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Among the largest banks, the capital ratios remain good and I don’t expect any serious problems . . . . among the large, internationally active banks that make up a very substantial part of our banking system.

Ben Bernanke

The risk that the economy has entered a substantial downturn appears to have diminished over the past month or so.
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Months Past Risk
A collapse in U.S. stock prices certainly would cause a lot of white knuckles on Wall Street. But what effect would it have on the broader U.S. economy? If Wall Street crashes, does Main Street follow? Not necessarily.
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Country Stock Street Wall White
With respect to their safety, derivatives, for the most part, are traded among very sophisticated financial institutions and individuals who have considerable incentive to understand them and to use them properly.
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Incentives Safety Use
Achieving price stability is not only important in itself, it is also central to attaining the Federal Reserve’s other mandate objectives of maximum sustainable employment and moderate long-term interest rates.
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Employment Important Long
Monetary policy cannot do much about long-run growth, all we can try to do is to try to smooth out periods where the economy is depressed because of lack of demand
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Growth Long Running
It takes about two and a half percent growth just to keep unemployment stable.
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Growth Two Unemployment
It’s the price of success: people start to think you’re omnipotent.
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People Price Success Thinking
In a manner as nearly consistent as possible with full utilization of economic resources and low and stable inflation. In other words, the best way to get out of trouble is not to get into it in the first place.
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Best Economic Inflation Resources Way
Nobody likes to fail but failure is an essential part of life and of learning. If your uniform isn’t dirty, you haven’t been in the game.
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Dirty Essential Games
If your uniform isn’t dirty, you haven’t been in the game.
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Dirty Game Graduation
Over the years, the U.S. economy has shown a remarkable ability to absorb shocks of all kinds, to recover, and to continue to grow.
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Kind Success Years
I am very proud of my nerd-dom.
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Doms Nerd Proud
If you are asking me if I would advocate that the Chinese go to greater flexibility in their exchange rate, I certainly would.
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Asking Chinese Rate
I come from Main Street, from a small town that’s really depressed.
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Main Street Small Towns
The financial crisis appears to be mostly behind us, and the economy seems to have stabilized and is expanding again.
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Economy Expanding Financial
The central bank needs to be able to make policy without short term political concerns.
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Able Needs Political

Among the largest banks, the capital ratios remain good and I don’t expect any serious problems . . . . among the large, internationally active banks that make up a very substantial part of our banking system.

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Among the largest banks, the capital ratios remain good and I don’t expect any serious problems . . . . among the large, internationally active banks that make up a very substantial part of our banking system.

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