Tim Geithner
News and interviews on Tim Geithner including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
JB Hi-Fi posts record results, Uechtritz to step down: Economy RoundupMonday, 08 February 2010
Electronics and entertainment retailer JB Hi-Fi has posted record results for the first half of the 2010 financial year, with net profit up 29% to $76 million. ...
Why stimulus packages will come back to bite us: Kohler
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
The Bank for International Settlements has four specific ideas for ensuring that this sort of thing (the global financial crisis) doesn't happen again. ...
What the stress tests mean for smart companies
Friday, 08 May 2009
OK, the big banks in the US have survived the visit from 35 bank regulators and only have to top up their capital in case the worst is yet to come. ...
Stress tests of US banks reveal need to raise $US75 billion
Friday, 08 May 2009
The official results of the Obama administration's stress test of the US's 19 biggest banks are in - and the news is pretty good. ...
New toxic asset plan flawed: Kohler
Monday, 23 March 2009
In the next few days, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will announce the Obama Administration's plan for dealing with the banks' "toxic assets". It will be the most important moment of this crisis so far, but the plan looks flawed and the process has ...
Justifiable optimism
Friday, 13 March 2009
Just as we see the prophet of financial chaos (Costello) challenge the leader of the wait-and-see movement (Turnbull), there are very real signs that the alliance of central bank stimulus packages is bringing back business confidence and creating a three day ...
China is struggling and Australia will be hit: Kohler
Thursday, 12 March 2009
The 26% slump in Chinese exports in February will send a shudder through Australia's resource industries, currently busy negotiating 2009 contract prices, as well as through the Federal Treasury. ...
China is no longer Australia’s saviour: Kohler
Friday, 23 January 2009
If you believe that the Chinese economy grew at the rate of 6.8% in the December quarter, you'll believe anything. ...
Why the fate of Lehman Brothers is one of the biggest financial events in our liftetime: Kohler
Monday, 15 September 2008
It’s been another long day at the New York Federal Reserve headquarters in Liberty Street, around the corner from Wall Street, as the regulators and Wall Street play chicken over Lehman Brothers. ...
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