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Cross-Currency Basis

A spread applied to one leg of a cross-currency swap to balance the economics of exchanging funding across currencies.

Market use

Reflects funding, demand, balance-sheet and market conditions.

What it means

A spread applied to one leg of a cross-currency swap to balance the economics of exchanging funding across currencies.

Example

The sign convention depends on which leg receives the quoted basis.

How to interpret it

This concept should be read together with its market convention, measurement horizon and underlying instrument. BondStats presents it as an analytical reference rather than investment advice; instrument documentation and primary market rules remain authoritative.

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