We do not expect significant spillovers from the subprime market to the rest of the economy or to the financial system.
BEN BERNANKEThe benefit of appointing a hawkish central banker is the increased inflation-fighting credibility that such an appointment brings.
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September and October of 2008 was the worst financial crisis in global history, including the Great Depression.
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If you are asking me if I would advocate that the Chinese go to greater flexibility in their exchange rate, I certainly would.
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In a manner as nearly consistent as possible with full utilization of economic resources and low and stable inflation. In other words, the best way to get out of trouble is not to get into it in the first place.
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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 don’t see much evidence of an equity bubble.
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Life is amazingly unpredictable; any 22-year-old who thinks they know where they will be in 10 years, much less in 30, is simply lacking imagination.
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It’s the price of success: people start to think you’re omnipotent.
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The crisis in Europe has affected the US economy by acting as a drag on our exports, weighing on business and consumer confidence and pressuring US financial markets and institutions.
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Weaker currencies abroad mean a strong dollar, and a stronger dollar, together with a weak global environment, is a drag on the U.S. econom.
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Over the years, the U.S. economy has shown a remarkable ability to absorb shocks of all kinds, to recover, and to continue to grow.
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Speaking as somebody who has been happily married for 35 years, I can’t imagine any choice more consequential for a lifelong journey than the choice of a traveling companion.
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How much would you pay to avoid a second Depression?
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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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Developments in financial markets can have broad economic effects felt by many outside the markets.
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A gold standard doesn’t imply stability in the prices of the goods and services that people buy every day, it implies a stability in the price of gold itself.
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