Jan 24 Greta Thunberg brushes off U.S. finance chief’s criticism By Jamey Keaten, Pan Pylas, Associated Press Steven Mnuchin had a day earlier dismissed Thunberg’s suggestion that governments and companies cut back dramatically on fossil fuels with a condescending barb. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch Transcripts reveal Fed reactions during 2008 economic crisis By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch With Summers Out of the Running, Who Will Be Tapped to Succeed Bernanke? With Summers Out of the Running, Who WIll Be Tapped to Succeed Bernanke?… Continue watching
May 15 Watch Obama Announces IRS Resignation, Promises Safeguards and Oversight Cooperation Obama Announces IRS Resignation, Promises Safeguards and Oversight Cooperation… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Obama Taps Chief of Staff Jack Lew to Be Next Treasury Secretary Obama Taps Chief of Staff Jack Lew to Be Next Treasury Secretary… Continue watching
Jul 16 Paulson Rebuts Congress’ Rebuke on Bank Merger By PBS News Hour Lawmakers grilled former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Thursday over the government's role in Bank of America's merger with Merrill Lynch, saying authorities withheld information about losses and intimidated bank executives into sealing the deal. Continue reading
May 08 Watch Geithner Weighs Pace of Job Losses, Defends Stress Tests Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defends the stringency of the banking stress tests and offers insight on the pace of U.S. job losses as unemployment reaches 8.9 percent. Continue watching
Apr 21 Geithner Signals Confidence in Banks’ Reserves, Bailout Plans By PBS News Hour Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner faced new questions on the Obama administration's bank rescue on Capitol Hill Tuesday as the International Monetary Fund predicted U.S. financial institutions could lose $2.7 trillion from the global credit crisis. Continue reading
Mar 26 Geithner Details Plan for Major Regulation Reform By PBS News Hour Telling lawmakers that the U.S. financial system has grown "too unstable and fragile," Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner rolled out the Obama administration's plans Thursday for a massive overhaul of the government's financial oversight role. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch Outcry Over AIG May Pose Challenge to Obama’s Agenda President Barack Obama issued a new defense Wednesday in the firestorm over AIG bonuses as the AIG chief testified on Capitol Hill. Analysts offer insight on the political impact. Continue watching