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Source: Bloomberg Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner called for tightening loopholes in U.S. legislation to regulate the $605 trillion over-the-counter derivatives market. Full Article at Democratic Underground
Still, populist rage is fueling the agenda of U.S. politicians. Full Article at The Street
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner disputed claims by Goldman Sachs Group Inc . executives that the bank could have survived the financial crisis without government help and said it and other Wall Street firms should show some... Full Article at Beltway Blips
This is the man we elected? Full Article at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are looking to tap as much as $70 billion in unused funds from the Wall Street bailout to pay for new spending on roads and bridges and to save the jobs of firefighters, teachers and other public employees, officials said... Full Article at Park Hills Daily Journal
U.S. taxpayers stand to make at least $2.5 billion on the government’s $45 billion investment in Bank of America Corp. , Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said. Full Article at TheNewsTribune.com
Source: Bloomberg Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, throwing cold water on a plan by congressional Democrats to tax financial transactions, said banks and other market participants would find ways to circumvent the expense. Full Article at Democratic Underground
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner projected that most of the money the federal government injected into banks through the Troubled Asset Relief Program will be repaid by the end of next year. Full Article at Detroit Free Press
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Even as he heralded the first unemployment drop in months, President Obama began putting the finishing touches Friday on a fresh job creation proposal he's planning to send to Congress next week. Full Article at NorthJersey.com
Stocks rose amid an unexpected decline in the jobless rate and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner saying the job market may get better as the economy strengthens. Full Article at Boston Globe
For a volatile week in global markets, the S&P500 gained 1.3% (up 22.4% y-t-d), while the Dow added 0.8% (up 18.4% y-t-d). The Banks rallied 2.7% (down 0.2%), and the Broker/Dealers jumped 3.9% (up 48.9%). Full Article at Safehaven
In an interview Friday, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner criticized the record bonuses set to be paid by big banks this year and challenged claims by Goldman Sachs that it would have survived without government aid. Full Article at The New York Times
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Even as he heralded the first unemployment drop in months, President Barack Obama began putting the finishing touches Friday on a fresh job creation proposal he's planning to send to Congress next week. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration can shift "substantial" resources from bank bailouts to job creation and will soon spell out the case for doing so, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Friday. Full Article at ABC News
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is said to be lacking in political skills. But Friday he looked anything but. Full Article at Wall Street Journal
It may be that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner needs to take a revisionist’s view of history to support attacks on the large bonuses Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is about to pay its top bankers. Full Article at 24x7 Wall St.
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner on Friday criticized the huge bonuses that Wall Street was expected to pay this year and he rejected the contention by Goldman Sachs that it would have survived the financial crisis without $10 billion in... Full Article at Dealbook
(Bloomberg)—Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner criticized the record bonuses set to be paid by big banks this year and refuted claims by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) that it would have survived without government aid. Full Article at Business Week
Taking aim at what he called “an era of irresponsibly high bonuses,” Geithner said all banks — even those that have repaid government aid — need to restrain the amount they pay their leaders and tie compensation to long-term goals. “The entire U.S. Full Article at DealBreaker
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - President Barack Obama says a drop in the nation's double-digit unemployment rate is some "modestly encouraging news" about the economy, but that a struggle remains. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor
Timothy F. Geithner (born August 18, 1961) is the 9th president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In that role he also serves as Vice Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). Full Article
WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner hosts a small business forum in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner, Gentle Parking's William Ortiz-Cartagena and SHEEX Co-Founder Susan Walvisu listen to Andy Cabral (C) of Dunkin Donuts speak during a small businss financing forum at the Tre...
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner and SHEEX Co-Founder Susan Walvisu (R) listen to Andy Cabral of Dunkin Donuts speak during a small businss financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Wash...
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner checks his watch in between panels during a small business financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner (R) talks with Small Business Administrator Karen Mills during a small business forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner hosts a small business forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (R) meets with his Singaporean counterpart Tharman Shanmugaratnam as they meet on the sideline of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings being held in Singapore on November 12, 2009.
View Photo »US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (R) shakes hands with his Singaporean counterpart Tharman Shanmugaratnam as they meet on the sideline of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings being held in Singapore on November 12, 2009.
View Photo »US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (R) introduces his delegation members to his Singaporean counterpart Tharman Shanmugaratnam as they meet on the sideline of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings being held in Singapore on November 12, 2009.
View Photo »US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (R) shakes hands with his Singaporean counterpart Tharman Shanmugaratnam as they meet on the sideline of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings being held in Singapore on November 12, 2009.
View Photo »US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (R) talks with his Singaporean counterpart Tharman Shanmugaratnam as they meet on the sideline of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings being held in Singapore on November 12, 2009.
View Photo »ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 07: G20 finance ministers and bank govenors gather for the family photograph on November 7, 2009 in St Andrews, Scotland.
View Photo »ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 07: G20 finance ministers and bank govenors gather for the family photograph on November 7, 2009 in St Andrews, Scotland.
View Photo »CHICAGO - OCTOBER 30: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (L) chats with Bill Leavy during a tour of the Greater West Town Community Development Project October 30, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.
View Photo »CHICAGO - OCTOBER 30: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (C) and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley tour the Greater West Town Community Development Project October 30, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.
View Photo »CHICAGO - OCTOBER 30: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner chats with Lorine Baker (R) during a tour of the Greater West Town Community Development Project October 30, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.
View Photo »CHICAGO - OCTOBER 30: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner speaks following a tours the Greater West Town Community Development Project October 29, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.
