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The financial crisis appears to be mostly behind us, and the economy seems to have stabilized and is expanding again.

Ben Bernanke

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It takes about two and a half percent growth just to keep unemployment stable.

I don't think that Chinese ownership of U.S. assets is so large as to put our country at risk economically.

Among the largest banks, the capital ratios remain good and I don’t expect any serious problems . . . . among the large, internationally active banks that make up a very substantial part of our banking system.

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Under a cold turkey strategy, at each policy meeting the Federal Open Market Committee would make its best guess about where it ultimately wants the funds rate to be and would move to that rate in a single step.

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I assure this committee that, if I am confirmed, I will be strictly independent of all political influences... essential to that institution's ability to function effectively and achieve its mandated objectives.

In the future, my communications with the public and with the markets will be entirely through regular and formal channels.

The Federal Reserve will not monetize the debt.

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Nobody really understands gold prices and I don't pretend to understand them either.

I am very proud of my nerd-dom.

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