Community development has a long history of innovation and learning from experience. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Monetary policy cannot do much about long-run growth, all we can try to do is to try to smooth out periods where… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Growth in U.S. real imports slowed to about 3 percent in 2006, in part reflecting a drop in real terms in imports… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
There's no denying that a collapse in stock prices today would pose serious macroeconomic challenges for the United States. Consumer spending would… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Inflation is certainly low and stable and, measured in unemployment and labour-market slack, the economy has made a lot of progress. The… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Our mission, as set forth by the Congress is a critical one: to preserve price stability, to foster maximum sustainable growth in… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Certainly, 9 percent unemployment and very slow growth is not a good situation. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
The crisis and recession have led to very low interest rates, it is true, but these events have also destroyed jobs, hamstrung… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Most of the policies that support robust economic growth in the long run are outside the province of the central bank. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
It takes about two and a half percent growth just to keep unemployment stable. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
To be sure, faster growth in nominal labor compensation does not necessarily portend higher inflation. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
We do not expect significant spillovers from the subprime market to the rest of the economy or to the financial system. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
In the past, Federal Reserve chairmen have not generally gone directly to the public. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
The U.S. government has a technology, called a printing press (or, today, its electronic equivalent), that allows it to produce as many U.S. dollars… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
The Depression was an incredibly dramatic episode - an era of stock-market crashes, breadlines, bank runs and wild currency speculation, with the storm clouds… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Community development has a long history of innovation and learning from experience. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
To be sure, the provision of liquidity alone can by no means solve the problems of credit risk and credit losses; but it can… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Consumers going through foreclosure typically will see their credit scores drop, raising longer-term questions about their ability to rebound financially and perhaps pursue a… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
If you are not happy with yourself, even the loftiest achievements won't bring you much satisfaction. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
High levels of homeownership have been shown to foster greater involvement in school and civic organizations, higher graduation rates, and greater neighborhood stability. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
...the Federal Reserve has the capacity to operate in domestic money markets to maintain interest rates at a level consistent with our economic goals — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
