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:"USD Markets have been busy over the Summer, and it’s beginning to feel as it the direction of travel [in USD LIBOR transition] is more aligned.  


:In particular, the recommendation of a SOFR Term rate has been widely welcomed and should reduce the demand from some parts of the market for credit sensitive rates (such as BSBY) as an alternative to LIBOR."
:In particular, the recommendation of a SOFR Term rate has been widely welcomed and should reduce the demand from some parts of the market for credit sensitive rates (such as [the former] BSBY) as an alternative to LIBOR."


:''Status Update – LIBOR transition - Sarah Boyce - Association of Corporate Treasurers - 07 September 2021''
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*[https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2024/october/the-end-of-libor The end of LIBOR - Press release - Bank of England - 1 October 2024]
*[https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2024/october/the-end-of-libor The end of LIBOR - Press release - Bank of England - 1 October 2024]
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Latest revision as of 01:18, 16 November 2024

Interest rates - reference rates - forward-looking benchmarks - USD - SOFR.

Term SOFR refers to a forward-looking benchmark interest rate, based on the USD Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), as published by the New York Fed.


SOFR term rate widely welcomed
"USD Markets have been busy over the Summer, and it’s beginning to feel as it the direction of travel [in USD LIBOR transition] is more aligned.
In particular, the recommendation of a SOFR Term rate has been widely welcomed and should reduce the demand from some parts of the market for credit sensitive rates (such as [the former] BSBY) as an alternative to LIBOR."
Status Update – LIBOR transition - Sarah Boyce - Association of Corporate Treasurers - 07 September 2021


Sometimes known as Term SOFR.


LIBOR ended in September 2024.


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