US derivatives rule said to shift in banks’ favour

WASHINGTON: Wall Street is close to cutting billions of dollars from the cost of a derivatives rule as a debate among regulators over how tough the provision should be shifts in banks’ favour.

Firms such as JP Morgan Chase & Co and Morgan Stanley wouldn’t have to set aside as much money in trades between their own divisions in the final version of a rule US regulators may release as soon as next month, said two people familiar with the discussions. After months of disagreement, the agencies, which include the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and Federal Reserve, decided to ease the demands of an earlier version of the proposal, according to the people.