hard · Debt Capital Markets pricing-yields-curve

An issuer is deciding between issuing a 10-year bond in USD or EUR. The USD coupon is 5.00%. The EUR coupon is 3.00%. The 10-year cross-currency basis is -25 bps (meaning the EUR payer receives USD SOFR - 25 bps).

If the 10-year USD/EUR swap rate spread is 180 bps, which market is cheaper after swapping back to USD?

  1. USD is cheaper because the basis is negative.
  2. EUR is cheaper by 45 bps.
  3. Both are equivalent because of covered interest parity.
  4. USD is cheaper by 20 bps.

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