Nation Oct 01 Six years after Lehman, debating Fed independence and bank insolvency The six-year anniversary of the month when Lehman Brothers failed, and brought down much of the financial sector with it, was a rough one for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. By Simone Pathe
Economy Jun 25 Watch 9:28 Former treasury secretary urges business world to heed climate change risks If you are an American investor, the risks of climate change should matter to you. That's the message from the Risky Business Project, led by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, billionaire financier Tom Steyer and former Treasury Secretary Henry… By PBS News Hour
Politics Jun 25 Hank Paulson says he supports Keystone pipeline Most Americans who remember Henry Paulson think of him as the former Treasury Secretary to President George W. Bush and one of the government's leading point men when it came to dealing with the financial crisis that devastated the economy. By Murrey Jacobson
Sep 16 Watch Henry Paulson Wishes He Had Today’s Regulatory Tools During His Treasury Tenure Henry Paulson Wishes He Had Today's Regulatory Tools During His Treasury Tenure… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Geithner Defends AIG Bailout at Fiery Hearing Under fire from lawmakers Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended the bailout of insurance giant AIG as "in the best interests of the American people."… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch FDIC’s Bair: Bank Bailouts Were ‘Not a Good Idea’ In an interview with Paul Solman, FDIC chairwoman Sheila Bair discusses lessons learned from the financial crisis, and looks back on the federal bailout of institutions deemed "too-big-to-fail," saying, "In retrospect, I think it was not a good idea."… Continue watching
Aug 17 Wessel Answers Questions on the Changing Fed By Carolyn O'Hara A year after Wall Street went into a tailspin, the Fed continues to take unprecedented steps to revive the economy. David Wessel has penned a book about Ben Bernanke and the changing role of the Fed. He answered questions in… Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch Crisis Turned Federal Reserve Into Fourth Branch of Government, Author Says "In Fed We Trust" author David Wessel discusses how the central bank reacted to the financial crisis and its changing role in setting U.S. and global financial policy. Continue watching