Eurodollar
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Origin of Eurodollar
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Eurodollar futures, which tracked short-term funding rate expectations over several years, was one of the most heavily-traded assets in the world.
From Reuters ● May 2, 2023
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
U.S. exchanges developed modern-day futures, including popular contracts based on Treasury bonds and the Eurodollar.
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In fact, it is cheaper for large corporations to borrow in India than in the eurodollar market.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
With the implied yield on the eurodollar futures' 2024 contracts lower than those in 2023, the curve has inverted, typically an ominous sign.
From Reuters ● Feb. 18, 2022
Bets in the eurodollar futures markets show investors believe the Fed will start hiking its benchmark rate in late 2022.
From Reuters ● Jun. 11, 2021
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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