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Of Jobs, Hu and Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... admonishing China about its undervalued currency that gives Chinese exports an unfair advantage. Just last week, US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told the press for the nth time that Beijing needs to let the yuan appreciate "more rapidly." Chinese ...

G-20 gabfest at Gyeongju

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... guidelines that would enforce concrete actions to prevent unilateral policies from the other mammoths. Too hard. US Treasury Secretary Timmy Geithner tried... and failed. He suggested limiting current account imbalances to four per cent of GDP. This ...

Fed bearing gift of QE2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... that Chinese exports rose to US$145 billion in September - the second highest on record. Did I just hear US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner cursed the undervalued yuan? There goes another... this time from Japanese Prime Minister Naota Kan. But underneath ...

A "race to the bottom" in currencies

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... currencies to play a greater role in resolving global imbalances going forward, noting that recent rhetoric from US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner against China has been noticeably stronger. But putting pressure on China to allow the Yuan to appreciate ...

US Congress passes Wall Street reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said the Dodd-Frank reforms approved by the US Congress this week will ensure that banks, not taxpayers, will pay for future bank failures, and protect consumers from Wall Street greed. Yesterday the 'Wall Street Reform ...

Hold, Fold or Run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
... But Europe's pain may be somebody else's gain. This brings us to coin-in-the-fountain number two -- China. US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is in Beijing urging China to reduce its trade barriers and allow the yuan to appreciate. "You must be dreaming," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... shares were also subject to profit-taking after most regional bourses had risen five per cent in March. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was due in Beijing on Thursday to hold talks expected to focus on the yuan, with hopes that Beijing may allow ...

Australia better than triple A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
"Absolutely not!" "That will never happen to this country." This was US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's when ABC News asked if he was concerned over a possible downgrade of America's credit rating. Worries about the US credit rating made the headlines ...

Top 30

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
... to fry. The Financial Times reports that the Financial Stability Board (FSB) - the regulator advocated by US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner last June to pre-empt and prevent the spread of systemic risks around the world in the event of another financial ...

It's all about China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
... government bought and/or guaranteed from US banks and financial institutions and car companies. So off to China US Treasury Secretary Timmy Geithner went to assure the Chinese that their investment in America is safe. Somehow I picture Timmy kowtowing ...