Continental Quote by Tony Blair

The entire economy, of course, is locked in a down cycle right now. Last time we weathered this was during another Bush presidency in…

— David Talbot

Although there are some parallels to the problems that we're seeing now and what we say back in the '30s, no period is exactly…

— Barack Obama

Fiscal discipline can turn the economy around.

— Jeff Fortenberry

An economy in which most citizens are doing worse year after year - an economy like America's - is not likely to do well…

— Joseph Stiglitz

If you look at how the US economy has suffered over the last 15 or 20 years, it's in significant part because we haven't…

— Jacob Hacker

People think of a business cycle, which is a boom followed by a recession and then automatic stabilizers revive the economy. But this time…

— Michael Hudson

We are currently gradually stabilizing our economy.

— Vladimir Putin

“This crisis didn’t have to happen. America had a boom-and-bust cycle from the 1790s to the 1930s, with a financial panic every ten to…

— Elizabeth Warren

The Broader interpretation that often seems to underlie the new economy label is that we are witnessing a more fundamental change in the paradigm.…

— Laurence Meyer

How is it having more control if we have a recession as the Bank of England and IFS say?

— Sadiq Khan

Monetary policy causes booms and busts.

— Edward C. Prescott

“Most economists would concede that, in theory, government has the tools to smooth the business cycle. The problem is that fiscal policy is not…

— Charles Wheelan