| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MAY 24, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
Mr. Rubin Went to Washington DECEMBER, 1992 Rubin sells President-elect Clinton on a ''bond-market strategy''--to spur the economy by cutting the deficit and bringing down interest rates. JAN. 20, 1993 Rubin becomes director of National Economic Council. JAN. 10, 1995 Rubin named Treasury Secretary amid the Mexican peso crisis. Taps Treasury funds to bail out lenders--earning GOP enmity. DECEMBER, 1995 Angry Republicans threaten to impeach Rubin for his actions to keep government afloat during shutdown over budget impasse. JULY 1997 Devaluation of the Thai baht sets off Asian financial crisis. JUNE 17, 1998 Rubin intervenes to prop up the yen and head off another round of Asian devaluations. APRIL, 1999 Rubin helps persuade Clinton not to push for China's entry into the World Trade Organization. MAY 12, 1999 Rubin announces his resignation, effective July 4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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It's Summers Time TABLE: Summers vs. Rubin on the Issues TABLE: Who Is Larry Summers? Commentary: Triumph of an Eat-Your-Spinach Secretary TABLE: Mr. Rubin Went to Washington INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online | |||
