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Pressure Is Building for Industry Action
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- April 25, 2008
Paulson meets with lenders, presses for new housing solutions.
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Handicapping the Blueprint
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- April 1, 2008
Which parts of Paulson’s ambitious regulatory reform are most likely to be enacted?
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FAQ on Paulson's Regulatory Reform Plan
By Luke Mullins -
Money & Business
- March 31, 2008
The Treasury chief wants to change the way financial players are supervised.
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A Life Preserver From the Fed
By Matthew Bandyk -
Money & Business
- March 17, 2008
Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Paulson says the market is resilient but needs help.
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Paulson to Wall Street: More Regulation on the Way
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- March 13, 2008
While the credit crisis continues, the White House is already looking ahead.
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Paulson: No New-Deal-Style Bailout
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- February 28, 2008
The treasury secretary doesn't think the housing crisis calls for radical government action.
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Project Lifeline Really Project Band-Aid
By Alex Markels -
The Home Front
- February 27, 2008
Will an extra 30 days really buy Americans enough time to avoid foreclosure?
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Morning Buzz: Jan. 23, 2008
News Desk
- January 23, 2008
In what many analysts see as a worrisome sign of the breadth and severity of the current economic downturn, technology giant Apple yesterday released disappointing sales projections for the upcoming quarter. Despite beating Wall Street expectations in the first quarter of fiscal 2008, Apple says its second-quarter sales, though still predicted to rise, will not meet the market's expectations.
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Henry Paulson: Blame the Machines
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- January 18, 2008
The Treasury secretary notes that automation, not outsourcing, is responsible for fewer factory jobs.
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Anger Over Bush Mortgage Plan Is Misplaced
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- December 10, 2007
The threat to the economy trumps the "moral hazard" issue.
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6 Things to Know About Bush's Plan
By Katy Marquardt -
Money & Business
- December 7, 2007
Mortgage moves will aid only a small group of borrowers—and only those who ask for help.
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Time for the White House to Rescue the Dollar?
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- November 12, 2007
The plunging greenback is putting pressure on Bush and Paulson to act.
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Hitting Iran Where It Hurts
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- October 25, 2007
Tough new U.S. economic sanctions raise tensions with Iran--and talk of war.
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Time for Paulson to Rescue the Dollar?
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- October 22, 2007
So far, the White House has let the markets decide the greenback's fate.
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Organizing a Big Bank Bailout
Nation & World
- October 19, 2007
Treasury Secretary Paulson rounds up an $80 billion rescue for Wall Street.
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Hank Paulson's Twin Mission(s): Impossible
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- October 17, 2007
His efforts on Social Security and China seem to be leading nowhere.
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A Hawk in Treasury Boss's Future
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- September 16, 2007
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson makes no secret of how much he likes his job. "It scares me how close I came to not doing it," he says with a chuckle.
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Bush Gets No Credit
Capital Commerce
- May 29, 2007
Despite rising gas prices and falling home prices, American consumers are actually becoming more upbeat. According to the Conference Board, its consumer confidence index rebounded to 108 from an upwardly revised 106.
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The Paulson Bull Market?
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- May 16, 2007
Maybe it's a coincidence, but the stock market hasn't had a down day since that trade compromise between the White House and congressional Democrats–brokered by Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson–on adding labor and environmental standards to future trade agreements. But the winning streak shouldn't be surprising given how heavily trade issues and protectionism have been weighing on the mind of many on Wall Street.
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Paulson's Big Win on Trade
Capital Commerce
- May 11, 2007
Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson might be one of the few Bush administration officials who'll leave D.C.
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Rangel Proposal Won't Pacify the 'Seattle Democrats'
Capital Commerce
- March 29, 2007
Has Charlie Rangel, the personable chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, pulled it off? After unveiling "A New Trade Policy for America"–which would attach tougher labor and environmental standards, among other provisions, to U.S.
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Behind Closed Doors at the Treasury Department
Capital Commerce
- January 30, 2007
So just what happened at yesterday's closed-door roundtable meeting between Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and a group of prominent Wall Street economists? To find out, I rang two of the participants, both of whom did not want their names used. "I think Paulson just wanted to see how Wall Street views the economy," said one of them.
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