Capacity Quote by Ben Bernanke

We believe that the Federal Reserve has to carry on with a progressive increase in interest rates as a consequence of the American economy.

— Rodrigo Rato

“The Federal Reserve dictated not only the interest rates at which banks could borrow from one another, as it does today, but also the…

— Yaron Brook

There have been times when the Federal Reserve has restricted the money supply and raised interest rates to gain an end, which had much…

— Wright Patman

The Federal Reserve is the overlord of the money supply. If these two are not steering in the same direction, they can either neutralize…

— Wright Patman

If the Federal Reserve pursues a strong dollar at home while the dollar becomes more competitive in global markets, we can achieve both price…

— Martin Feldstein

And we have a Fed that's doing political things. This Janet Yellen of the Fed. The Fed is doing political - by keeping the…

— Donald Trump

Monetary policy is like juggling six balls... it is not 'interest rate up, interest rate down.' There is the exchange rate, there are long…

— Raghuram Rajan

The Federal Reserve has an official commitment to two different policies. One is to prevent inflation from getting too high. The second is to…

— Noam Chomsky

The Fed's ability to raise and lower short-term interest rates is its primary control over the economy.

— Alex Berenson

Paying interest on reserve balances enables the Fed to break the strong link between the quantity of reserves and the level of the federal…

— Janet Yellen

Interest rates are used to achieve overall economic stability.

— Ben Bernanke

The central banks cannot control interest rates. That's a mistake. They can control a particular rate, such as the Federal Funds rate, if they…

— Milton Friedman