Archive for September, 2008
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
*THREE-MONTH LIBOR OIS SPREAD WIDENS TO 116 BASIS POINTS
British Bankers' Association LIBOR Fixings: Sept. 16 (Table)
*EUROPEAN STOCKS EXTEND DROP; OVERNIGHT LIBOR FOR DOLLAR JUMPS
Overnight Money-Market Rate for Dollars Doubles, BBA Says
*OVERNIGHT LIBOR FOR DOLLAR RISES TO RECORD, BBA DATA SHOW
*THREE-MONTH EURO LIBOR 4.97% VS 4.97%, ...
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
There is a major funding crisis in progress . Overnight Libor is 6.44 percent and one week libor is 3.90 percent. That is an increase of 138 basis points from yesterday. Two week libor is 100 basis higher and one month libor is 25 basis points higher.There is an incredible ...
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Prices of Treasury coupon securities, on balance, registered small losses in overnight trading but in the context of the historic price advances yesterday the losses are minimal and even meaningless. The yield on the 2 year note has increased by 2 basis points to 1.72 percent. The yield on the ...
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
Prices of Treasury coupon securities exploded higher today as fears of financial Armageddon gripped investors around the globe. The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the melting of equity value at AIG prompted a flight to the safety of government securities.The yield on the 2 year note has tumbled an incredible ...
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
As of 10:00 am (New York time), swap spreads remain essentially unchanged from the levels which prevailed when I posted this morning. Mortgages are underperforming treasuries by about 20/32 versus the five year note.
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
Swap spreads are wider by about 12 basis points from 2year through 10 year.
I am off to the airport!
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
indices:
IG10 189 +35
HV10 460 +55
HY10 $90.5 -2.5
brokers:
now
MER 300 (closed 475)
GS 310 (closed 200)
MS 400 (closed 260)
LEH 18s $34.75
other financials:
AIG trading upfront...AIG 5yr 23/ +500
Wamu 5yr 40 upfront
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
I am still in Chicago and unfortunately will spend most of my day travelling back to the headquarters of Across the Curve on the south shore of Long Island. That will keep me from posting for a large chunk of the day. I will attempt to do some with the ...
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
There is a great song by Bob Dylan entitled "Desolation Row". It contains a line which is quite apropos this morning. Dylan, in the song says, "after the ambulances go,the only sound left is Cinderella sweeping up on Desolation Row".
Wall Street is Desolation Row this morning. The ambulances (Fed and ...
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
Here is the JPMorgan summation of the meaning of the Fed announcement on Monday evening:
In an effort to support financial markets, the Federal Reserve this evening announced several changes to its liquidity facilities and regulatory policies. Although it would appear as of writing that the Fed has resisted calls to ...
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