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{{a|disaster|{{image|dramatic gopher at court|jpg}}}}''This is part II of an article about LIBOR rigging. The first part is [[LIBOR rigging|here]].''
{{a|disaster|{{image|dramatic gopher at court|jpg|}}}}''This is part II of an article about LIBOR rigging. The first part is [[LIBOR rigging|here]].''
 
Okay, so a picture is emerging. During the 1980s the “interest rate” transformed from being the intractable time cost of borrowing money — for lenders, a secondary risk to the repayment of principal — to a tradable asset class of its own, thanks to the emergence of [[interest rate swap]]s.  
Okay, so a picture is emerging. During the 1980s the “interest rate” transformed from being the intractable time cost of borrowing money — for lenders, a secondary risk to the repayment of principal — to a tradable asset class of its own, thanks to the emergence of [[interest rate swap]]s.