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Again, dollar LIBOR panelists: Credit Suisse, UBS AG / BoA, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup / Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Norinchukin Bank, Rabobank / Royal Bank of Canada / HBOS PLC, HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland / Westdeutsche Landesbank, Deutsche Bank

Gramm is on the payroll to supply influence among panelists and arbitrage opportunities. LIBOR is a closed interbanck metric. The 16 banks negotiate among their managers, then publicly report.

Just look, LOOK, at which banks negotiated unlimited, risk-free funds from US Treasury to continue business.


Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Wed Oct 15th, 2008 at 04:04:16 PM EST
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What do you mean continue business if they're not lending?

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Oct 15th, 2008 at 04:07:02 PM EST
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Someone tried to offer me a loan with a 20% APR today.

'Current market conditions.'

Right.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Wed Oct 15th, 2008 at 05:12:37 PM EST
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I mean --I suspect-- pay redemptions, retire CDS contracts amongst themselves and their freakin hedge subsidiaries and SPEs. Really, "part-nationalized" money: it's such a diabolical ideer, it must be true.

As for honoring commercial LOCs? Originating new loans? pshhaw.

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Thu Oct 16th, 2008 at 06:38:13 AM EST
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