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Carl Levin: “Well, at least two of the three of these banks apparently are planning to exit the field, although somewhat gradually…”

On the recordNovember 19, 2014
Well, at least two of the three of these banks apparently are planning to exit the field, although somewhat gradually, that has caused so much concern, which has grown so vast, which has created such risk and which creates such potential for the manipulation of the financial markets.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin discusses banks exiting commodities, highlighting risks and potential market manipulation.

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