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ECB to introduce alternative to scandal-ridden benchmarks

New overnight interest rate is another step by an official body to take control of benchmarks, after UK regulator said it will phase out Libor

ECB to introduce alternative to scandal-ridden benchmarks

The European Central Bank on Thursday said it would introduce a new unsecured overnight interest rate, the latest step by a central bank to develop an alternative to scandal-plagued benchmarks that are key to the financial system.

The new rate, set to be published daily by 2020, will be based on data available to the ECB and other central banks that use the euro.

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