Thus, our national circulating medium is now at the mercy of loan transactions of banks, which lend, not money, but promises to… — Irving Fisher Copy Share Image
The bold effort the present (central) bank had made to control the government ... are but premonitions of the fate that await… — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
[When] the market is trying to get to terms with, first, lower global growth, particularly out of emerging markets and China. And,… — Mohamed El-Erian Copy Share Image
The Federal Reserve the privately owned U.S. central bank definitely caused The Great Depression by contracting the amount of currency in circulation… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
The Federal Reserve bank buys government bonds without one penny... — John C. Danforth Copy Share Image
The power to determine the quantity of money... is too important, too pervasive, to be exercised by a few people, however public-spirited,… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Quantitatve easing is NOT going away. Every major country is running a deficit. If they are all net borrowers then who is… — Jeffrey Gundlach Copy Share Image
Unless we have a Central Bank with adequate control of credit resources, this country is going to undergo the most severe and… — Jacob Schiff Copy Share Image
The world changes! So we're in a situation today where the only policymakers that have flexibility are central banks. But they don't… — Mohamed El-Erian Copy Share Image
The Central Bank is constantly purchasing, purchasing and selling and vice versa - this is their job. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Inflation is a monetary phenomenon. It is made by or stopped by the central bank. — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Banks are concerned the central bank is imposing too many regulations. If the trend continues, we'll swing to heavy regulation. We need… — Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Copy Share Image
The money power preys on the nation in times of peace, and conspires against it in times of adversity. It is more… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Nor can private counterparties restrict supplies of gold, another commodity whose derivatives are often traded over-the-counter, where central banks stand ready to… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
There is no reason products and services could not be swapped directly by consumers and producers through a system of direct exchange… — Mervyn King Copy Share Image
My monetary studies have led me to the conclusion that central banks could profitably be replaced by computers geared to provide a… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
This is the joint responsibility of everyone who was involved in the introduction of the euro without understanding the consequences. When the… — George Soros Copy Share Image
Global central banks are working hard to lift their economies through an aggressively easy monetary policy. The ECB [European Central Bank] and… — Mark Zandi Copy Share Image
The Federal Reserve has an official commitment to two different policies. One is to prevent inflation from getting too high. The second… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The goal of the FED, as with all central banks, is three-fold: (1) to protect the largest commercial banks from their depositors,… — Gary North Copy Share Image
If we speak about fundamental things, regulation of the rate is actually the function of the main regulator, namely the function of… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The goal of what Japan's central bank is doing is to create growth. If it actually creates growth, in the long run,… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
I'm blown away. I'm flabbergasted the president [Barack Obama] made the phone call to Rouhani after 30-plus, `79, 33 years or so.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If all currencies are moving up or down together, the question is: relative to what? Gold is the canary in the coal… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image