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The crisis and recession have led to very low interest rates, it is true, but these events have also destroyed jobs, hamstrung economic growth and led to sharp declines in the values of many homes and businesses.

Ben Bernanke

Nobody really understands gold prices and I don’t pretend to understand them either.
BEN BERNANKE

Gold Gold Price
One might as well try to perform brain surgery with a sledgehammer.
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Brain might Trying
Nobody likes to fail but failure is an essential part of life and of learning. If your uniform isn’t dirty, you haven’t been in the game.
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Dirty Essential Games
Although low inflation is generally good, inflation that is too low can pose risks to the economy – especially when the economy is struggling.
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Economy Risk Struggle
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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Important Mean Strong
September and October of 2008 was the worst financial crisis in global history, including the Great Depression.
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Financial October September
I am very proud of my nerd-dom.
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Doms Nerd Proud
The American people are among the most productive in the world. We have the best technologies. We have – great universities. We have entrepreneurs.
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Entrepreneur People Technology World
How much would you pay to avoid a second Depression?
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Borrow Depression Great Pay
We’ve never had a decline in house prices on a nationwide basis. So, what I think what is more likely is that house prices will slow, maybe stabilize, might slow consumption spending a bit. I don’t think it’s going to drive the economy too far from its full employment path, though.
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Employment House Thinking
The more guidance a central bank can provide the public about how policy is likely to evolve the greater the chance that market participants will make appropriate inferences.
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Chance Guidance Inference
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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Employment Financial Growth
The Fed is totally open.
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Fed Feel Open Totally
The GSEs are adequately capitalized. They are in no danger of failing.
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Capitalized Danger Failing
It is not the responsibility of the Federal Bank – nor would it be appropriate – to protect lenders and investors from the consequences of their decisions
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Decision Economics Responsibility
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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Best Economic Inflation Resources Way

The crisis and recession have led to very low interest rates, it is true, but these events have also destroyed jobs, hamstrung economic growth and led to sharp declines in the values of many homes and businesses.

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The crisis and recession have led to very low interest rates, it is true, but these events have also destroyed jobs, hamstrung economic growth and led to sharp declines in the values of many homes and businesses.

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