Monday, December 1, 2008
Fed's forex swaps decline by $85.5 billion in the latest week
Foreign exchange holdings of the Fed declined by $85.5 billion in the latest week. I do not know if that is due to some of these swaps being settled, or if the decline is due to mark-to-market losses in forex positions. (Probably the former, as currencies foreign currencies rallied in the week in question.)
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Daily FX
Overnight Interest Rate Update 12.01.08
Sunday November 30, 11:58 pm ET
By DailyFX Research strategist@dailyfx.com
Current Yesterday
USD 1.16250 0.98750
GBP 3.01250 3.00000
EUR 2.94375 2.90375
JPY 0.59375 0.55625
CHF 0.53833 0.52500
AUD 5.18750 5.17500
CAD 2.50000 2.44167
NZD 6.68750 6.86250
According to ECB website, some swaps were "settled" on Nov 20 and it looks like they were selling euro in the days prior to that. When the swaps closed the euro rallied. The next event is December 18th. Expect to see the euro weaken several days prior to that, if the recent swap-related selling is any guide.
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