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Mr Geithner tends to "smell" his way through situations, a senior central banker says.

On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said 'the vast majority' of banks could be considered well-capitalized.

Speaking on a trip to Britain, Geithner said he was confident the government would be able to deal with CIT.

Back in June, Timothy Geithner, the Treasury secretary, praised China's announcement that it would move to a more flexible exchange rate.

Mr Geithner admitted to the committee that he did not know when any policy change was likely to happen.

If anyone is up to the task, Geithner seems to be.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in an attempt to rebalance the global economy, are expected to be debated at the summit.

Gregg broke ranks with some of his fellow Republicans and said he did not think Geithner should step down from his Cabinet post.

Although confidence in credit markets appears to be rising, Geithner said the cost of credit remains too high.

Mr Geithner said the two countries had already demonstrated they could co-operate in laying a foundation for economic recovery.

Mr Geithner also urged reform of the Financial Stability Forum so it includes all G20 countries, giving it a stronger mandate.

In Beijing, Chinese government officials said there would be no immediate reaction to the new trade cases or to Geithner's comments.

Although Mr Geithner did not commit himself to any specific action, the use of the m-word suggests Team Obama will take a tougher line.

Financial markets are desperate to be bailed out, with the support of Tim Geithner, in his capacity as ambassador for US investment banks.

Mr Geithner was hunched in his chair, jigging his knee - with a pair of dirty walking boots sticking out of his suit.

"I find that five minutes of talking to Larry is often more valuable than an hour of talking to someone else, " Mr. Geithner says.

In theory, Ben Bernanke, Henry Paulson and Tim Geithner were as well prepared as anyone for this sort of event.

Mr. Geithner's job status does not appear to be in serious jeopardy and several Democrats at a congressional hearing leapt to his defense.

MR. GEITHNER: You're trying to get me to speak about monetary policy, which I won't do.

Geithner said he'd remain Treasury secretary "as long as the president wants me to do it. "

Now, Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, seems to feel even the word "problem" is too scary.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Geithner said the world sorely needs to agree on guidelines for exchange-rate policy.

Mr. Geithner would be as aware of China's sensitivity as anyone, and no one has suggested that he made his statement in error.

For economic growth to be sustainable in the long term, Geithner said, the pattern of global growth must change.

Obama said he supports Geithner's push to seize financial institutions whose failure would pose serious risks to the U. S. financial system.

Tim Geithner, Treasury secretary, said the plan needed to be "comprehensive and forceful" .

Mr. Geithner said the White House would allow taxes on top earners to increase in 2011 as part of an effort to bring down the U.

As the Times noted, "By his own description, Mr. Geithner's expertise is in matters of currency exchange rates and monetary policy. "

Geithner wants to leave the administration after budget talks, according to several reports citing people close to the matter.

Mr Geithner called for global agreement on how much collateral, or "margin" , to impose on uncleared derivative transactions.

Treasury Secretary Geithner told members of the Senate banking committee that economic recovery efforts are beginning to take effect.

Timothy Geithner was sitting in his spacious Treasury Department office overlooking the White House earlier this month, mulling the U. S.

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he welcomed the greater sense of urgency being shown over Greece.

Geithner said the U. S. public debt in March this year, Congress is likely to set the upper limit of 14. 3 trillion dollars.

Mr. Geithner is one of President Barack Obama's closest advisers and has outlasted the rest of his top economic team.

We want to have enough capital that it's going to be able to support a recovery, ' Mr. Geithner said.

At the age of 42, Mr. Geithner took charge of a bank with enormous influence over the American economy.

Mr Geithner said China's response on this had not fully allayed American worries, but was "progress" .

And sceptical students scoffing at his protestations of fiscal rectitude did not stop Mr Geithner claiming Chinese backing for US policies.

U. S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the U. S. economy is growing in spite of headwinds including the European financial crisis.

Mr. Geithner said that the U. S. would go ahead with its version of bank tax and he expected that other nations would follow.

Mr. Geithner had a fairly smooth hearing before the Finance Committee and was expected to be confirmed by the panel Thursday.

Tim Geithner, Treasury secretary, has said the administration might propose comprehensive tax reform next year.

Instead, Mr Geithner seems absolutely determined to have markets solve the problem, even if it costs taxpayers dearly.

Without saying he will ask for extra recapitalisation funds at a later date, Mr Geithner gave the impression that this was likely.

Faced with this, Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, is trying to strike a conciliatory tone.

Geithner said the European aid package has the right elements, but now needs to be put into action.

In response to a student's question about this issue, Geithner said Chinese assets are very safe.

