“The U.S. financial markets had always been either corrupt or about to be corrupted.” — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
A second reason why science cannot replace judgement is the behavior of financial markets. — Martin Feldstein Copy Share Image
Let us not be defeated by the tyranny of the world financial markets that threaten peace and democracy everywhere. — Stephane Hessel Copy Share Image
The middle and working classes are paying the debt that the financial markets created. — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
Trillions of dollars every day are being exchanged around the world in all of the financial markets. — Kenneth Lay Copy Share Image
Making economic policy isn't a popularity contest, especially when financial markets are in a panic. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
I would say that financial markets are very inefficient, and capable of extremes of being completely dysfunctional. — Jeremy Grantham Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, slow and steady in any financial market is actually impossible. — Erik Voorhees Copy Share Image
Taxing financial markets, promoting research and development, and mobilising investments: that means learning our lessons from the financial market crisis and changing… — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
The financial markets are rigged by the big banks, the Federal Reserve, and the Treasury in the interests of the profits of… — Paul Craig Roberts Copy Share Image
The dark comes before dawn. The financial markets are under great pressure because of the lack of leadership during the transition period. — George Soros Copy Share Image
The world economy is more stable than for a generation ... Our hugely sophisticated financial markets match funds with ideas better than… — David Cameron Copy Share Image
Taming the financial markets and winning back democratic control over them is the central condition for creating a new social balance in… — Sigmar Gabriel Copy Share Image
China will continue to adopt multiple measures to advance the reform and opening up of its financial sector so that its financial… — Xi Jinping Copy Share Image
Creating a regulatory system that reflects the modern-day realities of financial markets is not as difficult as it may appear. — Paul Singer Copy Share Image
Countries are not like financial markets. Social change cannot be executed as swiftly as credit-default swaps. You cannot sell short on social… — George Papandreou Copy Share Image
Our escalating debt crisis hurts national security in three key ways: It diminishes our financial 'surge capacity,' it robs our private sector… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
I'm of those who believe that excesses in all matters are not a good idea, whether it's formation of bubbles, whether it's… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
“Certain people make a living from their abilities, such as pilots, plumbers, and lawyers. In other areas, skill is necessary but not… — Rolf Dobelli Copy Share Image
To achieve long-term success over many financial market and economic cycles, observing a few rules is not enough. Too many things change… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
We are all socialists now, it seems. John McCain, David Cameron and Gordon Brown attack bankers' irresponsible behaviour and salaries, and call… — Noreena Hertz Copy Share Image
It's very difficult for any particular segment of the stock market to sustain superior performance. The watch word for our financial markets… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
Part of Obamacare eliminated the private sector financial market that engages in giving college student loans. I mean, now the federal government… — Allen West Copy Share Image
In the past six months, our federal government has devised a dozen strategies to save America's financial markets. Each plan has been… — Michael Enzi Copy Share Image
The full consequences of a default or even the serious prospect of default by the United States are impossible to predict and… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I think what happened in the last 10 or 15 years in the art market is that all the players - and… — Diego Cortez Copy Share Image
The Harper Government is committed to ensuring that seniors have the skills they need to make solid financial choices. Seniors today face… — Kevin Sorenson Copy Share Image
“Central banks across the globe have been hesitant to recognize bitcoin as a form of money, and Tuesday’s vanishing act isn’t helping.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The government - the ultimate short-term-oriented player - cannot withstand much pain in the economy or the financial markets. Bailouts and rescues… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
“The shame and the downfall of a modern materialistic society is her inability to treasure, care for, admire, adore, cherish, value, revere,… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
Below, we itemize some of the quite different lessons investors seem to have learned as of late 2009 - false lessons, we… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
“All of these agencies were enormously active during the so-called laissez-faire era. As the former CEO of BB&T Bank John Allison notes,… — Don Watkins Copy Share Image
Developments in financial markets can have broad economic effects felt by many outside the markets. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
There is much more good gained from having a fully functioning financial market than there ever is not having that. — John Key Copy Share Image
Our economy is increasingly dependent on the success and integrity of the financial markets. — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
God understands more about the financial markets than many who write about them. — Jean-Claude Juncker Copy Share Image
Our financial markets work best when they are competitive, fair, and transparent. — Kenneth C. Griffin Copy Share Image
If the EU and the US can cooperate successfully on regulating financial markets, everyone else will follow. — John Bruton Copy Share Image
We're trying to improve the consumer financial marketplace one American at a time. — Richard Cordray Copy Share Image
