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  • LIBOR increased half a basis point: The London interbank offered rate, or Libor, that banks say they charge each other for such loans rose less than half a basis point to 2.24 percent today, British Bankers '

    pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2008

  • The term Libor rates in excess of the expected future short rates have been unusually high during the current financial market turmoil, raising the costs of borrowing for many nonbank borrowers whose financing costs are indexed to them.

    Economist's View 2009

  • Typically, short-term Libor rates are closely aligned with the federal-funds rate, the overnight bank lending rate set by the Fed.

    Libor Falls as Banks Sit on Cash 2010

  • Morgan Stanley's Mr. Mutkin said the revisions contained "important changes from a technical view, but not much to affect term Libor rates per se."

    Libor Continues Slow Slide Downward 2008

  • However, term Libor rates were slightly lower, in sharp contrast with the end of the first quarter in March when the credit crunch was at its peak.

    Treasurys and Libor rise on end of month, quarter 2008

  • The rise in term Libor -- which refers to rates on terms longer than overnight loans -- also raises questions about some of the upbeat comments from current and former central-bank officials on the credit crunch.

    Money-Market Rates Show 2007

  • "We're not seeing any relief in term Libor fixings which tells us that the rate cut has exclusively impacted on the overnight market but it hasn't touched the Libor market at all," said BNP Paribas rate strategist Alessandro Tentori.

    News24 2008

  • When the Fed announced its emergency program to dump $180 billion into the global banking system, short term Libor retreated slightly but long-term rates have remained stubbornly high.

    Atlantic Free Press - Hard Truths for Hard Times - Free Press Group, Alternative Opinion, Progressive Media 2008

  • When the Fed announced its emergency program to dump $180 billion into the global banking system, short term Libor retreated slightly but long-term rates have remained stubbornly high.

    CounterPunch 2008

  • Wait til you see how much term Libor comes down on Monday.

    Dealbreaker 2008

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