Deals Quote by George Soros

Boom and bust is a term that applied to the Conservative years and two of the worst recessions in history.

— Gordon Brown

The boom is called good business, prosperity, and upswing. Its unavoidable aftermath, the readjustment of conditions to the real data of the market, is…

— Ludwig von Mises

The 'boom-bust' cycle is generated by monetary intervention in the market, specifically bank credit expansion to business.

— Murray Rothbard

Monetary policy causes booms and busts.

— Edward C. Prescott

“Boom/bust cycles are not inevitable and would not occur were it not for the inflationary monetary policies that always precede recessions.”

— Peter Schiff

In certain circumstances, financial markets can affect the so-called fundamentals which they are supposed to reflect. When that happens, markets enter into a state…

— George Soros

The culture of self-gratification and deregulation that began during the Clinton years and continued under President George W. Bush led to the bursting of…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Concentrating wealth in the hands of the few and deregulating financial institutions and practices lead to speculative bubbles that eventually burst - and that…

— Jennifer Granholm

Market capitalism survived and prospered after the boom-bust industrial revolution of the 19th century, and the Great Depression and world wars of the 20th…

— Mark Skousen

If there is one common theme to the vast range of crises...it is that excessive debt accumulation, whether it be by the government, banks,…

— Carmen Reinhart

Even when [Federal Reserve Chairman Ben] Bernanke said the recession was over ... you think that would have been a bigger boom somewhere, but…

— Bill Maher

The last 15 years we had one of the biggest economic booms. But I think a few bubbles have burst in a few countries.…

— Gavin Friday