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The Persistent Widening of Cross-Currency Basis: When Increased FX Swap Demand Meets Limits of Arbitrage

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    (University of Pennsylvania and Bank of Israel)

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  • Nadav Ben Zeev & Daniel Nathan, 2023. "The Persistent Widening of Cross-Currency Basis: When Increased FX Swap Demand Meets Limits of Arbitrage," Working Papers 2316, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Economics.
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    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
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