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Ex-US treasury secretaries back Volcker rule

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Five former Treasury secretaries urged Congress Sunday to bar banks that receive federal support from engaging in speculative activity unrelated to basic bank services.

“The principle can be simply stated,” the five said in a letter to The Wall Street Journal. “Banks benefiting from public support by means of access to the Federal Reserve and FDIC insurance should not engage in essentially

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