Friday, August 3, 2007

Use Swaptions to bet U.K. Interest Rates Have Peaked, Credit Suisse Says

(Bloomberg) -- Investors should use swaptions to bet
the Bank of England won't raise benchmark interest rates beyond
5.75 percent because inflation has peaked, according to Credit
Suisse.

Prices for swaptions, options on interest rate swaps,
signal traders expect further rate increases. Investors can
profit with swaptions if benchmark rates hold steady, analysts
at Credit Suisse, Switzerland's second-biggest bank, said in a
strategy note.


Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News

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