The Federal Reserve is not currently forecasting a recession.
BEN BERNANKEIf you are asking me if I would advocate that the Chinese go to greater flexibility in their exchange rate, I certainly would.
More Ben Bernanke Quotes
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The lesson of history is that you do not get a sustained economic recovery as long as the financial system is in crisis.
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The benefit of appointing a hawkish central banker is the increased inflation-fighting credibility that such an appointment brings.
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If Wall Street crashes, does Main Street follow? Not necessarily.
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The more important reason is that the research itself provides an important long-run perspective on the issues that we face on a day-to-day basis.
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The economist John Maynard Keynes said that in the long run, we are all dead. If he were around today he might say that, in the long run, we are all on Social Security and Medicare.
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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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I don’t see much evidence of an equity bubble.
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Investment banks manage to go bankrupt through their investment-banking activities, commercial banks manage to go bankrupt through their commercial-banking activities.
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The people who best use their advantages, or overcome adversity, and work honestly are those most worthy of admiration.
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The risk that the economy has entered a substantial downturn appears to have diminished over the past month or so.
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[Virtual Currencies] may hold long-term promise, particularly if the innovations Promote a faster, more secure and more efficient payment system.
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The risk exists that, with aggregate demand exhibiting considerable momentum, output could overshoot its sustainable path, leading ultimately in the absence of countervailing monetary policy action to further upward pressure on inflation.
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I don’t fully understand movements in the gold price.
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Education – lifelong education for everyone – from toddlers to workers well advanced in their careers – is indeed an excellent investment for individuals and society as a whole.
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I’d throw dollars out of helicopters if I had to, to stimulate the economy.
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