Timothy Geithner
NY Fed displays Maiden Lane holdings
New York Fed opens up on holdings of Bear Stearns and AIG bailout vehicles, provides details to improve access to information
Ex-IMF chief economist wants Fed’s Hoenig for Treasury
Simon Johnson says lone FOMC dissenter “entirely plausible” successor to Tim Geithner
Geithner passes buck on AIG
Treasury Secretary says he did not make the decision to pay American International Group’s biggest counterparties 100 cents on the dollar
Senator calls for Fed’s powers to be cut
Chris Dodd, head of the Senate Banking Committee, submits bill demanding reduction in Fed’s supervisory ambit; calls for one overall regulator
Multilaterals define systemic importance
Report suggests an initial framework that can be adapted by individual countries
Geithner’s scorecard for the resolution plan
Timothy Geithner, US Treasury Secretary, sets out five indicators to measure the success of the resolution plan
Officials must prepare for higher US saving: Geithner
Acknowledgment needed that American savings rates will be higher post crisis, US Treasury secretary Tim Geithner warns
Geithner wades into World Bank funding debate
Tim Geithner says governments must support World Bank’s bid for more capital after officials question governance model
Geithner optimistic on China boosting demand
US Treasury secretary Tim Geithner says China’s commitments “credible” on boosting domestic demand
US to end money-market guarantees this month
Treasury secretary Tim Geithner notes financial sector starting to wean itself of state support
Central counterparties for CDS compared
Ad hoc industry group comprising both buy-side and sell-side publishes report on credit-default-swap central counterparties
Geithner defends Fed from Congressional attack
Tim Geithner, the US Treasury secretary and a former head of the New York Federal Reserve, backed the Federal Reserve as the best institution to monitor systemic risk after lawmakers queried the central bank's ability to do so.
US set for new regulator?
The United States administration is considering setting up a regulator to oversee certain financial products, it emerged on Wednesday.
Roubini praises Geithner
Nouriel Roubini, the economist most often identified as having predicted the crash, has complimented Tim Geithner for his performance as the United States treasury secretary and as head of the New York Federal Reserve.
Geithner NY Fed diaries made public
The daily schedule of Tim Geithner, the US treasury secretary, during the final two years of his stint at the helm of the New York Fed has been released into the public domain.
Geithner outlines regulatory overhaul
Tim Geithner, the US Treasury secretary, sounded the knell of light-touch regulation on Thursday, outlining a reform agenda that if passed will see a single systemic-risk supervisor clamp down on all financial firms deemed either too big, or too…
Geithner open to Zhou suggestion, but backs buck
Tim Geithner, the US Treasury secretary, said on Wednesday that he was open to People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan's suggestion of expanding the use of special drawing rights (SDRs) but affirmed the dollar's strength.
Washington talks down nationalisation
Some of the main players in the United States's plans to fix the financial sector have been playing down the likelihood of nationalisation in recent days.
Reactions to Tarp 2
Initial reaction on the new financial industry bailout plans announced on Tuesday, suggest that investors and observers are underwhelmed by the lack of details available at this stage and fear that the measures will continue to fall short of the…
Tarp assets too dear
The head of a watchdog charged with overseeing the use of funds allocated to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (Tarp) said on Thursday that the Treasury was overpaying for its investments in banks.
What Washington needs to do next: Ex-Fed's Posen
Adam Posen, a deputy director at the Peterson Institute, a research body, and a former economist at the New York Fed, tells CentralBanking.com why the US administration must be bold, coherent and forceful in dealing with the toxic assets which litter…
Dudley takes helm at NY Fed, Geithner sworn in
William Dudley, the executive vice president of the markets group at the New York Federal Reserve, is to succeed Tim Geithner as president of the central bank after Geithner was sworn in as US Treasury secretary on Monday.
China "notes" Geithner renminbi claims
An official at the People's Bank of China has said the central bank had noted US Treasury secretary designate Tim Geithner's claims that President Barack Obama believes Beijing is manipulating the renminbi to boost exports.