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
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