Mr. Geithner cited its importance for the economic health of the U. S. and confidence among 'investors around the world. '

Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, said: "A day-by-day financial transactions tax is not something we are prepared to support. "

More than any other HUD secretary, Mr Donovan is sitting "at the table" with the president and Tim Geithner, the treasury secretary.

The yuan has begun to rise a bit but not enough to satisfy Mr. Geithner or many lawmakers in Washington.

In his testimony, Mr Geithner said the Fed was "best positioned" to regulate systemic risk.

Chen's gift to him for appearing on the show? A doll with Geithner's likeness darned in the cultural costume of the god of wealth.

Mr Geithner called for Greece, the IMF and the EU to move quickly to produce a package of strong economic reforms and financial support.

Like his predecessor, Henry Paulson, Geithner seems to be more popular with investors in theory than in practice.

Mr Geithner said the "philosophy is to make both the core institutions and the markets more robust. "

'People are trying to figure out what is in their self interest, ' Mr. Geithner said.

Geithner said the IMF should have more authority to identify problem spots and prescribe remedies.

At a news conference in Washington, the US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner explained why he thought the bill was important.

Geithner did not name any country, but the head of IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, pointed to China.

The initial steps taken by the new Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner, did not venture that far.

His comments were backed by US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner who said he supported a change to SDR composition.

"The fundamental test of reform is to make the system resilient enough to withstand future storms, " Geithner said.

Geithner's game showed qualities that make a good teammate: a willingness to pass and help out on defense.

Before assuming the presidency of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Geithner was a policy director at the International Monetary Fund.

The last piece of the Geithner plan comes soon: Buying toxic loans and securities, mostly linked to real estate, from the banks and others.

Geithner's comments come during his visit to Japan, the first since he took office in January.

The word Friday that Geithner was the likely choice to head treasury sent the stock market soaring almost 500 points.

"We'd like to see better transparency and accountability , frankly, " of executive pay practices, Geithner said.

Thursday, U. S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the nation's jobless rate will be "unacceptably high" for a long time.

Mr Geithner said it was important for China to understand that the legislative move in the US had very broad support.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. "It does not fully resolve our concerns, but it gives us a set of basic principles to move for ward. "

After talks in London, Geithner is to meet with German and other European officials in the coming days.

Asked to comment Wednesday, U. S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner first said he was "open" to the idea.

Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, tried to calm nerves on Wednesday, saying the eurozone authorities would not risk a banking crisis.

As he awaited the committee vote on Geithner, the new president was holding a second day of meetings with his economic advisers.

Both Mr Geithner and the White House deny the rumours, but the constant battle with a stonewalling opposition has surely taken a toll.

They must also be allowed to innovate, in spite of Mr Geithner's claim that innovation "overwhelmed" the system.

Please enjoy the evening, and now let me ask Secretary Geithner to make a few remarks.

His counsellors, Bernanke and Geithner, are at the head of a long train bearing all the treasures of the Americas.

Today, Geithner said: "We are going to keep at it until we fix it. It's going to take a lot of time to resolve. "

The vote came a day after Geithner endured hours of grilling over his failure to pay thousands of dollars in back taxes.

Geithner met earlier in the day, before markets opened, with a group of reporters at the Treasury Department to go over specifics .

Going long still looks the right play for Tim Geithner, but some of his Wall Street coaches are recommending a different approach.

On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner did not even mention the issue.

Meanwhile, in Tokyo yesterday Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, reiterated his belief in the importance of a strong dollar.

When China said in June that the yuan would be allowed more flexibility, it looked like a victory for Mr Geithner.

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said the package of proposals "would bring balance to our tax code" .

Mr. Geithner and the White House have tried to use Congressional ire to convince China of the depth of U. S. concern.

McCain also said he is concerned that the Timothy Geithner-led automotive panel has a "dearth" of people with industry experience.

The scariest thing I've read recently is a speech given last week by Tim Geithner, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Tim Geithner, awaiting confirmation as the next US Treasury secretary, says China is manipulating its currency.

(Watch closely for what Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says during a congressional hearing during the U. S. day Thursday).

"I think I've been around long enough to sense a very serious problem, and this seems like one, " Mr. Cohen told Mr. Geithner.

"What Geithner has written may not be so bad, " he says, adding there is now "uncertainty" about what will happen next.

One of his closest allies in Washington is Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner says, "We're facing a very consequential debate about some fundamental choices as a country. "

I don't know why Timothy Geithner would quit working at the Treasury. It must be an easy job now, especially since there's no money in it.

