The EU’s push to deregulate banks

British teenagers face a midnight curfew on social media platforms, US inflation dipped in June and Wall Street’s top banks brought in $19.3bn in revenue from equities trading. Plus European regulators are considering loosening bank regulations.

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UK teenagers face midnight curfew on using social media platforms

Kevin Warsh vows Federal Reserve will be ‘resolute’ in inflation fight

US inflation fell more than expected to 3.5% in June as petrol prices tumbled

Wall Street banks smash records on stock trading boom

Brussels to propose easing banks’ capital requirements

Credit: US House Committee on Financial Services

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