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News in BriefApril 11

UBS faces tougher rules under government proposals; US inflation uptick lowers prospect of early rate cut

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UBS, alongside three other systemically important banks operating in Switzerland, must face tougher capital requirements, the Swiss government said on Wednesday. 

The Swiss government pitched a plan, including 22 measures aimed at regulating banks deemed “too big to fail”, in an effort to prevent a repeat of the crisis that caused Credit Suisse to collapse last year. 

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