Regular readers know I'm tone deaf when it comes to the nuances of U.S. dollar policy. Whether it's a congenital defect or simply an aversion to the idea that the U.S. has anything resembling a dollar policy, I can't say. Either way, I have to be bludgeoned over the head before I wake up to the idea that some new twist in dollar policy is afoot. That's why I'm a little late reporting the news and analyzing the significance of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke talking about the dollar in a June 3 speech. I mean, what's the big deal? The Fed talks about the dollar internally all the...
Fed Launches $200 Billion Consumer Credit Facility
CNBC
CNBC
The U.S. Federal Reserve, with the backing of the Treasury, launched a $200 billion lending facility to support the market for consumer debt securities. Following are details of the plan, called the Term Asset-backed...
Potential Cost of US Financial Bailout: Over $8 Trillion
CNBC
CNBC
Two new Federal Reserve programs aimed at easing consumer credit and lowering mortgage costs have pushed the potential bill for US financial rescue efforts to about $8.317 trillion, although far less has been committed...
Crescenzi: What to Look for in Fed Balance Sheet
CNBC
CNBC
Tony Crescenzi Chief Bond Market Strategist Miller Tabak + Co New intrigue will arrive in the late afternoon when the Fed releases its balance sheet, an exercise it does usually every Thursday at 4:30 p.m., but will...
Fed's Geithner to be tapped for Treasury: Reports
The Times of India
The Times of India
Text: WASHINGTON: Timothy Geithner, the president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, is expected to be tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to be the next...
Fed's Geithner reported to be tapped for U.S. Treasury
International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune
: Timothy Geithner, the president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, is expected to be tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to be the next secretary of the U.S. Treasury, NBC News and the Wall Street Journal...
New York Fed's Timothy Geithner is Obama's man to head US Treasury: reports
Canada Dot Com
Canada Dot Com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Timothy Geithner, the president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, is expected to be tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to be the next secretary of the U.S. Treasury, NBC News and the Wall...
Treasury, Fed continue extensive bailout efforts
The News Tribune
The News Tribune
WASHINGTON -- The government's latest effort to address the financial crisis is a $20 billion investment in banking giant Citigroup Inc., along with an agreement to guarantee hundreds of billions of dollars in possible...
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The Miami Herald
The Miami Herald
WASHINGTON -- The government's latest effort to address the financial crisis is a $20 billion investment in banking giant Citigroup Inc., along with an agreement to guarantee hundreds of billions of dollars in possible...
Gov't announces another $800B in bailout plans
Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON - The government's commitments to contain the financial crisis now approach $7 trillion. That figure includes funds to guarantee certain corporate assets and debts, although those funds may never actually be...
No Wall St connection, but Geithner can rise to the job
The Times of India
The Times of India
Text: WASHINGTON: Timothy Geithner was on every short-list to take over the US treasury department for the singular reason that he has been involved in virtually all...
Fed to go for talent hunt after Geithner departure
The Times of India
The Times of India
Text: WASHINGTON: The appointment of Timothy Geithner as US Treasury secretary would deprive Federal Reserve chairman Ben S Bernanke of his top troubleshooter on Wall...
Nothing a few more billion can't cure: Treasury, Fed take more steps to fight meltdown
Star Tribune
Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - The government's latest effort to address the financial crisis is a $20 billion investment in banking giant Citigroup Inc., along with an agreement to guarantee hundreds of billions of dollars in possible...
New Economic Lineup Puts Bernanke's Role in Play
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
When President-elect Barack Obama introduces his economic team Monday in Chicago, one critically important policy maker won't be there: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. The Fed is an independent body, and Mr....


