Risk Quotes by Ben Bernanke

The risk that the economy has entered a substantial downturn appears to have diminished over the past month or so.

— Ben Bernanke

Uncertainty is seen to retard investment independently of considerations of risk or expected return.

— Ben Bernanke

In the future, financial firms of any type whose failure would pose a systemic risk must accept especially close regulatory scrutiny of…

— Ben Bernanke

Although low inflation is generally good, inflation that is too low can pose risks to the economy - especially when the economy…

— Ben Bernanke

I don't think that Chinese ownership of U.S. assets is so large as to put our country at risk economically.

— Ben Bernanke

The best approach here, if at all possible, is to use supervisory and regulatory methods to restrain undue risk-taking and to make…

— Ben Bernanke

The risk exists that, with aggregate demand exhibiting considerable momentum, output could overshoot its sustainable path, leading ultimately in the absence of…

— Ben Bernanke

Evolutionary psychologists suggest that humans experienced evolutionary benefits from brain developments that included aversion to loss and risk and from instincts for…

— Ben Bernanke

The actions taken by central banks and other authorities to stabilize a panic in the short run can work against stability in…

— Ben Bernanke

Home purchases that are very highly leveraged or unaffordable subject the borrower and lender to a great deal of risk. Moreover, even…

— Ben Bernanke

To be sure, the provision of liquidity alone can by no means solve the problems of credit risk and credit losses; but…

— Ben Bernanke

Given the central role of effective, firmwide risk management in maintaining strong financial institutions, it is clear that supervisors must redouble their…

— Ben Bernanke