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EU banking sector narrative on softer US rules faces pushback in Brussels

By Fanny Roux ( April 24, 2026, 16:15 GMT | Comment) -- EU regulators and economists are pushing back against the banking sector's claims that looser US capital rules create unfair competition, arguing that the US Basel III framework remains stricter than Europe's. The debate intensifies as the European Commission prepares to release its competitiveness report in July.EU banks' case for streamlined and looser capital rules to ensure fair competition with US banks was recently fueled by US plans to cut capital requirements. But it is now facing pushback in Brussels....

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