD (BPs)
52 (+1) 61 (-3) 32 (UNCH)
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