The program was started by his father when the elder Geithner was based in Asia as a foundation official.

During a hearing in Congress, Geithner said the government must ensure the country never has to slog through a massive bailout again.

Timothy Geithner, the US Treasury secretary, has come up with a wheeze that would allow governments to leverage their financial firepower.

On Wednesday, U. S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner again called for a more rapid appreciation of the yuan.

In a private conversation, Mr. Geithner remained 'completely neutral' about where the U. S. stands, Mr. Carstens said.

Although the cables do not mention if Geithner took any action, China's deal to buy Morgan Stanley shares was announced the very next day.

Alluding to the painful fallout from the financial crisis, Mr Geithner held up the UK's past policies as a negative example.

As a consequence, China's overall trade surplus has fallen sharply, by approximately half as a share of its economy, Geithner told senators.

Geithner says it's crucial for the United States and China to work together to affectively combat the global economic downturn.

Early Thursday morning, Mr. Schwartz called Mr. Geithner to brief him on the situation.

Some of Geithner's soft handling of Congress may be the consequence of its rocky relationship with Paulson.

Mr. Geithner phoned White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley and Mr. Sperling and notified them of the downgrade. Messrs.

"It is the height of irresponsibility. It is shameful, " said Obama after talks with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner at the White House.

In early April, U. S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner delayed publication of a twice-yearly report on international currency practices.

At home, meanwhile, Geithner sometimes must resort to a more American style of negotiation: bluster.

In recent weeks Mr. Geithner began to signaled more strongly that he was thinking of stepping down.

Mr. Geithner emphasized that the U. S. is not pursuing a deliberate policy of devaluing the dollar.

But Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says the United States might miss payments on its debts and create another economic crisis.

Geithner is expected to be officially confirmed in his post by the full Senate within days.

Mr. Geithner has told lawmakers he'll file in a 'timely' manner, without a more specific commitment.

Inside the White House, Messrs. Obama, Geithner and Emanuel began weighing the reappointment decision early in the summer.

Moreover, the Obama administration hastened to confirm that Geithner's statement reflected the position of the president.

Since the spring, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has used the G-20 summit to pressure China to agree to a more flexible exchange rate.

Maybe that will improve when Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, announces the details of his bank rescue plan this week.

US bank stocks rallied as the worst of the fears over the stress tests were soothed by Tim Geithner, the Treasury secretary.

The United States has the most sway in each; China is not a member, although it could join if the NAB is enlarged, as Mr Geithner proposes.

In the days leading up to his hearing, Geithner faced criticism over late payment of taxes owed from 2001 to 2004.

Furthermore, Geithner combines a sense of continuity with the prospect of decisive change.

The United States was represented by the Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner, and the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke.

"We are seeing very promising shifts in the direction of Chinese economic policy, " Geithner declared as the two days of talks ended.

Geithner Bloomberg Television interview when asked whether Ireland will be the last euro-zone countries receiving assistance.

Walking a fine line, Mr. Geithner punted on those requests.

Mr Geithner said it was to their advantage to become more consumption driven, and less dependent on developed economies.

Geithner called on the IMF to provide rigorous surveillance that will identify trends that could lead to the next unsustainable boom.

Gone too, it seems, is the assertiveness Timothy Geithner showed in January when he accused China of manipulating its currency.

But when, a few hours later, he saw the proposals from Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, Mr Clark had second thoughts.

The economic recovery 'is going to take awhile and it's going to be uneven, ' Mr. Geithner said.

There was no official response from the Chinese government to Geithner's comments.

No congressional Democrats have yet to call on Geithner to step aside.

The US administration will wait until the public-private partnership, proposed by Tim Geithner, the US Treasury secretary, takes off.

U. S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said recently he thinks it is 'quite likely' that China will let the currency move.

"I think Geithner can provide further political weight to a more aggressive stance by the ECB, " Lombardi said.

Mr Geithner's voice was only one of many and probably not decisive.

An understanding with the US is thought to be close following Treasury secretary Tim Geithner's visit to Beijing last week.

Tim Geithner, Treasury secretary, denied the suggestion that the president reneged on a deal.

Five days before Geithner gave that speech in Georgia, Dickson gave a speech of her own in Ontario.

Mr Geithner is proposing to divest the Fed's consumer protection role and give it to a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency.

Paulson said Mr. Geithner was briefed on various matters during the transition period but that he didn't consider him a 'decision maker.

Even then, declared Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, the Administration might force banks to keep the money.

In April, Mr. Beers and other S&P officials met with Mr. Geithner and others to press for details of the U. S. 's plans to cut deficits.

