Brazil's central bank to roll over swaps maturing in June
BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 06:42 PM EDTSAO PAULO, April 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank said on Monday it will hold auctions starting on May 5 to roll over traditional currency swaps due in June.
* The central bank usually seeks to provide currency hedging and maintain liquidity conditions for the market with its rolling policy.
* In a traditional currency swap, the bond pays the buyer the currency variation plus an interest rate.
* In return, the central bank receives the variation in the Brazilian benchmark interest rate, the Selic. (Reporting by Fernando Cardoso; Editing by Chris Reese)
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