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The Federal Government’s Use of Interest Rate Swaps and Currency Swaps

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Interest rate swaps and currency swaps are contracts in which counterparties agree to exchange cash flows according to a pre-arranged formula over a period of time. Since 1985, the federal government has been us-ing such swaps to manage its liabilities in a cost-effective and flexible manner. The authors outline the characteristics of swap agreements and the ways in which the government uses them. They show that the swap program has been cost-effective, estimating that past and projected savings exceed $500 million. The authors also discuss the methods that the government uses to monitor the counterparty credit risk associated with these transactions.

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  • John Kiff & Uri Ron & Shafiq K. Ebrahim, 2001. "The Federal Government’s Use of Interest Rate Swaps and Currency Swaps," Bank of Canada Review, Bank of Canada, vol. 2000(Winter), pages 23-34.
    • Handle: RePEc:bca:bcarev:v:2000-2001:y:2001:i:winter00-01:p:23-34
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