What is the Libor/OIS spread?

Tim Bennett looks at a red flag that can warn of trouble in the banking sector - and potentially the wider economy - and how to interpret what it's telling you.

By Tim Bennett
published

Tim Bennett looks at a red flag that can warn of trouble in the banking sector - and potentially the wider economy - and how to interpret what it's telling you.

Click here for a version optimised for slower connections

Related videos

Subscribe to MoneyWeek

Subscribe to MoneyWeek today and get your first six magazine issues absolutely FREE

Get 6 issues free
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/mw70aro6gl1676370748.jpg

Sign up to Money Morning

Don't miss the latest investment and personal finances news, market analysis, plus money-saving tips with our free twice-daily newsletter

Don't miss the latest investment and personal finances news, market analysis, plus money-saving tips with our free twice-daily newsletter

Sign up

What is a swap?

Libor - Britain's most important interest rate

Tim Bennett

Tim graduated with a history degree from Cambridge University in 1989 and, after a year of travelling, joined the financial services firm Ernst and Young in 1990, qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1994.

He then moved into financial markets training, designing and running a variety of courses at graduate level and beyond for a range of organisations including the Securities and Investment Institute and UBS. He joined MoneyWeek in 2007.

Latest