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Asia Follows Wall Street Sell-Off on 'Taper' Fears

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Media Circus

From the outset the hearing was expected to be a media circus. The SEC suit against Goldman Sachs comes just as financial regulatory reform legislation is being debated on the Senate floor.

In addition the banking sector, which has stepped into profitability after receiving government aid two years ago, is increasingly an object of public scorn.

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