BENCHMARK RATE SOFR HAS CAUGHT ON. BUT ONE VERSION IS COSTING COMPANIES MORE TO HEDGE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Benchmark Rate SOFR Has Caught On. But One Version Is Costing Companies More to Hedge A successor to the tainted Libor rate, SOFR is gaining...

COMPANIES KEEP LIBOR ON THE BOOKS DESPITE PUSH TO NEW BENCHMARK / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Companies Keep Libor on the Books Despite Push to New Benchmark Many businesses continue to hedge debt tied to the troubled interest-rate be...

TRADERS TAKE UP DERIVATIVES TIED TO LIBOR REPLACEMENT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Traders take up derivatives tied to Libor replacement Sofr-linked futures and swaps gather volume despite lenders’ hesitation over new bench...

LIBOR REPLACEMENT REACHES WALL STREET´S LEVERAGED LOAN MARKET / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Libor replacement reaches Wall Street’s leveraged loan market Loans to fund buyout of chicken producer Sanderson Farms will be pegged to new...

BANKS SET TO BE GRANTED REPRIEVE ON U.S. LIBOR CUT-OFF DEADLINE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Banks set to be granted reprieve on US Libor cut-off deadline Benchmark underpinning $200tn in contracts will be published as late as 2023 u...

SWISS NATIONAL BANK ANNOUNCES POLICY RATE TO REPLACE LIBOR / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Swiss National Bank announces policy rate to replace Libor Central bank will now seek to influence rates in secured overnight money marke...

WHY THE DEATH OF LIBOR IS A "DEFCON1 LITIGATION EVENT" / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Why the death of Libor is a ‘Defcon 1 litigation event’ Companies and investors are unprepared for a shift to new lending benchmarks Ka...

THE ELECTION´S FINALLY OVER. NOW THINGS CAN GO BACK TO "NORMAL": RISING INTEREST RATES, RISING DEBT, RISING VOLATILITY / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

The Election’s Finally Over. Now Things Can Go Back To “Normal”: Rising Interest Rates, Rising Debt, Rising Volatility    As contentious a...

THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING: A SCRAMBLE TO REPLACE LIBOR IS UNDER WAY / THE ECONOMIST

The price of everything A scramble to replace LIBOR is under way Scandal and rickety economics have undermined the benchmark interest r...

ECONOMY WITH A FEVER / JOHN MAULDIN´S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Economy with a Fever   Getting a fever is no fun. You likely get chills, you sweat, and you’re just generally uncomfortable. You get t...