Euromarkets

Euromarkets are formed by European members’ countries using the same currency, the Euro. Euromarkets were established to support international trade within its continent and globally. Tariffs among its members have been abolished to help cross-borders trades easier and cheaper. Non-members’ countries have to pay fixed tariffs, which are imposed by all the Euromarkets members. There is one central bank of all its members’ countries call European Central Bank (ECB). The ECB is major financial source for international trade, a floor for money market, Eurocurrency, Eurodollar, Euro credit, and Euro bonds. Eurocurrency is a convertible currency deposited outside of its currency, for example, Eurodollars, Euroyens. These deposits are mostly short term loans of one year or less. The rise of Eurodollars has considered as the source for international financial market. Euro credit, on the other hand, is medium term deposits, which mature in one to 15 years. However, only highly rated borrowers can get these loans, and interest rate is fixed at the specific margin by LIBOR. Lastly, Eurobonds are the global financial debt market, which is listed as public offering in the stock exchange. These capital raising instruments are highly risky, and only redeem at a specific date in the future. The advantage of Eurobonds is that it exempts from withholding tax. Institutes often use Eurobonds to finance including the World Bank, the European Investment Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as other government agencies. London, although does not use Euro as its official currency, is known to be the central of Euromarkets. The reason these markets have become very attractive to investors in recent years is due to its unregulated strategy and high yield return. It’s hard to determine the true value of Euromarkets; “the Euro syndicated loan market the total issuance is estimate at over $2 trillion and the fixed income market total issuance stands at an estimated $3 trillion plus.”The substantial growth of Euromarkets suggests that the financial market can be self-regulated without governmental supervision. References:http://www.incisivemedia.com/investment_week/pdf/technical/0503.pdfhttp://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/euromarket.asp

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