Tues Post #3: Bloomberg News - Dealers rigged forex spot benchmarks

MarketWatch is out this evening quoting Bloomberg News that traders at a number of major banks have been manipulating spot foreign-exchange rates for at least a decade, altering the values of trillions of dollars worth of investments.

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Traders at a number of major global banks have been manipulating spot foreign-exchange rates for at least a decade, altering the values of trillions of dollars worth of investments, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday, citing five unnamed dealers. The scheme involves the WM/Reuters Closing Spot Rates, which are used to provide daily benchmarks to value portfolios. However, market participants have been front-running client orders to rig the rates by pushing through trades before and during a 60-second window when the rates are set. British regulators are considering a probe into allegations of this practice, the report said.

You don't say?

Next they'll be discovering that the spot price of Gold and Silver is manipulated too.

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