Shocking New Evidence Suggests LIBOR Interest Rate Scandal Goes All The Way To The Top | Andy Verity

Andy Verity, Economics Correspondent for BBC News, joins Forward Guidance to discuss revelations from his new book, “Rigged: The Incredible True Story Of The Whistleblowers Jailed After Exposing The Rotten Heart Of The Financial System.” Verity argues that the traders who were convicted of rigging the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) are mere scapegoats, and that the real “rigging” was on a scale much larger and was encouraged by central bankers and bank CEOs.
This interview features four recordings with former Barclays employee Peter Johnson, which show Johnson raising the alarm bell that nearly every bank was vastly underreporting their true cost of borrowing in the London Eurodollar market. Despite this, Johnson was later accused and convicted of conspiracy to defraud. These recordings are only a tiny fraction of the enormous amount of evidence Verity has collected, which can be found in his book as well as online in several links which will be shared below. Filmed on January 5, 2024.
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Andy Verity’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Rigged-Incredible-Whistleblowers-Exposing-Financi...
Rigged, You Be The Judge: https://andyverity.substack.com/p/rigged-you-be-the-judge-2e4
Andy Verity’s recordings on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/andy-verity-74636470
The Lowball Tapes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014wtn
BBC News Panorama Program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpUX1WJwivQ&t=96s
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
03:37 What is LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate)?
10:09 The Price Of No Apples
12:07 The Evidence (Taped Phone Calls)
23:22 Traders' Requests Were Punished Whereas "Lowballing" Was Not
37:08 Higher-ups' Involvement: Bank of England, BBA, Federal Reserve, U.K. Government
41:28 Gary Gensler's Role In Alleged Cover-Up
45:30 Peter Johnson, One Of The Very Few Who Cared That LIBOR Was Fraudulent, Was Sent To Jail
52:11 Lowballing Never Came To Court
55:03 The Fall of LIBOR, The Rise of SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate)
01:01:19 The LIBOR Trials In The Wake Of The Great Financial Crisis
01:17:59 Where The LIBOR Case Stands In 2024
01:26:15 The Future of Eurodollars And London In A LIBOR-Less World
01:29:25 Concluding Thoughts
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