US lawmakers pass Dodd-Frank rollback, bill headed to President for approval - The Financial Times

As reported by The Financial Times, US lawmakers have passed a watering-down of Dodd-Frank financial regulations, and the bill is headed to the White House to be approved by President Trump.

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"US lawmakers have voted for the biggest changes to financial regulation in eight years, approving a bill that gives banks outside Wall Street’s top tier respite from rules designed to prevent a repeat of the last crisis.

The bill, which passed by a vote of 258 to 159, is seen by some as Congress’s most significant accomplishment since tax reform last year. It does not, however, come close to dismantling Dodd-Frank, an ambition Mr Trump championed in his election campaign."