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Geithner presses Europe to increase crisis firewall

Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 27, 2012

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pressed Europe on Friday to boost its bailout fund resources, citing the euro zone debt crisis and oil prices as the two main factors influencing the pace of the United States’ economic upturn.



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TARP Small Business Program Wind Down Completed with $8M Gain

Posted by The Distressed Debt Report on January 25, 2012

The U.S. Treasury Department completed the wind down of the Troubled Asset Relief Program's Small Bu…
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U.S. says China not currency manipulator; chides Japan

Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 28, 2011

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury again shied away from labeling China a currency manipulator on Tuesday, but it rapped the country for not moving quickly enough on exchange rate reforms.



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Geithner spoke to ECB, IMF heads on Wednesday: official

Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 7, 2011

PARIS (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner spoke with ECB President Mario Draghi and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde by telephone on Wednesday during a whirlwind round of diplomacy ahead of an EU summit, a U.S. Treasury official said.



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US Treasury to Sell Bank Warrants from TARP Program

Posted by The Distressed Debt Report on November 16, 2011

The U.S. Treasury Department will hold a private auction Nov. 17 to sell its warrant positions with …
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EU works on bank capital, Geithner sees crisis risk

Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 6, 2011

BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) – European Union moves to shore up ailing banks moved into higher gear on Thursday and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned that the euro zone’s sovereign debt crisis posed “significant risk” to global economic recovery.



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Tri-County Financial Gets Small Business Lending Financing to Pay off TARP

Posted by The Distressed Debt Report on September 28, 2011

The U.S. Treasury Department's Small Business Lending Fund invested $20 million in Tri-County Financ…
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Geithner: Business should back development banks

Posted by Reuters: Business News on

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. businesses should support the role of multilateral development banks in trying to bolster global growth because their efforts help boost export markets, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday.



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Asian stocks slide again amid euro zone worries

Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 6, 2011

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares fell and U.S. Treasury yields dropped to the lowest levels in at least 60 years on Tuesday on fears that Europe’s sovereign debt troubles are worsening and could trigger a second full-blown banking crisis.



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U.S. bond yields plunge as economy fears mount

Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 18, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury prices soared on Thursday and benchmark 10-year note yields fell below 2 percent for the first time as global economic fears sent investors scrambling for safe-haven government debt.



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