The more flexible an economy, the greater its ability to self-correct in response to inevitable, often unanticipated, disturbances and thus to contain the size and consequences of cyclical imbalances.
ALAN GREENSPANWithout the triggers, that tax cut is irreponsible fiscal policy. Eventually, I think that will be the consensus view.
More Alan Greenspan Quotes
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In an economy that already has lost some momentum, one must remain alert to the possibility that greater caution and weakening asset values in financial markets could signal or precipitate an excessive softening in household and business spending.
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If I say something which you understand fully in this regard, I probably made a mistake.
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Any informed borrower is simply less vulnerable to fraud and abuse.
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If all currencies are moving up or down together, the question is: relative to what? Gold is the canary in the coal mine.
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If I’ve made myself clear, I’ve misspoken.
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History has not dealt kindly with the aftermath of protracted periods of low risk premiums.
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Gold still represents the ultimate form of payment in the world.
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Even though some down payments are borrowed, it would take a large, and historically most unusual, fall in home prices to wipe out a significant part of home equity.
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Cash is available and we should use that in larger amounts, as is necessary, to solve the problems of the stress of this.
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Improvements in lending practices driven by information technology have enabled lenders to reach out to households with previously unrecognized borrowing capacities.
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I didn’t believe in absolutes, moral or otherwise. If I couldn’t prove a proposition with facts and figures, it was without merit.
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I was a fairly good amateur musician, and I was an average professional. But the one thing I saw was that the big band business was fading.
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Recent episodes in which Fed officials hinted at a shift toward higher interest rates have unleashed significant volatility in markets.
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Nor can private counterparties restrict supplies of gold, another commodity whose derivatives are often traded over-the-counter, where central banks stand ready to lease gold in increasing quantities should the price rise.
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We can see that in the inverse relationship exhibited by price/earnings ratios and the rate of inflation in the past.
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