Interbank markets unmoved as Asian markets plummet

The collapse of stock markets in Hong Kong and Tokyo failed to shock the rest of the world today, with interbank rates remaining roughly level this morning.

The Ted spread, which tracks the difference between three-month Libor and US Treasury bills, dropped 0.009 points to 2.66%.

In the overnight markets, US dollar borrowing costs stayed constant at 1.27%. Sterling climbed slightly to 4.81% from 4.75% while euro rates rose to 3.56% from 3.55%. Three-month dollar Libor fell from 3.52% to 3.5%, while the euro fell a single basis point to 4.9% and sterling dropped from 5.98% to 5.95%.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (Vix), which

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