Ted Spread

(Treasury Euro Dollar rate) A US measurement of the difference between the yield on short dated government debt (3-Month US Treasury Bills) and the interest rate on short term loans between banks (3-Month LIBOR). The rate is viewed as the indicator of stress in the Interbank lending market, with the spread over the Treasury Bill rate rising as fears over bank credit quality increase (and banks thus demand higher rates for lending to each other).

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