Aspect Quote by George Soros

The financial system has to be regulated, we have to end with the tax havens, and it's necessary that the central banks in the…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

I have always thought and I still think that the Central Bank should act independently. Indeed, it does, you can take my word. I…

— Vladimir Putin

Opponents of central-bank intervention are right about one thing: monetary financing carries serious risks. In order to ensure that it is as safe and…

— Gita Gopinath

If a debt crisis results from government profligacy and mismanagement, rather than from a market failure, it is true that the central bank should…

— Gita Gopinath

Whenever there is a a financial crisis, it is always the banks that get hit.

— Gordon Wu

The Central Bank has a lot to handle and it is best not to interfere with its competence.

— Vladimir Putin

The job of the Central Bank is to worry.

— Alice Rivlin

Throughout the 19th century, when there was a laissez-faire mentality and insufficient regulation, you had one crisis after another. Each crisis brought about some…

— George Soros

The financial crisis was linked to the fact that banks had excessive leverage and too many risky assets. The solution is not to try…

— John Paulson

And as a matter of fact, governments don't act, governments only react. The bankers make the decisions, and then governments decide how are we…

— Robert Anton Wilson

Financial crises require governments.

— Timothy Geithner

You could argue the banks are much better capitalised than they were going into the crisis, and everyone's in a much more vigilant state…

— Michael Lewis