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Ben Bernanke: “Financial risk tends to migrate around regulatory obstacles like a river flows around rocks.”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2024
Financial risk tends to migrate around regulatory obstacles like a river flows around rocks.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Bernanke's statement highlights how financial risks evade regulations.

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