Cross currency swap differs from single currency swaps in that the interest rate payments on the two legs are in different currencies. At inception of the trade, the notional principal amounts in the two currencies are usually set to be fair given the spot exchange rate. Contrary to single currency swap, there is an exchange of principals at inception and maturity, or even in each period of the swap.

Cross currency swaps are powerful instruments to transfer assets or liabilities from one currency to another. The market charges for this is a liquidity premium – the cross-currency basis spread. Thus, the market quoted cross-currency basis spreads usually relative to a liquidity benchmark.

For a cross currency trade between one currency and another currency. If there is a higher demand for the currency, the party lending the dollar will ask for a premium. This premium is referred to as the cross currency basis. In general, the cross currency basis is a measure of the dollar shortage in the market. The more negative the basis is, the more severe the shortage.

Cross currency basis is an important element of currency management. To price a cross-currency product, the cross-currency basis spread has to be taken into account by adjusting either discounting or forecasting curves. For domestic currency investor, negative basis can work in their favor when they hedge currency exposures. For foreign investors, however, the basis can increase their hedging cost.

FinPricing's interest rate curves consists of two categories: market observed swap rate curves and derived yield curves. The swap rate curves contain swap rate curves, basis curves, and OIS curves. The constituents are deposit rates, futures, swap rates, and basis spreads. There are a total of 92 different curves in 34 currencies.

As of December 2024, all United Kingdom government debt securities were returning positive yields, regardless of maturity. This places the yield of both UK short term bonds and long term bonds above that of major countries like Germany, France and Japan, but lower than the United States. What are government bonds? Government bonds are debt instruments where a certain amount of money is given to the issuer, in exchange for regular payments of interest over a fixed period. At the end of this period the issuer then returns the amount in full. Bonds differ from a regular loan through how they can be traded on financial markets once issued. This ability to trade bonds makes it more complex to measure the return investors receive from bonds, as the price they buy a bond for on the market may differ from the price the same bond was initially issued at. The yield is therefore calculated as what investors can expect to receive based on current market prices paid for the bond, not the value it was issued at. In total, UK government debt amounted to over 2.4 trillion British pounds in 2023 – with the majority being comprised of different types of UK government bonds. Why are inverted yield curves important? UK government bond yields over recent years have taken on a typical shape, with short term bonds having a lower yield than bonds with a maturity of 10 to 20 years. The higher yield of longer-term bonds compensates investors for the higher level of uncertainty in the future. However, if investors are sufficiently worried about both a short term economic decline, and low long term growth, they may prefer to purchase short term bonds in order to secure assets with regular interest payments in the here and now (as opposed to shares, which can lose a lot of value in a short time). This can lead to an inverted yield curve, where shorter term debt has a higher yield. Inverted yield curves are generally seen as a reliable indicator of a recession, with inverted yields occurring before most recent U.S. recessions. The major exception to this is the recession from the coronavirus pandemic – but even then, U.S. yield curves came perilously close to being inverted in mid-2019.

Overnight Interbank Average Rate in the United Kingdom remained unchanged at 4.22 percent on Wednesday July 9. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Overnight Interbank Average Rate.

Mortgage Rate in the United Kingdom decreased to 6.98 percent in June from 7.09 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides - United Kingdom BBA Mortgage Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Mortgage rates increased at a record pace in 2022, with the 10-year fixed mortgage rate doubling between March 2022 and December 2022. With inflation increasing, the Bank of England introduced several bank rate hikes, resulting in higher mortgage rates. In May 2025, the average 10-year fixed rate interest rate reached **** percent. As borrowing costs get higher, demand for housing is expected to decrease, leading to declining market sentiment and slower house price growth. How have the mortgage hikes affected the market? After surging in 2021, the number of residential properties sold declined in 2023, reaching just above *** million. Despite the number of transactions falling, this figure was higher than the period before the COVID-19 pandemic. The falling transaction volume also impacted mortgage borrowing. Between the first quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, the value of new mortgage loans fell year-on-year for five straight quarters in a row. How are higher mortgages affecting homebuyers? Homeowners with a mortgage loan usually lock in a fixed rate deal for two to ten years, meaning that after this period runs out, they need to renegotiate the terms of the loan. Many of the mortgages outstanding were taken out during the period of record-low mortgage rates and have since faced notable increases in their monthly repayment. About **** million homeowners are projected to see their deal expire by the end of 2026. About *** million of these loans are projected to experience a monthly payment increase of up to *** British pounds by 2026.

Yield curves (zero rate curves) are bootstrapped from swap rate curves, including discount curves (LIBOR discount curves and OIS discount curves) and forecast curves (1 day, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, 12 month index curves). Yield curves are essential for valuation and risk management. There are a total of 121 different yield curves in 34 currencies.

From January to June 2020, there was a total of 483 thousand British pounds lost due to sim-swap fraud in the United Kingdom (UK). The number of cases has been on the rise since the scam's emergence in 2015. Only 436 thousand British pounds was lost in 2015 but by 2019 this had risen to nearly 2.7 million pounds.

From December 2019 through to March 2022, the net swap balance remain positive aside from March 2021, when swaps derivatives contracts with a negative value rose above positive value derivatives by *********** British ponds. In September 2023, the net swap balance rested at negative ** billion British ponds.

The yield on United Kingdom 10Y Bond Yield eased to 4.63% on July 13, 2025, marking a 0 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.09 points and is 0.52 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. UK 10 Year Gilt Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

Inflation curves or Consumer Price Index (CPI) curves are the term structures of CPI rates at different maturities. They are essential for pricing inflation securities and derivatives.

The most popular inflation products are inflation linked bonds, zero coupon inflation swaps, inflation swaps, and inflation caps/floors.

Unfortunately forward CPI rates are not market observable. But they can be derived/implied from inflation instruments.

FinPricing bootstraps inflation curve from a number of inflation instruments that are the most liquid inflation products at certain maturities.

The yield on UK 5 Year Bond Yield rose to 4.06% on July 11, 2025, marking a 0.03 percentage point increase from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.07 points and is 0.11 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. United Kingdom 5 Year Note Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for 5-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate (T5YIE) from 2003-01-02 to 2025-07-11 about spread, interest rate, interest, 5-year, inflation, rate, and USA.

The yield on United Kingdom 2Y Bond Yield eased to 3.88% on July 11, 2025, marking a 0.01 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0 points, though it remains 0.20 points lower than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for UK 2Y.

Sterling Overnight Index Average Rate in the United Kingdom remained unchanged at 4.22 percent on Tuesday July 8. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Sterling Overnight Index Average Rate.

Interbank Rate in the United Kingdom remained unchanged at 5.30 percent on Wednesday July 10. This dataset provides - United Kingdom Three Month Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for ICE BofA Euro High Yield Index Option-Adjusted Spread (BAMLHE00EHYIOAS) from 1997-12-31 to 2025-07-10 about option-adjusted spread, Euro Area, Europe, yield, interest rate, interest, rate, and indexes.