Given our inevitably incomplete knowledge about key structural aspects of our ever-changing economy and the sometimes asymmetric costs or benefits of particular outcomes, a central bank.
ALAN GREENSPANTo succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education – literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills.
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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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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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It keeps interest rates lower than they otherwise would be and frees savings to finance increases in the capital stock, thereby boosting productivity and real incomes.
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No matter how skillful the trading scheme, over the long haul, abnormal returns are sustained only through abnormal exposure to risk.
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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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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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Fiat money in extremis is accepted by nobody. Gold is always accepted.
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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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Since I’ve become a central banker, I’ve learned to mumble with great incoherence.
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But rules cannot substitute for character.
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The very nature of finance is that it cannot be profitable unless it is significantly leveraged… and as long as there is debt, there can be failure and contagion.
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And she always has so much fun doing it. We make a good team.
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It has been my experience that competency in mathematics, both in numerical manipulations and in understanding its conceptual foundations.
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Regulators have not been able to achieve the level of future clarity required to act pre-emptively.
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The Iraq War is largely about oil.
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