View Photo »CHICAGO - OCTOBER 30: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (R) stands next to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley as they wait to speak following a tour the Greater West Town Community Development Project October 30, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.
View Photo »CHICAGO - OCTOBER 30: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner speaks following a tour the Greater West Town Community Development Project October 30, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.
View Photo »CHICAGO - OCTOBER 30: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (C) tours the Greater West Town Community Development Project October 29, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.
View Photo »CHICAGO - OCTOBER 30: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (C) chats with Chicago Alderman Walter Burnett (L), U.S. Congressman Danny Davis (2nd from right) and U. S. Senator Roland Burris (R) during a tour of the Greater West Town Community Development Project October 30, 2009 in Chicago,...
View Photo »CHICAGO - OCTOBER 30: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner speaks following a tour the Greater West Town Community Development Project October 30, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner arrives for a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner speaks during a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner (R) speaks with a congressman before a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner, Gentle Parking's William Ortiz-Cartagena and SHEEX Co-Founder Susan Walvisu listen to Andy Cabral (C) of Dunkin Donuts speak during a small businss financing forum at the Tre...
View Photo »Our biggest job is growth, bring down unemployment, getting private companies to invest again
Not a good day for the ‘change you can believe in team’. But I ceased to believe the day Barack Obama refused to dismiss reports he was contemplating appointing Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary and Warren Summers as economic adviser. That day, a year ago, the music died.
Our biggest challenge now is growth and bringing down unemployment ... That's our overwhelming challenge. Nothing is possible without that.
Congressmen John Carter (R-TX) and Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) yesterday introduced the Geithner Penalty Waiver Act, requiring that the IRS assess the same penalty against U.S. taxpayers that came forward in the UBS tax fraud investigation as paid by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner for failing to pay t...
We should employ a presumption that a derivative contract that is accepted for clearing by one or more clearinghouses, and approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or Securities and Exchange Commission, must be centrally cleared by all
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will dominate financial news on Capitol Hill this week. Most eyes will be on Bernanke, who will appear before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday for a confirmation hearing for a second term as head of the central bank.
Congressman, again it's just a basic fact, a year ago, a year ago, this economy was falling at the rate of 6 percent a year. We were losing between half a million and three quarters of a million jobs a month and that process was accelerating, not slowing, until the president of the United States came an...
take revenge... Goldman's reputation is suddenly as toxic as the credit default swaps and other inexplicably exotic financial instruments it used to buy with glee. That's bad... ***SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO*** WASHINGTON (Associated Press) — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner acknowledges the federal budge...
China...has committed to move. They understand they need to do it. I think they want to do it. And I am actually quite confident that they will do it
Political frustration over the rescue of Wall Street and high unemployment erupted in the House Thursday, with one committee threatening to impose tighter scrutiny on the Federal Reserve and another trading verbal insults with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
The U.S. and the G-20: Remaking the International Economic Architecture â on Capitol Hill in Washington November 17, 2009. (REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque) Unfortunately, the regulatory regime that failed so terribly leading up to the financial crisis is precisely the regulatory regime we have today
You know, the times get tough, so what happens? Somebody has to point a finger ... Tim Geithner isn't responsible for the entirety of what's out there today, and it's nonsense to think that he is. It really makes me very angry, because we've got to find somebody to blame.
If you look at any measure of confidence in the financial system, it is substantially higher today than when the president of the United States took office
Rep. Peter DeFazio, one of the most outspoken Democratic critics of the White House economic team, said he plans to press the 27-member Congressional Populist Caucus to back his call for their ouster ... The Oregon Democrat created a stir on Capitol Hill after an appearance on MSNBC Wednesday during whi...
We have to be able to set the international agenda on reforms. ... We’ll have no credibility if we can’t deliver in the United States.
Tim Geithner was the Treasury line officer who wrote the IMF [International Monetary Fund] program for Indonesia in 1997-98, which was to apply current account solutions to a capital account crisis.
China has to move to take steps away from excessive reliance on exports and toward domestic consumption-led growth
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Congress on Tuesday that efforts to strengthen the global financial system to prevent another deep crisis will falter if the United States drops the ball on overhauling regulation of its own banking system. We need to move on the reform agenda when the memory of ...
After the experiences of the Great Depression and World War II, the United States led in the creation of the international financial system that anchored prosperity and stability for more than 60 years
is a deeply troubling account of Secretary Geithner’s failed management of the AIG bailout ... The cozy relationships between the bailed-out financial companies and powerful politicians like Tim Geithner and Chris Dodd are exactly why Americans have lost trust in Washington, D.C., and why we need new le...
We want to see more open markets in China, a more level playing field for U.S. companies that compete in China and compete with China around the world. And it's very important we see financial reforms, broader reforms to their exchange rate system over time that will help reinforce this process towards ...
the plan - coordinated by the then-head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) Timothy F. Geithner, who now serves as Treasury Secretary - allowed too much leverage to AIG counterparties, while significantly handcuffing the Federal Reserve's negotiating power, according to an audit released Tue...
Moving from a global economy based on U.S. demand to one based on global demand is critical to our domestic efforts to reduce unemployment and increase the wages of middle-class Americans
US treasury secretary Timothy Geithner clearly said that he wants a strong dollar, and from China there are signals that indicate a loosening of the yuan from the dollar
Through the Financial Fraud Task Force, we are making clear that the Obama administration is going to act aggressively and proactively in a coordinated effort to combat financial fraud
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