On this episode of Slate Money, host Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Alison Griswold discuss the swindles of the week.
Topics discussed on today’s show include:

The downside of quick Venmo payments
What Tom Hayes did to the London interbank offered rate
Why the Fed didn't raise interest rates


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