Disequilibrium Quote by George Soros

I put forward a pretty general theory that financial markets are intrinsically unstable. That we really have a false picture when we think about…

— George Soros

I would say that financial markets are very inefficient, and capable of extremes of being completely dysfunctional.

— Jeremy Grantham

I think financial markets only look after their own interests.

— Marine Le Pen

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

An economy may be in equilibrium from a short-period point of view and yet contain within itself incompatibilities that are soon going to knock…

— Joan Robinson

The generally accepted theory is that financial markets tend towards equilibrium, and...discount the future correctly. I operate using a different theory, according to which…

— George Soros

Markets don't like instability, investors shy away from uncertainty, and consumer confidence goes down in difficult times.

— Richard Quest

Financial markets need to become less, not more, efficient.

— Ha-Joon Chang

There is much more good gained from having a fully functioning financial market than there ever is not having that.

— John Key

The markets don't like instability and they don't like uncertainty.

— Peter Mandelson

I contend that financial markets never reflect the underlying reality accurately; they always distort it in some way or another and the distortions find…

— George Soros

Remember that all financial markets are filled with good but not necessarily innocent people looking after their own self-interests before they look after yours.

— Robert Kiyosaki