Much speculation has centered on the recent damage to London’s reputation stemming from the scandal surrounding banks’ manipulation of the Libor interest rate. Even if some of the machinations were carried out in other cities, there is no escaping the fact that Libor is the London Interbank Offered Rate.
许多猜疑集中在最近爆出的银行操纵Libor利率丑闻对伦敦名声的影响。虽然一些操纵是在别的城市做出的，但无可辩驳的事实是，Libor全名叫做伦敦银行间拆放利率。此外，伦敦是最大的外汇交易中心，也是监管者的新关注焦点。而尽管布鲁诺·依克希尔（Bruno Iksil）是为美国银行摩根大通工作的法国人，但他被全世界称为“伦敦鲸”。