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 - Europe's financial system continues to heal, in spite of the occasional headline to the contrary. With the exception of one Greek bank, all European Financials saw swaps tighten. Big moves came in Spain, Italy, France and the U.K.
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European Financial CDS - With the exception of one Greek bank, all European Financials saw swaps tighten. Big moves came in Spain, Italy, France and the U.K.
Sovereign CDS – Sovereign swaps were tighter around the globe last week with the largest improvements coming in Portugal (-40 bps), Spain (-25 bps), and Italy (-20 bps). The U.S. tightened by 2 bps to 32 bps, while Germany and Japan were unchanged.
Euribor-OIS Spread – The Euribor-OIS spread tightened by 1 bps to 13 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 were relatively unchanged week-over-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.
