Obama plans fail to forge EU consensus

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Series Details 23.1.10
Publication Date 23/01/2010
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Barack Obama’s plans for a far-reaching overhaul of Wall Street announced in January 2010 failed to forge an immediate political consensus in Europe, as bankers at groups such as Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland and Deutsche Bank scrambled to gauge their exposure.

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EurActiv, 16.2.10: EU finance ministers not thrilled by US banking plan http://www.euractiv.com/en/euro/eu-finance-ministers-not-thrilled-us-banking-plan
BBC News, 31.1.10: Volcker to spell out future of banks http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8486091.stm
Deutsche Welle, 23.1.10: EU applauds Obama's bank crackdown, but won't copy it http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5162272,00.html
BBC News, 22.1.10: Obama's banking proposals: The impact on Europe http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8475217.stm
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