It has been my experience that competency in mathematics, both in numerical manipulations and in understanding its conceptual foundations.
ALAN GREENSPANHistory demonstrates that participants in financial markets are susceptible to waves of optimism.
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If we allow terrorism to undermine our freedom of action, we could reverse at least part of the palpable gains achieved by postwar globalization. It is incumbent upon us not to allow that to happen.
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Anyone willing to do what is required to become president of the United States is thereby barred from taking that office. I’m only half joking
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The Iraq War is largely about oil.
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I guess I should warn you, if I turn out to be particularly clear, you’ve probably misunderstood what I’ve said.
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I was raising the question on the side with Governor Mullins of what would happen if the Treasury sold a little gold in this market.
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American consumers might benefit if lenders provided greater mortgage product alternatives to the traditional fixed-rate mortgage.
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We ought to be opening up our borders to skilled labour from all parts of the world because [the state of the world is as follows: ].
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In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation.
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The companies could hire the educated workers they need. And those workers would compete with high-income people, driving more income equality.
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I’ve been in and out of Wall Street since 1949, and I’ve never seen the type of animosity between government and Wall Street. And I’m not sure where it comes from, but I suspect it’s got to do with a general schism in this society which is really becoming ever more destructive.
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This decade is strewn with examples of bright people who thought they built a better mousetrap that could consistently extract abnormal returns from the financial markets.
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Any informed borrower is simply less vulnerable to fraud and abuse.
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No one has ever eliminated any of that stuff.
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The recent period has been marked by a transformation to an economy that is more productive as competitive forces become increasingly intense and new technologies raise the efficiency of our businesses…
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Productivity is notoriously difficult to predict.
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