Central bank Quote by Ben Bernanke

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

— Ben Bernanke

The Federal Reserve, like other central banks, wields powerful tools; democratic accountability requires that the public be able to see how and for what…

— Ben Bernanke

There's no denying that a collapse in stock prices today would pose serious macroeconomic challenges for the United States. Consumer spending would slow, and…

— Ben Bernanke

As you know, in the latter part of 2008 and early 2009, the Federal Reserve took extraordinary steps to provide liquidity and support credit…

— Ben Bernanke

We can tell the general public that the gold and foreign currency reserves of the Central Bank are not designed to finance the economy,…

— Vladimir Putin

There are five main purposes of central bank cooperation"..."the provision of international credits and joint efforts to influence asset prices (especially gold and foreign…

— William Smith White

Business cycles lengthened greatly during the 20th century, as central banks learned to manage national economies by raising and lowering interest rates.

— Alex Berenson

What central banks can control is a base and one way they can control the base is via manipulating a particular interest rate, such…

— Milton Friedman

Central banks are choosing to increase their gold holdings as a percentage of total reserves. They obviously think there is a reason to do…

— Peter Schiff

It is clear to me that the financial sector, including CNBC, loves central banks

— Marc Faber

We are privileged that the dollar is the "currency of last resort" and the most important currency in the world. Global commodities are priced…

— Kabir Sehgal

By creating the European Central Bank, the member states exposed their own government bonds to the risk of default. Developed countries that issue bonds…

— George Soros