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Libor

The London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (Libor /ˈlaɪbɔːr/ LY-bor) was an interest rate average calculated from estimates submitted by the leading banks in London. Each bank estimated what it would be charged were it to borrow from other banks. It was the primary benchmark, along with the Euribor, for short-term interest rates around the world. Libor was…

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Libor-based derivatives

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LIBOR cessation and alternatives available

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related to Further reading · 37
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related to Introduction · 23
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related to Criminal investigations · 22
Libor → Among, Barclays, Barclays Bank, Bob Diamond, British Bankers Association, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Del Missier, Euribor, February, Financial Services Authority, Jerry, July, June, Justice, LIBORs, Marcus Agius, Missier, On, One, The United States Department
related to Reliability and scandal · 17
Libor → Bank, Citigroup, England, England's Monetary Policy Committee, For, Governor, In September, It, May, Mervyn King, On Thursday, Such, The, The Wall Street Journal, Treasury Select Committee, Willem Buiter, WSJ
related to Calculation · 15
Libor → At, BBA, Each, ICE, In, Intercontinental Exchange, It, London, London-based, Refinitiv, The, The BBA, There, United States, USD Libor
related to Libor futures · 12
Libor → CHF LIBOR, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, CurveGlobal, Eurodollar, Euroyen, GBP, ICE, Intercontinental Exchange, JPY LIBOR, London Stock Exchange Group, Tokyo Financial Exchange, USD LIBOR
related to Currency · 10
Libor → Active, After, British, Deutsche Mark, Following, In, June, Over, These, US
related to Reforms · 10
Libor → Australian, Canadian, Financial Services Act, Furthermore, New Zealand Libor, Swedish, The, The Danish, UK, UK's Financial Conduct Authority
related to LIBOR cessation and alternatives available · 8
Libor → According, Due, From January, June, March, Most LIBOR, The Financial Conduct Authority, US
related to Interest rate swaps · 6
Libor → Actual/360, Actual/365, GBP, In, Interest, The

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SOFRinstance ofwith market participants encouraged to transition to risk-free interest rates0.80text
SARON.LIBOR was discontinued in the summer of 2023instance ofwith market participants encouraged to transition to risk-free interest rates0.80text
the LIBORinstance ofThe review recommended criminal sanctions specifically for manipulation of benchmark interest rates0.80text
saying that existing criminal regulations for manipulation of financial instruments were inadequateinstance ofThe review recommended criminal sanctions specifically for manipulation of benchmark interest rates0.80text
market-based quotes for credit default swap transactionsinstance ofThe UK government agreed to accept all of the Wheatley Review's recommendations and press for legislation implementing them.Bloomberg LP CEO Dan Doctoroff told the European Parl…0.80text
corporate bonds.Criminal investigationsOn 28 February 2012instance ofThe UK government agreed to accept all of the Wheatley Review's recommendations and press for legislation implementing them.Bloomberg LP CEO Dan Doctoroff told the European Parl…0.80text
it was revealed that the US Department of Justice was conducting a criminal investigation into Libor abuseinstance ofThe UK government agreed to accept all of the Wheatley Review's recommendations and press for legislation implementing them.Bloomberg LP CEO Dan Doctoroff told the European Parl…0.80text
Liborrelated to Alternatives for Yen LIBORAlternatives0.60section
Liborrelated to Alternatives for Yen LIBORYen LIBOR0.60section
Liborrelated to Alternatives for Yen LIBORTokyo Overnight Average Rate0.60section
Liborrelated to Alternatives for Yen LIBORTONAR0.60section
Liborrelated to CalculationIntercontinental Exchange0.60section

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