The money market in which Eurocurrency, currency held in banks outside of the country where it is legal tender, is borrowed and lent by banks in Europe. The Eurocurrency market is utilized by large firms and extremely wealthy individuals who wish to circumvent regulatory requirements, tax laws and interest rate caps that are often present in domestic banking, particularly in the United States.
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Rates on deposits in the Eurocurrency market are typically higher than in the domestic market, because the depositor is not protected by domestic banking laws and does not have governmental deposit insurance. Rates on loans in the Eurocurrency market are typically lower than those in the domestic market, because banks are not subject to reserve requirements on Eurocurrency and do not have to pay deposit insurance premiums.
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Euro currency is the time deposit of money in an international bank located in a country different from the country that issued the currency.
However the Eurocurrency market is the money market for borrowing or lending currencies that are in the form of deposits in an international bank and is used to execute domestic transaction.
The money market in which Eurocurrency, currency held in banks outside of the country where it is legal tender, is borrowed and lent by banks in Europe.The Eurocurrency market allows for more convenient borrowing, which improves the international flow of capital for trade between countries and companies.
For example: a Japanese company borrowing U.S. dollars from a bank in France is using the Eurocurrency market.
Features of Eurocurrency markets
OFF – SHORE FINANCIAL CENTRES (OFC’s):
The rise of the Petro – Dollars market shifted the focus of Euro-Currency
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