(an interoffice email)

Good report, thanks!

On Jan 4, 2008 10:41 AM, Pat Doyle wrote:
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> Pre- August 2007 GC US Treasury’s repo averaged Libor less 17 across the
> curve. In early August and again in early December the spread between GC
> and Libor hit it’s wides in excess of 150bps for 3m repo and 180bps for
> 1mos.
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> Today’s Spreads:
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> 1m = L -46.5
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> 3m = L – 77
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> 6m = L – 82
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> This recent narrowing of the spread is primarily a result of the TAF
> program and CB intervention but may also be attributed to continuing
> writedowns of assets. There is plenty of cash in the short term markets and
> now some of this cash is going out the curve helping to narrow Libor
> spreads. The problem banks continue to have is that their balance sheet size
> and composition is adversely affecting their capital ratios. Banks and
> Dealers remain very cautious about adding risk assets to their balance
> sheets. Bids are defensive as dealers are demanding higher rents (return
> for risk) for balance sheet. Dislocations still exist, for example it may
> make no sense from a credit perspective but AAA CMBS on open repo trades at
> FF’s + 75, while IG Corp trades FF’s + 40, even NON IG Corps trade tighter
> than AAA CMBS. The more assets are either sold or otherwise liquidated off
> of the balance sheets and the more transparent the balance sheet
> compositions become, then the quicker the markets will stabilize
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> GRAPH OF 1 MONTH LIBOR VS. 1 MONTH UST GC
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