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Interest Rate Hedging for Floating-Rate Debt Portfolios

Managing a portfolio of floating-rate debt can be both a strategic advantage and a source of volatility. As benchmark rates and credit spreads shift, interest expense can rise quickly, eroding margins and complicating planning. Effective interest rate hedging turns that uncertainty into a controllable component of the broader treasury strategy, aligning cash management, liquidity planning, and balance sheet management with market realities. This post explores how to constru