Bank Quote by Robert J. Shiller

I'm just opposed to a pure inflation-only mandate in which the only thing a central bank cares about is inflation and not employment.

— Janet Yellen

We are on a crazy strategy with our central bank. It's good to have alternative ecosystems. It's not that the dollar will go away,…

— Patrick M. Byrne

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

It is a sobering fact that the prominence of central banks in this century has coincided with a general tendency towards more inflation, not…

— Paul Volcker

If we were to underrun our inflation objective over a period of time that we tried to increase interest rates, I think that would…

— Charles L. Evans

I don't think central banks are going to give up fiat currency anytime in my lifetime.

— Brad Garlinghouse

Of course, looking tough on inflation is part of any central banker's job description: if investors believe that inflation is going to get out…

— James Surowiecki

The principle that a central bank, charged with controlling inflation, should be independent from the government is unassailable. It may also be true that…

— Janet Yellen

Government should eschew suasion and directives to banks on interest rates that run counter to monetary policy actions.

— Urjit Patel

I will say this: the central banks can actually support growth beyond a point. When there is no inflation, they can cut interest rates,…

— Raghuram Rajan

I think the Fed is not designed to have effective tools to deal with the economy. It should settle for just controlling the money…

— Jeremy Grantham

However, in spite of the general perception that monetary policy should be conducted so as to avert deflation, a central bank cannot lower interest…

— Toshihiko Fukui