Eurodollar
noun
a U.S. dollar deposited in or credited to a European bank.
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Eurodollar
American
[yoor-uh-dol-er, yur-]
/ ˈjʊər əˌdɒl ər, ˈjɜr- /
noun
eurodollar
British
/ ˈjʊərəʊˌdɒlə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Eurodollar
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Eurodollar futures have priced in at least one rate cut between March and December 2023 , with the spread between the two contracts at roughly -44 bps on Monday.
From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2022
Eurodollar futures have priced in policy easing by the first quarter of next year.
From Reuters ● Jul. 11, 2022
It does that by comparing Libor with a very similar interest rate, called the Eurodollar deposit rate.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2012
So investors may want to purchase two-year Treasury notes, which yielded 0.74 percent on Feb. 4 compared with 0.54 percent Jan. 28, or buy Eurodollar contracts that expire within the year, he said.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 7, 2011
In recent years, London, The heart of the large Eurodollar market, has jumped ahead of New York City in many foreign banking operations.
From Time Magazine Archive
In fact, it is cheaper for large corporations to borrow in India than in the eurodollar market.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
The April, May and June 2023 eurodollar futures and options will still be available to trade until their contract's expiration.
From Reuters ● May 2, 2023
The peak fed funds rate is seen at 3.9% in March, eurodollar futures showed.
From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2022
Implied rates on eurodollar futures expiring in December are predicting three-month dollar Libor will rise to 0.5525 percent by Dec. 19, Bloomberg data show.
From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 7, 2011
The result, say bankers, is reminiscent of the eurodollar market in the early 1960s, when extensive dealings in the greenback outside U.S. borders first took off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2010
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