Economy May 22 Watch Former Treasury secretary reflects on ‘deeply unfair’ nature of financial crisis recovery Timothy Geithner, key architect of the government’s response the financial crisis, joins Gwen Ifill to discuss his new book, "Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises." As the former treasury secretary, Geithner offers perspective on the government’s response to the crisis,… By PBS NewsHour
Economy Feb 23 Watch Transcripts reveal Fed reactions during 2008 economic crisis Federal Reserve Board transcripts from 2008 released on Friday give a behind-the-scenes look at how the nation’s central bankers reacted to the global financial meltdown. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with the Wall Street Journal’s Jon Hilsenrath about what new insight these… By PBS NewsHour
Politics Jan 25 Watch News Wrap: Obama Chooses Foreign Policy Adviser for New Chief of Staff In other news Friday, President Obama selected his foreign policy advisor Denis McDonough to replace Jack Lew as White House chief of staff. Meanwhile the Defense Department began eliminating 46,000 Pentagon jobs held by temporary civilian workers, in response to…
Politics Jan 09 Watch News Wrap: Obama Plans to Nominate Chief of Staff Lew to Treasury Position In other news Wednesday, President Obama is ready to nominate Jack Lew as his new Treasury secretary. Lew currently serves as White House chief of staff and played a critical role in recent budget deal negotiations. If confirmed by the…
Dec 28 Watch Lawmakers Meet With President in Last-Ditch Effort to Avert the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Lawmakers Meet With President in Last-Ditch Effort to Avert the 'Fiscal Cliff'… Continue watching
May 17 Geithner: ‘I Don’t Understand’ Why Debt Ceiling Debate Is Back By News Desk U.S. Treasury Secretary speaks with the PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown Thursday at Marlin Steel Wire Products, a factory in Baltimore Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told the PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown during a factory tour Thursday that he couldn't understand why… Continue reading
May 16 Watch How Does the U.S. Debt Ceiling Work and Why Does it Matter? The United States government hit the legal limit for the amount of money it can borrow Monday, but Treasury officials say they can take other measures to pay the bills. Ray Suarez discusses questions about how the debt ceiling works… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Banks, Regulators Battle Over Scope of New Financial Reform Law Judy Woodruff looks at how banks and regulators are grappling over how to enact the new financial reform law. Deborah Solomon of The Wall Street Journal has more details on how the new regulations are taking shape. Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch As Economy Jitters Persist, Geithner ‘Confident We’re Going to Continue to Grow’ Concerns about the economic recovery lingered on Wall Street as the service industry grew at a slower rate than expected last month. Jim Lehrer talks with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner about the state of the U.S. economy, a tough housing… Continue watching