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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner defended the financial reforms of 2010, saying that while the measures aren’t perfect, they are “worth fighting to preserve.” Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker, Stephanie Ruhle, Sara Eisen and Scarlet Fu report on Bloomberg Television's "Inside Track." (Source: Bloomberg)
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner defended the financial reforms of 2010, saying that while the measures aren’t perfect, they are “worth fighting to preserve.”
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Commodities, led by oil, beat stocks, bonds and the dollar for the first time since July as the European Union prepared to embargo Iranian crude, the U.S. economy improved and China took steps to shore up growth.
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Treasuries and U.S. stocks fell, pulling U.S. benchmark equity indexes down from almost four-year highs, while the dollar rose after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s remarks to Congress damped speculation of more quantitative easing to help the economy.
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Treasuries fell, the dollar rallied and U.S. equities trimmed gains after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s remarks to Congress damped speculation of more quantitative easing.
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Noor Islamic Bank, whose chairman is a son of Dubai’s ruler, said it ended relations with Iranian banks in December in compliance with international rules related to sanctions against the country.
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Jes Staley, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s investment bank, said U.S. regulators know what’s at stake in harmonizing global trading rules because they’ve seen regulations push business overseas.
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U.S. Treasury seven-year notes have become less coveted in the short-term market for borrowing and lending debt as the government tries to find out why the securities were in such short supply last week.
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The Federal Housing Administration will increase the cost of up-front mortgage insurance premiums by 75 basis points as part of efforts to rebuild the agency’s insurance fund.
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Nobel-prize winning economist Paul Krugman said Greece is “close” to having to leave the 17- member currency region as austerity measures imposed on the nation hamper its economic recovery.
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