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 .

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European Financial CDS - Swaps mostly tightened in Europe last week outside of Greece, where swaps widened notably at two of the three banks we track. Overall, 36 European banks were tighter on the week while just 4 were wider.

European Banking Monitor: Swaps Continue Tightening Outside of Greece   - chart 1 euro financial CDS

Sovereign CDS – Sovereign swaps were tighter across the board last week except for in the US, where they widened by 1 basis point to 17 bps. Portugal and Italy tightened the most, falling by 21 and 11 bps, respectively. 

European Banking Monitor: Swaps Continue Tightening Outside of Greece   - chart 2 sovereign CDS

European Banking Monitor: Swaps Continue Tightening Outside of Greece   - chart 3 sovereign CDS

European Banking Monitor: Swaps Continue Tightening Outside of Greece   - chart 4 sovereign CDS

Euribor-OIS Spread – 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. The Euribor-OIS spread widened by 1 bps to 20 bps.

European Banking Monitor: Swaps Continue Tightening Outside of Greece   - chart 5 Euribor OIS Spread

Matthew Hedrick

Associate

Ben Ryan

Analyst