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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Fed Chief Outlines Approach to Financial Regulation


Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday argued in favor of developing a British-style, principles-based approach to U.S. financial market regulation rather than new rules for each new financial instrument or institution. (Washington Post, Tuesday)

Deregulation is not in the vocabulary.

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