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Timothy Geithner defends small business loans – Politico.com

In often spirited exchanges, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Tuesday defended his department’s handling of a small business lending fund that ended its one-year-run last month after committing only a fraction of the $ 30 billion in capital authorized … Inflation … Continue reading

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Geithner to Senate: Jobs Bill Key to Small-Business Recovery – All Business

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was the latest administration official to advocate passage of President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act in testimony Tuesday to the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Tax relief in the form of … Inflation … Continue reading

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$200K Per Job? Timothy Geithner Says White House Jobs Plan Is Still a Bargain – ABC News

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner didn’t dispute a Harvard economist’s estimate that each job in the White House’s jobs plan would cost $ 200,000, but said the pricetag is the wrong way to measure the bill’s worth. And he also pointed … Continue reading

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Geithner sees substantial impact from jobs bill – Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Friday that the Obama administration’s new jobs bill, if passed by Congress, would have a substantial positive impact on the U.S. economy. “If Congress were to act on this bill … … Continue reading

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Geithner tries to boost confidence in Europe – msnbc.com

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday tried to shore up confidence in Europe’s ability to solve its escalating debt crisis, saying they had the financial and economic capacity to do so. “There is no chance that … … Continue reading

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Timothy Geithner: Euro Zone Can ‘Hold This Thing Together’ – Huffingtonpost.com

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday urged European leaders to act more forcefully to solve Europe’s escalating debt crisis and said they have the financial and economic capacity to do so. “They recognize that they have been behind … Inflation … Continue reading

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Japan’s Noda: Held call with Geithner, no talk of FX – msnbc.com

Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, said on Wednesday he held a courtesy phone call with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, but they did not discuss foreign exchange rate movements or other policy issues. Noda, who was a finance minister in … Continue reading

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Geithner, China’s Wang discuss markets and global economy – msnbc.com

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner discussed the global economy and the state of financial markets on Tuesday with his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Wang Qishan, the Treasury said. The brief statement from a Treasury spokeswoman made … Inflation Policy News … Continue reading

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Geithner: Officials seeking debt deal by afternoon – KTTC

WASHINGTON (AP) – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says congressional leaders are putting together a framework for raising the nation’s debt limit with a goal of announcing a deal before Asian markets open Sunday afternoon. US officials worry that a … … Continue reading

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Geithner says confident U.S. will meet debt obligations – Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Sunday it was unthinkable for the United States not to meet its debt obligations and he is confident a debt deal will get done. Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union” program, … Continue reading

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