Geithner outlined for the Senate Finance Committee January 21 the Obama administration's vision for improving the U. S. economy.

Mr Geithner's hand was forced by an increasingly hysterical Congress.

And while Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's recent plan to save it has many of the right elements, it's basically too late.

Geithner said China intervenes in currency markets "on a very substantial scale to limit the upward pressure of market forces" on the yuan.

Both China and America should use Mr Geithner's three-day visit to set a new tone in which co-operation replaces rhetoric.

LIKE his leggier boss in the White House, Tim Geithner, America's treasury secretary, is fond of basketball.

Even so, U. S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the action was valuable because it affected everyone.

U. S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is urging congressional approval of the administration's plan to overhaul financial regulations.

The same can be said about Timothy Geithner, the Treasury secretary, and Larry Summers, the Obama administration'stop economist.

SO THE new Treasury Secretary, it seems, will be Timothy Geithner, currently president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

"The United States is moving aggressively to fix the things we got wrong, and to strengthen our economic fundamentals, " said Geithner.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced more details of the plans in a congressional hearing.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has warned that China's yuan advantage 'is a serious issue for the American people. '

Still, no Treasury Secretary has ever entered office with as much responsibility as Geithner will have.

On Monday, U. S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged China to move toward a more-flexible exchange rate for the yuan.

"There has been a lot of talk about reform, " Mr Geithner said. "Now is the time for action. "

Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, said late on Tuesday that it was "China's choice" whether to revalue the renminbi.

Geithner said he didn't know when China will act on its currency.

This time, the support of Timothy Geithner, America's new treasury secretary, is not assured.

Mr. Geithner's accusation could result in a formal complaint under US law in March, further embarrassing China and forcing negotiations.

U. S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the growth shows that the economy is past the worst part of the economic crisis.

Guilty or not, many - including U. S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner say the damage has already been done.

In other words, Secretary Clinton is now asking the Chinese to do precisely what Secretary Geithner asked them not to do.

Geithner has been burdened by thin staffing as he tries to get nominees to the Senate who can pass muster.

In one striking instance, a top Chinese money manager directly asked U. S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner for a favor.

Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, said: "We welcome China's decision to increase the flexibility of its exchange rate. "

Geithner said that congressional leaders were working on a compromise package on Sunday to try to forestall any panic.

On currencies, Mr. Geithner said, 'We would like countries to move toward a set of norms on exchange rate policy. '

Emboldened by the outcry over AIG, Mr Geithner asked for those powers when he visited Congress last week.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner thinks that Europe's debt crisis poses a "significant risk" to a shaky world economy.

But he said Mr. Geithner was constrained from using the term because the Commerce Department had recently ruled otherwise.

Geithner indicated the United States was unlikely to tighten policy any time soon: "It is too early to shift toward policy restraint. "

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, in talks with Mr. Geithner and other officials, urged the U. S. to protect the value of the dollar.

The meeting on Monday and Tuesday will be co-chaired by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

Geithner's postponed report and his chat with Wang Qishan spark hope of a revalued yuan.

And if Mr Geithner's latest initiative now crumbles too, the ensuing damage to the economy and market confidence could be truly devastating.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has been released from the hospital after undergoing treatment for a kidney stone.

Geithner, has said, that you cannot put out a fire by committee.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged Congress on Monday to move quickly to extend middle class tax cuts.

Secretary Geithner and I are looking forward to hosting our counterparts this spring for the third round of the S&ED.

Meanwhile, the American Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has urged Europe to act more forcefully to solve the crisis in the euro zone.

Bernanke and Geithner went along, and none of them anticipated the meltdown that followed.

"Frankly they haven't let the currency move very much so far, " said Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, on Bloomberg Television this week.

Appearing alongside Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, U. S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner struck a cautiously optimistic tone.

Geithner pushed continental Europe to speed up the rescue of debt-laden economies, and to not stint on fiscal stimulus.

Geithner said officials from both countries would be holding a series of talks to address remaining concerns in the coming weeks and months.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is proposing strong new regulations on dealers in financial instruments called derivatives.

On June 10th Tim Geithner, America's treasury secretary, said the government would not impose fierce restrictions such as caps on pay.

In the U. S. , the economy is continuing to heal from the recession and financial crisis, Geithner said.

Saying the country and its economy are at a moment of maximum challenge, Geithner pledged to get to work.

The proposal is part of a broader effort by Mr. Geithner to overhaul financial-market rules.

