History has not dealt kindly with the aftermath of protracted periods of low risk premiums.
ALAN GREENSPANThese days, even out of office, I still read economic reports.
More Alan Greenspan Quotes
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Some succeed for a time. But while there may occasionally be mis-configurations among market prices that allow abnormal returns, they do not persist.
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The recent evidence increasingly suggests that an economic expansion is already well under way, although an array of influences unique to this business cycle seems likely to moderate its speed.
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A decline in the national housing price level would need to be substantial to trigger a significant rise in foreclosures, because the vast majority of homeowners have built up substantial equity in their homes despite large mortgage.
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I love to play tennis and golf, listen to music, watch baseball and root for the Redskins.
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We can guarantee cash benefits as far out and at whatever size you like, but we cannot guarantee their purchasing power.
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I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war is largely about oil.
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If I say something which you understand fully in this regard, I probably made a mistake.
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We will have more crises and none of them will look like this because no two crises have anything in common except human nature.
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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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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 have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well.
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Everyone has one. You have to, to exist you need an ideology. The question is whether it is accurate or not.
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Those of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholders’ equity are in a state of shocked disbelief.
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But material success is possible in this world and far more satisfying when it comes without exploiting others.
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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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