ISTANBUL, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Saturday that economic recovery signs are "stronger" and have appeared "sooner" than expected, while reiterating it's too soon to retreat from stimulus programs.

    In a statement issued here, Geithner said global financial conditions have improved "dramatically."

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner gestures as he sits for an interview at the Newseum in Washington, October 1, 2009.

The U.S. housing market has stabilized, while jobless rate there is still "unacceptably high" and the financial system remains damaged, as a result, it's not the time for governments to roll back stimulus, said the statement