Between the Community Redevelopment Act, requiring banks to make what I would call very weak loans, and specific quotas that the Congress imposed on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, that created the market demand that really led to the subprime… — Wilbur Ross Copy Share Image
The E.U., China, and Japan all talk free trade, and they all practice protectionism. — Wilbur Ross Copy Share Image
We're in a trade war. We've been in a trade war for decades. That's why we have the deficit. — Wilbur Ross Copy Share Image
Everybody talks about tariffs as the first thing. Tariffs are the last thing. Tariffs are part of the negotiation. The real trick is going… — Wilbur Ross Copy Share Image
We'll be aggressive on trade because we know that deals that have been made historically have resulted in the great loss of manufacturing jobs,… — Wilbur Ross Copy Share Image
If people know you have the big bazooka, you probably don't have to use it. — Wilbur Ross Copy Share Image
The United States is the least protectionist country in the world but has the largest trade deficit, while other countries are highly protectionist and… — Wilbur Ross Copy Share Image
Banking, I would argue, is the most heavily regulated industry in the world. Regulations don't solve things. Supervision solves things. — Wilbur Ross Copy Share Image
Barring some national security concern, I see no valid reason to keep peer-reviewed research from the public. To be clear, by 'peer review,' I… — Wilbur Ross Copy Share Image
China is the most protectionist country of the very large countries. They talk more about free trade than they actually practice. — Wilbur Ross Copy Share Image
Ships are a strange kind of commodity because they're very lumpy, very big individual units, but they're commodities. — Wilbur Ross Copy Share Image
