Forward spot curve flattens


BNP Paribas has just entered into a plain-vanilla interest-rate swap as a pay-fixed counterparty. Credit Agricole is the receive-fixed counterparty in the same swap. The forward spot curve is upward-sloping. If LIBOR starts trending down and the forward spot curve flattens, the credit risk from the swap will:

A. Increase only for BNP Paribas

B. Increase only for Credit Agricole

C. Decrease for both BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole

D. Increase for both BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole

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