Indeed, in general, healthy investment returns cannot be sustained in a weak economy, and of course it is difficult to save for retirement or other goals without the income from a job.
BEN BERNANKEThe benefit of appointing a hawkish central banker is the increased inflation-fighting credibility that such an appointment brings.
More Ben Bernanke Quotes
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Nobody really understands gold prices and I don’t pretend to understand them either.
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It’s the price of success: people start to think you’re omnipotent.
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While rising delinquencies and foreclosures will continue to weigh heavily on the housing market this year, it will not cripple the U.S.
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I generally leave the details of fiscal programs to the Administration and Congress. That’s really their area of authority and responsibility, and I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to second guess.
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The Fed is totally open.
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Not all information is beneficial.
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I don’t think that Chinese ownership of U.S. assets is so large as to put our country at risk economically.
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I am very proud of my nerd-dom.
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In the future, my communications with the public and with the markets will be entirely through regular and formal channels.
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In fact, the world needs more nerds.
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If your uniform isn’t dirty, you haven’t been in the game.
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Our mission, as set forth by the Congress is a critical one: to preserve price stability, to foster maximum sustainable growth in output and employment, and to promote a stable and efficient financial system that serves all Americans well and fairly.
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Under a cold turkey strategy, at each policy meeting the Federal Open Market Committee would make its best guess about where it ultimately wants the funds rate to be and would move to that rate in a single step.
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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 central bank needs to be able to make policy without short term political concerns.
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