November 10, 2009 Tuesday
Updated

Nov 10, 2009
STRAITS TIMES EXCLUSIVE
No more risky behaviour
By Chua Chin Hon, US Bureau Chief
'The economy is growing again. Confidence has improved, but (full recovery) is going to take some time,' said Mr Geithner (left). -- PHOTO: REUTERS

WASHINGTON - WALL Street may be soaring again, but the Obama administration will not tolerate a return to the same risky investment behaviour that nearly broke the country's financial system last year, said Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

In a wide-ranging interview yesterday ahead of his visit to Singapore for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings later this week, the top US economic official also painted a cautiously optimistic outlook for the country's growth prospects next year.

He told The Straits Times: 'The economy is growing again. Confidence has improved, but (full recovery) is going to take some time.'

Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.

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