All three countries are looking to China for support: Venezuela and Ecuador have signed investment agreements, and Argentina has a currency-swap line aimed at reducing its need for dollars.

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They are in better shape than others in the region, such as Australian banks, which have seen interbank funding costs soar, leading the Federal Reserve to open a dollar swap line this week with the Reserve Bank of Australia.

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An earlier study in October 2012 carried out by the trust showed 85% support for the swap, roughly in line with the commission's findings.

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The proposed swap between Daewoo and Samsung emerged at the time the Pusan line shut down.

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In line with the cash share price tumble the Credit Default Swap on BP broke higher by 20 basis points 10 trade at 103bps over 3 month LIBOR.

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The second rule of swap club is that patience is required, as it can sometimes take weeks to line up an exchange.

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They will begin with the cars on the much-maligned C line, which will be 50 years old by the time the MTA begins to swap them out in 2015.

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