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    Geithner Says Europe Has Lowered Risks of 'Catastrophe'

    U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Sunday that Europe's actions so far to deal with its debt crisis have averted potential financial catastrophe but said it still must put up a sturdier firewall against contagion.

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    Dave Camp Spanks Tim Geithner

    Michigan Republican Dave Camp, the chairman of the powerful tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, gave Treasury man Timothy Geithner a tough spanking this morning.

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    Treasury Considers Going Negative on T-Bills

    The U.S. Treasury is considering permitting negative interest rate bids in auctions for Treasury bills.

  • As the US government spends an unprecedented amount of money to fix the nation's economy, there is an equally great need to raise the cash to pay for it. This is accomplished through borrowing, whereby Uncle Sam sells Treasury securities of varying maturity. For investors, the government bills, notes and bonds are considered a safe financial product because they have a guaranteed rate of return, based on faith in future US tax revenues. The government has been partially funding operations via Tr
    The Biggest Holders of US Government Debt

    Much of the U.S.'s $15 trillion-plus debt is held by the private sector, but about 40 percent is held by public entities, including parts of the government. Here's who owns the most.

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    Treasury Investigates Freddie Mac Investment

    The Treasury Department is investigating whether Freddie Mac bet against refinancings by homeowners while at the same time, making refinancings difficult to obtain, .the New York Times reports.

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    US Treasury Forcing Mortgage Principal Forgiveness

    Late Friday the U.S. Treasury Department announced a major expansion of its Home Affordable Modification Program. Now taxpayers will pony up the cash, as Treasury is tripling the financial incentives to lenders and opening the program up to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and investors in rental properties.

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    Understanding the Demand for Safe Assets

    Was the financial crisis caused by too little government debt?

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    Goldman Sachs: Short Treasurys

    Everyone is talking about the note from Goldman's Francesco Garzarelli advising that investors short U.S. Treasurys.

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    China: A Lifeline for Iran and Its Oil Exports?

    As Europe and the US tighten sanctions on Iran, China remains the largest buyer of Iranian oil and has played down economic sanctions as an effective way to influence Tehran. The CSM reports.

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    Inside the Fed in 2006: A Coming Crisis, and Banter

    Top policymakers did not seriously consider the idea that problems in the housing market would bring a recession, newly released transcripts show. The New York Times reports.

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    Treasury Hits Back at Critics of Dodd-Frank Rules

    A Treasury spokesman tells CNBC that the real uncertainty over Dodd-Frank rules comes from those seeking to repeal the sweeping financial regulatory reform law.

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    How to Trade Asian Currencies Now

    By several measures, Asian currencies are bargains - but be careful.

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    Foreign Central Banks Cut Treasury Holdings by Record

    Holdings of U.S. Treasurys by foreign central banks has fallen by a record $69 billion over the past four weeks according to the latest Federal Reserve data. The Financial Times reports

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    Monetary Theory, Crony Capitalism and the Tea Party

    The past few years have taught us a lot about the effects and operations of monetary policy in the United States.

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    Are Treasury Prices Too Risky Right Now?

    Will some of the buyers of Treasurys come to regret their decisions?

  • Emerging Markets Bonds Safer Than US T-Bills: Study

    Emerging market debt could be safer than US Treasurys, according to a new study by Bank of America Merrill Lynch and the Eurasia Group.

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    US Treasury May Issue Debt With Floating Interest Rate

    Dealers and traders have been approached with plans to issue a floating-rate Treasury note that would let investors profit should rates go up and allow the US to restructure its debt even more.

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    After the Meltdown

    September has almost always been a bad month for stocks, and the past one amply illustrates that. October, however, is often the beginning of of a multi-month upswing for equities. This fall, however, there's little in the way of fundamentals to suggest historical trends will play out.

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    How Many Mortgages Will the 'Twisted' Fed Buy?

    While a lot of attention is focused on the decision by the Federal Reserve to buy longer-dated Treasurys, it’s also important to pay attention to the other new policy: using the proceeds from maturing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac debt to buy mortgage backed securities.

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    Stock Dividends Sending Buy Signal, But Be Careful

    "Investors rarely overlook stock market bargains,” says one analyst. But with the Fed intervening in bond markets, the difference between stock and bond yields may be skewed.