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European Union regulators raided banks that offer financial derivatives linked to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate, saying they were investigating possible collusion.
The European Commission said it had “concerns that the companies concerned may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and restrictive business practices.” It didn’t name the banks involved.
The EU probe adds to earlier inquiries by the commission, U.K. and U.S. financial regulators into the possible breach of rules governing the Libor benchmark borrowing rate. Barclays Plc (BARC), the U.K.’s third-largest bank by assets, HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland have said they were quizzed by the EU earlier this year.
Joaquin Almunia, the EU’s competition commissioner, has made financial markets one of his priorities. In April, he started a separate probe into Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and 14 other investment banks over agreements in the market for credit-default swaps that may harm competition.
The Wall Street Journal reported the EU raids yesterday.