The one thing people don't appreciate, I think, is that central banking is not a new development. It's been around for a… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
History has demonstrated time and again the inherent resilience and recuperative powers of the American economy. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Building a rainy-day fund during good times may not be politically popular, but it can pay off during the bad times. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
In the future, financial firms of any type whose failure would pose a systemic risk must accept especially close regulatory scrutiny of… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
In the future, my communications with the public and with the markets will be entirely through regular and formal channels. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
In the past, Federal Reserve chairmen have not generally gone directly to the public. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
To achieve a more balanced international system over time, countries with excessive and unsustainable trade surpluses will need to allow their exchange… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Economic management involves the operation of economic frameworks in real time - for example, in the private sector, the management of complex… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
I am confident that we will meet whatever challenges the future may bring. — 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
In all likelihood, a significant amount of time will be required to restore the nearly eight and a half million jobs that… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Economics is a highly sophisticated field of thought that is superb at explaining to policymakers precisely why the choices they made 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
