Understanding Constant Maturity in Treasury Yields and Swaps

Discover how constant maturity impacts Treasury yields, mortgages, and swaps. Learn the role it plays in financial decisions ...

Understanding Reference Rates: Key Insights and Practical Examples

Discover how reference rates like the SOFR and prime rate serve as benchmarks for setting interest rates, and explore their impact on mortgages and financial contracts.
Seeking Alpha

What Is An Interest Rate Swap? Explanation And Example

Interest rate swaps are used by institutions and businesses to manage cash flows and interest rate exposure. Swaps involve the exchange of cash flows between two parties, with an intermediary handling ...
The Business Journals

Breaking down the interest rate swap: The tool commercial borrowers turn to when rates get high

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Interest rates have been a persistent challenge for ...
Reuters

State treasurers support U.S. swaps reform

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - State treasurers across the United States favor parts of a financial regulation reform plan that would increase oversight of swap agreements, including creating more ...
Reuters

Barclays comes to AIG's aid in derivatives deals

NEW YORK, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Not all the derivative contracts American International Group Inc wrote on complex securities backed by now-toxic mortgages have ended up being a disaster. Sign up here. In ...