Given the extent of the exposures of major banks around the world to A.I.G., and in light of the extreme fragility of… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Because financially capable consumers ultimately contribute to a stable economic and financial system as well as improve their own financial situations, it's… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Deflation can be particularly dangerous when a financial system is shaky, with household and corporate balance sheets in poor shape and banks… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Our financial system is so complicated and so interactive - so many different markets in different countries and so many sets of… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
The Libor system is structurally flawed. It is a major problem for our financial system and for the confidence in the financial… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
The stress on the financial system in the fall of 2007 was significant, but not so significant as to threaten the overall… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
The lesson of history is that you do not get a sustained economic recovery as long as the financial system is in… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Among other objectives, liquidity guidelines must take into account the risks that inadequate liquidity planning by major financial firms pose for the… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
The role of liquidity in systemic events provides yet another reason why, in the future, a more system wide or macroprudential approach… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Central bankers got it right in the United States in 1987 when they avoided deflationary pressures as well as serious trouble in… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
As we try to make the financial system safer, we must inevitably confront the problem of moral hazard. — 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
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