Geithner said one key to a sustained economic recovery will be to reduce U. S. federal deficits and stop adding to America's national debt.

Major currencies were "roughly in alignment now, " Geithner told the Wall Street Journal.

When he met reporters last week Mr Geithner paid lip service to the "very important process" of global co-ordination.

Mr Geithner and his colleagues will have to save themselves.

His nominee for secretary of the Treasury is Tim Geithner, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the past five years.

Geithner swears like a seventh grade boy and runs the Treasury like a seventh grade boy. I wonder if Obama knows that?

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner wrote in the Washington Post that the deep financial crisis is close to the end.

Mr Geithner's predecessor, Hank Paulson, twice tried and failed to deal with toxic assets.

Those Beijing students who laughed at US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner may not enjoy the last laugh.

However, Mr Geithner said that for this to happen, governments would have to loosen their control of currencies.

So, Secretary Geithner, you're one of the founding fathers of Bailout Nation.

Congressional ire over Chinese currency policy hasn't disappeared and the subject is likely to come up during Geithner's meetings.

Tim Geithner, the treasury secretary, told Congress that banks were returning the money they had obtained under the scheme.

Scepticism about Geithner's approach sent Wall Street stocks tumbling but Tepper took a view that banks were oversold.

In so doing, Geithner was playing a role made famous in the 1940s by the British economist John Maynard Keynes.

U. S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the stakes in the fight over the debt limit are very high.

Treasury Secretary Geithner also said that it was critical for Unites States to meet China's growth.

Nor is there an obvious alternative candidate. But if diffusing popular anger means someone must go, Mr Geithner is likely to top the list.

Mr. Geithner hasn't named a target for Chinese currency appreciation that the U. S. would find satisfactory.

Mr Geithner, whose job is far more visible than Mr Summers, is in the more parlous position because of his rocky relationship with Congress.

Part of the reason, Mr. Geithner believes, is that European nations haven't spelled out the details of how the procedure would work.

William Cline, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute, says he thinks it is premature to talk about Geithner leaving.

Geithner reflected those concerns when he urged the Chinese government to provide a 'level playing field' for all companies in its market.

Mr Geithner wants first to use a series of high-level meetings topress China further to move "to a more market-oriented exchange rate" .

By April 15, Tim Geithner is required by law to tell Congress which countries are manipulating their currencies.

Geithner made clear the government was willing to put a large amount of capital on the line.

Separately, U. S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was expected to dine with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Qishan.

Mr Geithner has been surprisingly open to the proposal, provided it complies with WTO rules (many experts believe it does not).

Mr Geithner became treasury secretary largely because he represented continuity in a crisis. That has become a liability.

Yes, the Treasury dressed the TARP up with the rigor of the 'stress tests, ' but at its core Geithner's primary policy is the TARP.

Mr Geithner is likely to preside over a similar rescue, albeit also of General Motors and Ford.

Mr. Geithner is expected to outline the U. S. rationale for why China should allow its currency, the yuan, to rise, according to U.

Tim Geithner, the treasury secretary, has resisted direct confrontation with China over the yuan's value.

Earlier, Tim Geithner, the new treasury secretary, accused China of "manipulating" its currency, prompting snarls from Beijing.

Several members of Congress, including Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, echoed Secretary Geithner's call for reform.

Six months ago, Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, promised "new rules of the game" for the financial system.

Newly appointed Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner suggested China is manipulating its currency to gain a competitive edge in trading.

Five of the committee's Republicans joined with all ten Democrats to support Geithner's confirmation.

Meanwhile, Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, warned against prematurely scaling back efforts to support the global economy.

With the data digested, the majors exhaled and mostly returned to the "pre-Geithner-comment" levels.

Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner faced tough questions from senators of both parties on Capitol Hill.

What's clear is that Geithner, unlike his predecessor Hank Paulson, does not face a growing chorus of voices calling for a particular plan.

Every legal step possible to limit those bonuses is being taken by secretary [Tim] Geithner and by the Federal Reserve system.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is slated to testify in two other hearings on Thursday.

Other senior Chinese officials funded by Peter Geithner include Zhou Xiaochuan, the current head of the central bank.

"There's a basic recognition that things are going to have to change going forward, " said Geithner.

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has urged Asia-Pacific countries to increase efforts to restore growth to the global economy.

Lawmakers castigated Geithner over the Obama administration's handling of AIG's bonus payouts.

Mr Geithner said it was essential for Asia to fall into line in imposing tough restrictions on derivatives trading.

Geithner also said in his written responses that there are "no current plans" to request more U. S. financial-bailout funds.