EconomyWhat does Bank of America’s historic fine mean for US-China capital flows?

The US Treasury imposed record fines totalling more than US$1.21 billion on Bank of America over compliance failures involving Chinese money-laundering networks. Analysts say the action could lead Western banks to scrutinize Chinese clients and cross-border transactions more closely. The Treasury called one penalty its third-largest on record and the largest in the history of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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