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Money market rates alleviate pressure

By Michael Mackenzie in New York and David Oakley in London

Published: August 14 2007 21:39 | Last updated: August 14 2007 21:39

Money market rates showed tentative signs of normalising on Tuesday, suggesting that the recent massive injections of funds by central banks into the banking system have alleviated some financing pressures.

At its daily setting, overnight dollar Libor, a key borrowing level for investors, fell 36 basis points to 5.409 per cent. Usually, overnight Libor should set just above the Fed funds target rate of 5.25 per cent.

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