Below are key European banking risk monitors, which are included as part of Josh Steiner and the Financial team's "Monday Morning Risk Monitor". If you'd like to receive the work of the Financials team or request a trial please email .
Key Takeaways:
* European Financial CDS - Italian banks are wider on the political uncertainty with increases ranging from +19 to +34 bps. On a MoM basis, Italian banks are up 31 to 52 bps. Spanish banks are not far behind. Interestingly, while sovereign swaps in Germany and France were little changed, German and French bank swaps were notably wider WoW. Swaps widened by a median of 8 bps WoW among EU Financials, while equities were down by 3%. The MoM change in EU Financials is up to +13 bps.
* Euribor-OIS Spread – The Euribor-OIS spread widened by 1 bps to 14 bps. While individual swaps are rising, the sentiment around systemic risk remains low, as evidenced by the very modest uptick in the Euribor-OIS spread.
* ECB Liquidity Recourse to the Deposit Facility – Likewise, ECB Liquidity Deposits fell by 13 billion euros last week.
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European Financials CDS Monitor – Swaps widened by a median of 8 bps WoW among EU Financials, while equities were down by 3%. The MoM change in EU Financials is up to +13 bps. Italian banks were wider on the political uncertainty with increases ranging from +19 to +34 bps. On a MoM basis, Italian banks are up 31 to 52 bps. Spanish banks are not far behind. Interestingly, while sovereign swaps in Germany and France were little changed, bank swaps among German and French banks were notably wider WoW.
Euribor-OIS spread – The Euribor-OIS spread widened by 1 bps to 14 bps. The Euribor-OIS spread (the difference between the euro interbank lending rate and overnight indexed swaps) measures bank counterparty risk in the Eurozone. The OIS is analogous to the effective Fed Funds rate in the United States. Banks lending at the OIS do not swap principal, so counterparty risk in the OIS is minimal. By contrast, the Euribor rate is the rate offered for unsecured interbank lending. Thus, the spread between the two isolates counterparty risk.
ECB Liquidity Recourse to the Deposit Facility – Deposits fell by 13 billion euros last week. The ECB Liquidity Recourse to the Deposit Facility measures banks’ overnight deposits with the ECB. Taken in conjunction with excess reserves, the ECB deposit facility measures excess liquidity in the Euro banking system. An increase in this metric shows that banks are borrowing from the ECB. In other words, the deposit facility measures one element of the ECB response to the crisis.
