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Forex rigging turns major banks into felons

For the banks, it's likely to carry more symbolic shame than practical problems

Published Fri, May 22, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    New York

    FOR the world's biggest banks, what seemed like the perfect business turned out to be the perfect breeding ground for crime.

    The trading of foreign currencies promised substantial revenues and relatively low risk. It was the kind of activity that banks were supposed to expand after the 2008 financial crisis.

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