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Eurodollar

American  
[yoor-uh-dol-er, yur-] / ˈjʊər əˌdɒl ər, ˈjɜr- /

noun

  1. a U.S. dollar deposited in or credited to a European bank.


eurodollar British  
/ ˈjʊərəʊˌdɒlə /

noun

  1. (sometimes capital) a US dollar as part of a European holding See eurocurrency

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Eurodollar

First recorded in 1955–60; Euro- + dollar


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Eurodollar futures not only suggest a higher peak but also imply rates will stay higher for longer.

From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2022

Speculators also piled bullish bets in Eurodollar futures two days before the Fed decided against raising interest rates which San Francisco Fed President John Williams told Fox News on Sunday was a "close call."

From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2015

In the report, the inspector general's office then tries to work out what Fannie and Freddie's cash flows would have been if Libor had continued to be in line with the Eurodollar 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 peak fed funds rate is seen at 3.9% in March, eurodollar futures showed.

From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2022

The eurodollar curve has inverted a few times in the past.

From Reuters ● Feb. 18, 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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