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Debt ceiling forces US Treasury to suspend TSP contribs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... which are invested into US government securities. The decision to suspend TSP payments was announced by US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in a letter to Congress this week. "The statute governing G Fund [government securities] investments expressly ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... index futures contract was up nine points at 4,398. In economic news on Wednesday, Treasurer Wayne Swan, former Treasury secretary Ken Henry and RBA assistant governor Christopher Kent speak at a conference in Canberra. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute ...

Uncle Ben to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... form or shape of the stimulus but whether or not Uncle Ben actually delivers. I think it will. While ex-US Treasury secretary Henry Paulson thinks that the European sovereign debt crisis would only have a minimal effect on US economic growth, Uncle Ben ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... of Statistics (ABS) releases new motor vehicle sales for May. No major equities news is expected, although Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson is due to address the CEDA State of The Nation dinner in Canberra. In Australia, the market on Friday closed ...

Brogden calls for government agreement on FATCA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... agreement as a matter of priority." Treasurer Wayne Swan is believed to have previously raised the issue with US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Australian Treasury officials have been communicating with their US counterparts on the issue. France ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... which had earlier gained against the dollar, slid to $US1.3391 from $US1.3397 late in New York on Tuesday. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he was confident that Europe would find a way out of its debt crisis, a solution to which is important ...

Volcker Rule dramatics continue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... corporate bond market and Congressmen who think it still contains too many loopholes. Meanwhile, former US Treasury Secretary Paul Volcker who proposed the reform, says at 300 pages it's now become too complicated because of all the provisions negotiated ...

Manufactured in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... days after the US Senate passed a bill allowing sanctions on countries with "misaligned" exchange rates and US Treasury Secretary Geithner's vocal support for the bill and US President Obama's accusation that China is "gaming the system" by keeping its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... stocks led the way on new confidence that the big US banks were relatively insulated from the eurozone crisis. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday reassured lawmakers that the US financial system was in "a significantly stronger position" ...

Former Treasury Secretary joins NAB Board

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... AC will join the National Australia Bank Board on November 1 as a non-executive director after retiring as Treasury Secretary in March this year. Henry was awarded Companion in the Order of Australia (AC) for services and his work in the development ...