Topic: International Monetary Fund
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 lawmakers are trying to snatch back a $100 billion line of credit ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is considering proposing White House adviser David Lipton to take over from John Lipsky as No. 2 at the International Monetary Fund, sources familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.Lipsky stepped in as acting IMF managing ...
WASHINGTON (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 Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a spokesman said on Monday."We note that the IMF has said ...
Democrats use war funding bill to broaden GI benefits to children of soldiers killed in actionCongressional 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 ...
The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a $91.3 billion measure that President Barack Obama sought to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, meeting some of his priorities but leaving out funding to close the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It ...
The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Thursday $96.7 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and economic and security aid to the struggling government of Pakistan. Under pressure from Republicans, the legislation also seeks to force President Barack Obama's hand ...
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- China approves stimulus plan worth nearly $600 billion through 2010, part of global push to offset expected recession . - G20 communique see need for comprehensive reform of the Bretton Woods institutions such as IMF, World Bank . - Crisis will ...
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 ...
for the streetTRACKS Gold Shares ETF (GLD) is once again increasing after the largest decline in the the fund's three and a half year history late last month.. After share redemptions corresponding to over 61 tonnes of gold bullion over a five ...
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