Commercial banks in firing line as Obama launches Glass-Steagall Mk II

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Commercial banks in firing line as Obama launches Glass-Steagall Mk II

The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled arguably the toughest new bank regulations to emerge since the financial crisis, vowing to bar banks from engaging in proprietary trading and to cap growth in financial firms’ share of liabilities.

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