3-mth dlr, euro, stg Libor rates mark fresh lows
LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - The interbank cost of borrowing dollar, euro and sterling funds for three months marked fresh lifetime lows on Friday, according to the latest daily fixing from the British Bankers' Association.
The fixings came a day after the Bank of England decided not to expand its 125 billion pound asset buying scheme, raising questions about whether it was ending its quantitative easing programme or just pausing.
Gilt yields have jumped on the back of the decision with the 10-year gaining more than 20 basis points to 3.8 percent GB10YT=RR.
The spreads of three-month London interbank offered rate over OIS rates for sterling and euros narrowed slightly while the equivalent spread for dollars held steady.
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 0.26875 (+0.00375) 0.54500 (+0.00000) 0.24313 (-0.00500) 1WK 0.37250 (-0.00875) 0.55750 (-0.00125) 0.27125 (-0.00438) 2WK 0.42500 (-0.00750) 0.57625 (-0.00500) 0.28000 (-0.00375) 1MO 0.58500 (-0.00375) 0.60625 (-0.00500) 0.29250 (-0.00375) 2M0 0.78188 (-0.01437) 0.84375 (-0.01750) 0.35750 (-0.01000) 3MO 0.97875 (-0.01375) 1.04500 (-0.01750) 0.50500 (-0.00500) 6MO 1.23000 (-0.00500) 1.27000 (-0.01875) 0.96750 (-0.01813) 1YR 1.42688 (-0.00437) 1.57000 (-0.02125) 1.45625 (-0.01875)
3MTH LIBOR/OIS SPREAD (BPs)
51 (-1) 64 (-2) 32 (UNCH) For RICs to the above rates, go to <0#LIBORSUPERRICS>. (Reporting by Ian Chua)
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