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Learn about managing interest rate risk in Chapter VII by understanding LIBOR, swap rates, and their impact on net interest income. Explore how LIBOR affects banks' lending rates through swaps and Macaulay's duration concept.
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Interest Rate Risk Chapter VII
LIBOR and Swap Rates • LIBOR stands for the London Interbank Offered Rate. • This is the rate at which a bank is prepared to lend to another bank. • Extension of LIBOR uses swap.