本期内容:
A court in London acquitted five brokers accused of conspiring to manipulate LIBOR, a global benchmark interest rate. The jury has not yet reached a verdict on a sixth. All had been charged with collaborating with Tom Hayes, who was sentenced last year to 14 years’ imprisonment (later reduced to 11) for rigging LIBOR between 2006 and 2010.
词义解析:
Acquit: 宣判无罪
Broker:券商
Accuse:指控
Conspire:密谋
Manipulate:操纵
LIBOR:London Inter-Bank Offered Rate 伦敦同业拆借利率
Collaborate:同谋
Rig: 操纵