TIMOTHY GEITHNER

As China moves to free up yuan, investors want more

State-owned Bank of China Ltd's move to offer limited deposit services in the renminbi to U.S. customers represents a tiny step in what will be a long journey for the Chinese unit to become a widely-traded international currency.
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Primary dealers raise Treasury yield forecasts: Reuters poll

Leading economists have boosted their outlook for interest rates on benchmark Treasury debt in tandem with rising expectations for growth in the world's largest economy, a Reuters poll found on Friday. The forecasts for stronger growth came despite a disappointing U.S. payrolls report, which showed employers hired less workers than expected in December, although the unemployment rate ticked lower...
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Republicans acknowledge debt limit should rise

Republicans acknowledged on Thursday they will have to sign off on more deficit spending to avoid a debt default that would roil financial markets and bring the government to a grinding halt.
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Geithner presses Republicans to lift U.S. debt limit

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday stepped up pressure on Republican lawmakers to raise the nation's $14.3 trillion debt limit, warning failure to act would lead to an economic catastrophe.
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Six banks return $2.7 billion to Treasury

Six bank holding companies repaid a total of $2.7 billion in federal bailout funds they received during the financial crisis, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.
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Hedge funds may skirt direct Fed scrutiny: source

The Federal Reserve does not believe any one hedge fund can topple the financial system and therefore the private pools of capital may escape direct supervision by the central bank, an industry source familiar with the Fed's position said.
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Congress passes Obama tax deal

The U.S. Congress gave final approval late on Thursday to the deal President Barack Obama and Republicans made to extend expiring tax cuts -- a high-stakes gamble to create jobs at a cost of deepening the U.S. debt.
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Geithner urges Fannie, Freddie to do loan write-downs

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should make use of Obama administration programs to help borrowers who owe more than their home is worth by writing down principal, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday.
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Financial rescue cheap vs past crises: Geithner

The price of corporate bailouts in 2008 and 2009 looks cheap compared to past crises, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday, while urging more drastic action from housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to help homeowners.
U.S. President Barack Obama walks out of the White House to cross Pennsylvania Avenue to meet with business leaders at Blair House in Washington, December 15, 2010.

Obama meets with top CEOs, investors

With American businesses holding nearly $2 trillion on their books, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that a meeting with corporate executives of 20 of the largest U.S. companies will help elicit a variety of ideas to grow the economy and boost jobs amid an anemic recovery.
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Senate to take symbolic votes on taxes Saturday

The Senate will vote on two Democratic options to extend some Bush-era tax cuts on Saturday, its Democratic leader said, measures likely to fail but highlight deep ideological divisions between the parties.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, and House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-MD.

House extends middle-class tax cuts

While negotiators for both political parties worked behind the scenes to hammer out a deal on extending the Bush-era tax cuts and, possibly, unemployment insurance, House Democrats pushed through a measure that would extend the tax cuts for individuals making less than $200,000 and married couples making less than $250,000.
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House takes symbolic vote on taxes as talks go on

The House of Representatives, in the waning days of Democratic control, passed an extension on Thursday of Bush-era tax cuts for the lower and middle classes in a symbolic vote that would let tax cuts for the wealthiest expire.
U.S. President Barack Obama between Senate Mitch McConnell, R-KY and Congressman John Boehner, R-OH

Obama meets with GOP leaders for a good start

The American people did not vote for political gridlock in Washington, according to President Barack Obama who today met with Congressional leaders from both parties to discuss what they consider the main components of the national agenda.
U.S. President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with China's President Hu Jintao as they walk next to other world leaders during the family photo session at the G20 Summit in Seoul November 12, 2010.

China and U.S. take center stage

A major question emerging here in Seoul on the final day of the G-20 Summit, as world leaders personally powwow on global dilemmas, is this: Can the U.S. and China play nice?
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference at the G20 Summit in Seoul, November 12, 2010.

G20 progress not fast enough: Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama said the G20 economies have been successful in putting the world economy back on the path of recovery, but admitted that the progress was not fast enough as expected, especially in creating more jobs.

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