U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (R) listen to Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan as he speaks at the opening of the the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington on July 27, 2009. (UPI Photo/Yuri Gripas)
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Lawmakers and economists have expressed doubts about a major U.S. Treasury Department proposal to regulate future financial crisis.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Sheila Bair, chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., told House committee members she disagreed with key points of a Treasury reform initiative.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Washington lawmakers Thursday the next financial crisis must be handled without taxpayer assistance.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Senior White House officials said Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., would introduce a bill to allow the government to seize troubled U.S. non-bank firms.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- A U.S. House committee Thursday gave its blessing -- largely along party lines -- to the creation of a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
U.S. officials said it was time to help the little guy after a federal watchdog said a bank bailout program had strained the government's credibility.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury said in a report handed to Congress the Chinese renminbi was undervalued and risked undermining progress made correcting trade imbalances.
