Geithner warns against putting brakes on stimulus

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has warned against putting the brakes on economic stimulus measures too quickly, saying that would weaken the economy.

In prepared remarks ahead of a Saturday news conference, Geithner says that "unemployment will rise, more businesses will fail, budget deficits will rise, and the ultimate cost of the crisis will be greater" if expansionary measures are stopped too soon.

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