The liquidity crunch trade

By Keith Schap
In August 2007 the focus of the credit crisis shifted, to some extent, from the subprime mortgage debacle to the money markets, whose shorter-term rates serve the financing needs of banks and other financial institutions. Of special interest to market participants and commentators were developments in three-month interest rates — especially the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).



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