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Elizabeth Warren: “I hope that the Chairman will be looking into concerns about the banks taking on more risks by speculating in…”

On the recordMarch 18, 2015
I hope that the Chairman will be looking into concerns about the banks taking on more risks by speculating in commodities like aluminum and gold and oil, and also about increasing civil money penalty caps as two more ways to try to reduce risk in the system.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren emphasizes the need to address risks banks pose by speculating in commodities.

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