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28. Update:Fed Chief Summers? White House Says Not So Fast

Fri Sep 13, 2013, 12:27 PM

Sep 2013

It’s no secret Larry Summers is the front runner to become the next Fed chief, but the White House denied a report on Friday that suggested the brilliant economist should already be ordering new business cards.

“No decisions have been made” on a Fed appointment, a senior administration official told FOX Business.

The comments come in response to a story in Japanese news agency Nikkei, which reported President Obama is going to name Summers as Ben Bernanke’s replacement at the Federal Reserve.

The report, which cited unnamed sources, said the White House is expected to unveil the move as early as next week.

Obama is also set to name Lael Brainard, who currently serves as Treasury undersecretary, as the Fed’s new vice chairman, Nikkei reported.

Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/2013/09/13/fed-chief-summers-white-house-says-not-so-fast/

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Obama to nominate Summers as Fed chief: Nikkei [View all] n2doc Sep 2013 OP

Sickening, but not surprising. cactusfractal Sep 2013 #1

The "Big Meaty Steak" present to the Koch brothers and the rest of the Criminals warrant46 Sep 2013 #12

Does anyone know how many Republicans Obama has picked for his cabinet and other positions Cal33 Sep 2013 #36

Placating Wall Street Banksters The Wizard Sep 2013 #2

Surprise, surprise, surprise... deutsey Sep 2013 #3

Disgusting. Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #4

Eleventy dimension chess durablend Sep 2013 #5

LOL n/t bitchkitty Sep 2013 #41

And some people around here wonder why everybody does not worship Obama. RC Sep 2013 #6

Disgusting. Owl Sep 2013 #7

I think this is floating the idea to gauge Senate resistance bucolic_frolic Sep 2013 #8

That implies he's being seriously considered deutsey Sep 2013 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Awknid Sep 2013 #15

A link or your best recollection as to exactly where you "read" this? Divernan Sep 2013 #33

this is one nomination I'd like to see the Republicans filibuster. nt shireen Sep 2013 #9

+1 forestpath Sep 2013 #10

Instead they'll welcome him unanimously, and the BOG will put it on "the list" Doctor_J Sep 2013 #13

you know they won`t...he`s their best friend madrchsod Sep 2013 #22

But this one they won't. tblue Sep 2013 #39

WTF mtasselin Sep 2013 #11

The Trans Pacific Partnership... whathehell Sep 2013 #18

66 here and this shit started in the mid 70`s madrchsod Sep 2013 #24

Yes, but the TPP is everything that's happened times 1,000...Read it..You won't believe it. n/t whathehell Sep 2013 #31

can they please check his emails and tweets for the past couple years first. Sunlei Sep 2013 #16

The beggining of the end Harmony Blue Sep 2013 #17

If we oppose this, are we racist Paulbots historylovr Sep 2013 #19

no madrchsod Sep 2013 #23

Or haters? tblue Sep 2013 #38

Apparently Wallstreet is pushing Summers. DCBob Sep 2013 #20

Fuck. blackspade Sep 2013 #21

Will this finally be the 'fuck you' from Obama that even the true believers will concede? truebrit71 Sep 2013 #25

I have too. He is Bill Clinton. JRLeft Sep 2013 #26

True believers will never concede. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #40

The same Lawrence Summers who said Africa wasn't polluted enough? arcane1 Sep 2013 #27

Update:Fed Chief Summers? White House Says Not So Fast n2doc Sep 2013 #28

GROSS! nt valerief Sep 2013 #29

I observe that NOBODY questioned the veracity of the story... brooklynite Sep 2013 #30

I observe YOU avoid giving YOUR opinion of Summers for this position. Divernan Sep 2013 #34

So what is your opinion of Summers? Harmony Blue Sep 2013 #35

UPDATE - Summers withdraws from consideration... brooklynite Sep 2013 #42

He'll appoint who he's told to appoint LiberalLovinLug Sep 2013 #32

not just no- FUCK NO!!! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #37