Treasury Secretary

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Definition of 'Treasury Secretary'

The Secretary of the Treasury is a member of the Presidential cabinet. This person is the acting head of the Department of the Treasury, and deals with all financial and monetary matters directly relating to the government. The secretary is the principal economic advisor of the President and plays a major role in formulating economic policy.
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Investopedia explains 'Treasury Secretary'

The Secretary of the Treasury position is roughly equivalent to the finance minister post found in many foreign governments. In 2003, a number of agencies were split away from the Department of the Treasury and reassigned to the Department of Homeland Security. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Customs Service and the Secret Service were among those sent over.
 
The Treasury Secretary is fifth in the presidential line of succession
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  • 5 People Blamed For The Financial Crisis - Investopedia.com

    http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0211/5-People-Blamed-For-The-Financial-Crisis.aspx
    ... Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, President Bush's Treasury Secretary from July
    of 2006 through to January of 2009, seemed to be late in dealing with the ...

  • Debt Monetization: A Nearsighted Government Policy?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/09/debt-monetization.asp
    ... James Madison called debt a curse on the public, and first Treasury Secretary Alexander
    Hamilton called it a blessing provided that the debt wasn't excessively ...

  • Is The US Still The Center Of The Economic World? - Investopedia. ...

    http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0210/Is-The-U.S.-Still-The-Center-Of-The-Economic-World.aspx
    ... The rest of the world also became distrustful of US policies after Treasury Secretary
    Hank Paulson allowed Lehman to go under in September 2008. ...

  • Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, Boon Or Boom?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/07/fannie-freddie.asp
    ... To put things in perspective, according to Treasury Secretary Steel, at the end
    of 2006, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had about $4.3 trillion of mortgage credit ...

  • Why S&P Downgraded The US And Others Did Not - Investopedia.com

    http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0811/Why-SP-Downgraded-The-U.S.-And-Others-Did-Not.aspx
    ... Besides pointing out S&P's alleged mathematical error, mentioned above, US Treasury
    Secretary Timothy Geithner said, "They've [S&P] shown a stunning lack of ...

  • An Introduction To Emerging Market Bonds

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/bonds/09/emerging-market-bonds.asp
    ... In the 1980s, however, Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady began a program to
    help global economies restructure their debt by issuing bonds. ...

  • Should Congress Raise The Debt Ceiling? - Investopedia.com

    http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0611/Should-Congress-Raise-The-Debt-Ceiling.aspx
    ... Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
    also support raising the debt ceiling. Bernanke has ...

  • Water Cooler Finance: Poverty Rates Increase - And So Do ...

    http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0910/Water-Cooler-Finance-Poverty-Rates-Increase---and-So-Do-Millionaires.aspx
    ... According to the Wall Street Journal, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told
    the Senate Banking Committee in a Senate hearing September 16 that he was ...

  • History Of Coinage In The US

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/10/history-of-US-coinage.asp
    ... (For more information, take a look at The Gold Standard Revisited.) Southern ministers
    encouraged Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase in 1861 to inscribe "In ...

  • The Federal Reserve: Too Powerful? - Investopedia.com

    http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/1109/The-Federal-Reserve-Too-Powerful.aspx
    ... The president, Treasury secretary, and leaders in Congress can rail on about what
    they are going to do for the economy and the market barely pays attention. ...

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