The crisis in Europe has affected the US economy by acting…

The crisis in Europe has affected the U.S. economy by acting as a drag on our exports, weighing on business and consumer confidence, and…

— Ben Bernanke

Well, I think I was always sort of reflecting where I was and my sense of surroundings and ecology, urban or country, or foreign,…

— Daniel Berrigan

We have known since the Napoleonic wars that crisis in Europe does affect American's daily lives.

— Jake Auchincloss

There is crisis in Europe, where Russia is the principle intriguer and player, which affects a major source of international business and flow of…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Meaningful rules in the consumer credit market can accelerate economic recovery. Rules would increase consumer confidence and, more importantly, weed out all the tricks…

— Elizabeth Warren

This is the crisis! Difficulty getting credit, slow growth, high unemployment, low consumer confidence-these are challenges entrepreneurs can overcome with hard work, smart risk…

— Oliver DeMille

Our cattlemen have given us the safest, most abundant, most affordable beef supply in the world and I trust their judgment. And if you…

— Norm Coleman

I think it's scary for consumer confidence and for confidence in U.S. businesses and potential credit ratings if we don't make sure that we…

— Andy Jassy

I am concerned about any attrition in customer traffic at Starbucks, but I don't want to use the economy, commodity prices or consumer confidence…

— Howard Schultz

I actually think that the economy has got some positives. It's got the market. It's got consumer confidence and it's got banks throwing -…

— Jack Welch

When you have a lot of construction going on, it sends a message of vitality that builds up consumer confidence. It gets people to…

— Mick Cornett

The once-unthinkable loss of the AAA rating will constitute a further hit to already fragile business and consumer confidence.

— Mohamed El-Erian

The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile.

— Julie Bishop

Consumer confidence in an industry can be a very fragile thing. It only takes a few builders who promise but don't deliver, who cheat…

— Virginia Knauer

Markets don't like instability, investors shy away from uncertainty, and consumer confidence goes down in difficult times.

— Richard Quest