Obama

• States Promote Bullion as Legal Tender

  By Amanda J. Crawford  |  April 8, 2013

  Arizona legislature poised to recognize gold and silver coins amid concerns about the U.S. dollar.

• Obama, Congress Head for Debt Ceiling Confrontation

  By Mike Dorning, Bloomberg  |  January 4, 2013

  As U.S. Treasury approaches its legal borrowing limit, bond investors shrug.

• Geithner Said Planning to Exit at Month-End

  By Hans Nichol, Bloomberg  |  January 4, 2013

  White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew is the leading candidate for Treasury position.

• Obama to Control Most Health Exchanges

  By Alex Wayne, Bloomberg  |  December 14, 2012

  32 states have opted out of building an exchange or are expected to opt out.

• Obama Reduces Tax-Increase Demand

  By Richard Rubin and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg  |  December 12, 2012

  President now asks for $1.4 trln in tax hikes, down from $1.6 trln.

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  Battle Lines Form around Fiscal Cliff

  By Milton Ezrati  |  December 4, 2012

  Possible solution could include tax reform and changes to entitlement programs, says Lord Abbett's Milton Ezrati.

• Treasury’s Miller Drops Out of SEC Race (NY Times)

  November 29, 2012

  Sallie Krawcheck, Finra’s Ketchum seen as possible contenders for SEC chairmanship.

• New SEC Head Faces Big Challenges (Reuters)

  November 27, 2012

  Agency still grappling with Dodd-Frank rules, money fund revamp, computerized trading.

• Healthcare Reform Faces Religious Challenge (Reuters)

  November 27, 2012

  Supreme Court clears way for lawsuit from Christian college.

• Uncertainty Mutes Impact of Monetary, Fiscal Policy

  By Milton Ezrati  |  November 19, 2012

  Time and an agreement on taxes may restore businesses’ ‘animal spirits,’ says Lord Abbett's Milton Ezrati.