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| Blankfein Says Banks Should Be Unshackled From Volcker Rule |
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U.S. banks with federally insured deposits should be freed from Volcker Rule restrictions that prevent them from taking some types of principal risk, a market-making function that provides a valuable public service, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein said.
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| U.S. Commerce's Ross says 3 percent GDP growth not achievable this year |
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The U.S. economy will fall short of the Trump administration's goal of 3 percent growth this year and will only achieve that when its regulatory, tax, trade and energy policies are fully in place, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Tuesday.
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| Oil slides to its lowest level since November |
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Brent crude falls below $50 a barrel as faith in Opec supply cut fades
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| Fed sees economic slowdown as temporary |
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US dollar and Treasury yields hold gains as central bank keeps rates steady
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| Brussels set for power grab on London euro clearing |
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Plans seek EU policing or operators’ relocation for ˆ850bn-a-day business
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| Wealth Fund Rid of `Pocket Change' Readies Flurry of Kazakh IPOs |
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Unloading what Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund calls “pocket change” was the easy part
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| BOJ's Kuroda welcomes expansion of China-led infrastructure bank |
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Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda welcomed the expansion of China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as positive for the regional economy and urged multinational lenders to cooperate in meeting fast-growing infrastructure needs in Asia
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| U.S. Commerce Secretary Ross says deregulation may boost economy |
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday that there is no reason that the U.S. economy cannot grow more robustly if the Trump administration is successful in rolling back a number of regulations
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| Assessing Donald Trump’s plans for tax reform |
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The administration’s tax plan does not match its laudable rhetoric
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| Trump unveils cuts in corporate and individual taxes |
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Treasury secretary claims GOP support — but package deviates from Congressional plan
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| Trump’s tax plan ruffles deficit hawks’ feathers |
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Promise to trim corporate rate to 15% would cost $2.2tn in lost revenue over 10 years
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| Nasdaq Composite breaches 6,000 for the first time |
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Fang stocks — Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google — lead the charge
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| Top Kazakh Bank on the Block for Under $1 May Need $738 Million |
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Kazakhstan’s Halyk Bank may have to inject at least 230 billion tenge ($738 million) into Kazkommertsbank, the troubled lender it’s set to buy for less than $1 after a state bailout, according to two people with knowledge of the matter
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| What Markets Should Conclude From France's Election |
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While French voters didn't shock markets by sending both presidential candidates from the far left and far right to the decisive second round in two weeks, investors did not get their dream lineup: A contest between Emmanuel Macron and Francois Fillon, the two most pro-market candidates
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| Gold Sinks Most in More Than Seven Weeks as French Tension Eases |
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Gold sank the most in more than seven weeks as investors returned to riskier assets on speculation pro-growth centrist Emmanuel Macron will become France’s next president after the first round of voting, potentially removing a threat to the euro zone from one of the region’s top economies
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