Fed pulls plug on short-term relief to big banks
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — There’s fresh evidence that the Federal Reserve is moving away from emergency assistance to U.S. banks: The central bank has pulled the plug on temporary exemptions that allowed six lenders to engage in transactions with broker-dealer affiliates.
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