Ex-Barclays traders jailed for rigging interest rates have convictions quashed

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Acquittals of five former bankers come year after supreme court overturned ruling against City trader Tom Hayes Five more former traders who were jailed for rigging interest rates have had their convictions quashed by the court of appeal in London, a…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:19:25 UTC.

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