1. Banks borrow and lend wholesale funds amongst themselves, dealing through money brokers, for periods ranging from overnight to five years. 2. Will the profits of the business be enough to pay back bank borrowing? 3. Banks borrow short and lend relatively long. 4. An interest rate increase would hurt bank profits, since banks borrow short-term at low rates and lend out longer term at higher rates. 5. An out-in loan is when a bank borrows foreign-denominated funds from abroad and re-lends them in Thailand. 6. An interest increase would hurt bank profits, since banks borrow short-term at low rates and lend out longer term at higher rates. 7. Banks borrow from each other for many reasons, which include needing money to meet required cash reserves. 8. Banks borrow money at the lower overnight rate to fund bond purchases. 9. Banks borrow short term and lend out long term so benefit if short-term interest rates stay low. 10. Banks sometimes borrow pesos to buy dollars, hoping that the U.S. currency will appreciate. |