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Tag Archives: Tim Geithner
Timothy Geithner on China’s New Leader – WSJ
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Cliff Diving – Day 2
No panic today, though stocks continue to sell down. Maybe some are just panicking before others. Geithner out on the tape, reported by CNBC, saying tax rates have to be raised on the upper income. Negotiating positions hardening? Equities couldn’t … Continue reading
Congrats, Mr. President. Let’s Get to Work!
Congratulations to the President on his reelection. Time to move on and get to work. First up is a short-term strategy to avoid the fiscal cliff. Next is appointing a new Secretary of Treasury to replace Tim Geithner. Short list … Continue reading
Posted in Monetary Policy, Policy, Politics
Tagged Erskine Bowles, Jacob Lew, Larry Fink, reelection, Tim Geithner, Treasury Secretary
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The Weekend Read: Equity Rampopotamus!
There are comments that there are underlying flaws in the ISM number and that GM’s (GM – commentary – Trade Now) sales numbers are inflated by some channel stuffing, but the market continues to act as if it doesn’t have … Continue reading
Posted in The Weekend Read
Tagged bonds, Commodities, DSK, Emerging Markets, Gold, Stocks, Tim Geithner
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Quote of the Day: SecTreas Gets It
There is no way of knowing how long financial markets will give the American political system to get ahead of this [fiscal/sovereign debt] problem. But it makes no sense for us to wait until they force action upon us. … Continue reading
Posted in Quote of the Day, Sovereign Debt, Sovereign Risk
Tagged Debt Ceiling, Deficit, Tim Geithner
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“Better Than Rubin” – 12 Things You Don’t Know About Tim Geithner
Noam Scheiber’s piece in The New Republic, The Escape Artist: How Timothy Geithner survived, is a good read and very informative. If you have a few minutes have a look. Here are 12 points we found interesting about our … Continue reading
