News on International Monetary Fund

Republicans oppose U.S. funds for IMF/Europe bailout

2011-12-08T14:00:07Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans are taking aim at any International Monetary Fund move to bailout European countries in their debt crisis, saying they don't want American funds involved. The lawmak...

U.S. mulls White House aide Lipton for IMF No. 2 job

2011-05-17T19:30:17Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is considering proposing White House adviser David Lipton to take over from John Lipsky as No. 2 at the Reuters) - The White House remains confident in the International Monetary Fund and its ability to execute its mission in the wake of the arrest of IMF chief Democrats use war funding bill to broaden GI benefits to children of soldiers killed in action

Congressional Democrats are using an approximately $100 billion war funding bill to give recently expanded GI Bill education benefits to the children of military service members who die while on active duty.

The provision, pressed by House S...

UPDATE 2-U.S. Senate approves $91.3 bln war funds bill

2010-10-21T09:59:47Z

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UPDATE 2-US House passes war bill, sets up fight with Senate

2010-10-21T09:59:20Z

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Capital Briefs

2010-06-26T00:21:08Z

* HIS BROTHER'S KEEPER: As some usually pro-McCain pundits, including Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard, began to unload last week on how poorly the Arizonan's presidential campaign is being run, the campaign came under sharp criticism from an most unexpected source: Joe McCain, John's younger brother. In a widely distributed e-mail message, th...

SNAPSHOT - Financial Crisis - 1915 GMT

2010-10-21T09:44:25Z

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US lawmakers try to close deal on financial rescue

2010-06-25T23:02:12Z

US lawmakers worked frantically into the night Saturday to nail down a 700-billion dollar Wall Street bailout before markets reopen after the weekend, voicing optimism a deal was within reach.

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi voiced hope legislation could be completed within the day and voted on by Monday morning.

"It would be my hope that it could be res...

A Rebound in Inventory at GLD

2010-10-19T16:29:59Z

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Ireland Financial Crisis

2010-12-15T10:00:48Z

Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen arrives at the Royal College of Physicians building in Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. Irish opposition leaders decried the EU-IMF bailout of Irel...

APTOPIX Ireland Financial Crisis

2010-11-18T14:42:56Z

Ajai Chopra, left, Deputy Director of the European Department of the IMF and an unidentified colleague make their way to the the Central Bank of Ireland for crucial talks with the Irish government in Dublin,

Greece Financial Crisis

2010-11-15T03:33:15Z

The European Commission representative Servaas Deroose at the Greek Finance Ministry, in central Athens, on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. The IMF and European delegation are in...

Greece Elections

2010-11-14T06:01:12Z

A child holds a balloon as his grandmother vote during the second round of municipal and regional elections in Athens, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010. The sign reads ''Regional Elections 2010'' and ''No preference mark required''. Greeks are voting Sunday in runoffs for local government elections as the crisis-hit country faces renewed pressure to reduce overspending. The vote follows a first round on Nov. 7 that gave Papandreou's Socialists ...

China Global Finance

2010-10-18T06:01:36Z

International Monetary Fund Deputy Managing Director John Lipsky answers a question from journalist during a press conference Monday Oct. 18, 2010 in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)