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With the Fed already several hikes (and many billions in portfolio run-off ) down the road to policy re-alignment, it's natural for a new Fed Chair to consider a pause for reflection. Especially with financial markets doing most of the work, tightening financial conditions and reminding both market and economic participants alike, that the cycle …
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This review of the transition from LIBOR markets, initiated by the FCA statement in July 2017, was written in September 2017, whilst in a previous life. It remains relevant, albeit out of date. The full document was long and intended to provide a glossary of the issues clients would face as we progressed towards the …
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In this post we detail the reference material supporting a series of posts addressing the end of Libor and her relatives. References Reforming LIBOR and Other Financial Market Benchmarks - Darrell Duffie and Jeremy C. Stein, JEP spring 2015 The Alternative Reference Rates Committee June 16, 2017 Presentation Materials Market Participants Group on Reforming Interest …
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In this post, the fourth and final of a series of posts addressing the end of Libor and her relatives, we look at how this will impact financial markets. Markets impacted by the retirement of LIBOR. The loss of LIBOR will impact, either directly, or indirectly, many markets. The impact on each will depend upon the …
In this post, the third of a series of posts addressing the end of Libor and her relatives, we discuss the consequences of such a vast monetary reform. Will LIBOR reform look like “Y2k for the legal profession?” Recall back in the late 1990s, industry woke up to the reality that computer code had been written …
In this post, the second of a series of posts addressing the end of Libor and her relatives, we look at what's being proposed to replace these key benchmarks. In future posts we’ll discuss how this will impact financial markets. Light is starting to emerge from the tunnel – is it an alternative benchmark? By acting now, …
In this post, the first of a series of posts addressing the end of Libor and her relatives, we look at where Libor came from, why it grew to such ubiquity, and where its flaws impact the stability of the whole global financial system. In future posts we’ll discuss what’s happening to these benchmark rates, …
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