Interest Rates

The delay in LIBOR retirement just puts off the inevitable; lawmakers need to clarify what benchmarks will replace LIBOR in financial contracts whenever it finally ceases to be used.

ICE plans to extend the transition away from dollar LIBOR till mid-2023, but regulators are still encouraging banks to move ASAP.

3 key questions corporate treasury teams should be asking in today's volatile market.

Survey indicates that Covid-19 hasn't significantly slowed the transition to a new interest rate benchmark.

The FFCB is exchanging dollar-denominated, floating-rate securities tied to LIBOR for SOFR notes, in anticipation of the end of LIBOR next year.

Protocol expected to be released soon would provide fallback language for transition to new benchmarks, even if plans are currently unclear.

Fed signals it will hold interest rates steady through at least 2023.

Fed governor says the U.S. economy faces "considerable uncertainty" and calls for continued support from both the central bank and fiscal policymakers.