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Administration calls for financial system overhaul

Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner

Washington : DC : USA | 4 months ago

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The Obama administration says it is committed to overhauling the country's financial rule book by giving the Federal Reserve increased powers to guard against the types of risks that could bring down the entire system. All large institutions whose failure could threaten the stability of the financial...

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