Report: Fed Knew About, Failed to Stop JPMorgan's London Whale Trades
Oct. 21—The Federal Reserve failed to act on knowledge of high-risk trading activities at JPMorgan Chase’s London investment office and should shoulder blame for a $6 billion loss the bank suffered from its ill-fated “London Whale” derivatives trades in 2012. That criticism is leveled by the Fed’s Office of Inspector ...
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