Geithner still not interested in being Fed chair: Source

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 09:25

Former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is still not interested in being the next head the Federal Reserve, a source familiar with his thinking said on Sunday, after front-runner Lawrence Summers withdrew his name from consideration.

Dollar slides after Summers withdraws from Fed race

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 09:16

The US dollar slid while bonds and shares rallied in Asia on Monday after news Lawrence Summers had dropped from the race to head the Federal Reserve promised to prolong the lifetime of super-easy money.

Lawrence Summers withdraws from Fed chair consideration

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 08:49

Lawrence Summers, a former top aide to President Barack Obama and Treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton, withdrew on Sunday from consideration to succeed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, after liberal pressure soured his confirmation prospects.

Obama to nominate Summers as Fed chief: Japan's Nikkei

Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 16:07

US President Barack Obama will name former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Japan's Nikkei newspaper said on Friday.

Kerry, Summers, Rice on World Bank shortlist: source

Last Updated: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 23:30

US Senator John Kerry, ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice and economist Lawrence Summers have been shortlisted to be the next World Bank head, a source close to the institution said.