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On the recordNovember 1, 2021
Thinking back to the LIBOR crisis, it was not expert, it was self-interest that caused the deviations from what everyone thought was a completely interest-free measure.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed reflects on the LIBOR crisis and the role of self-interest.

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