Quote

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.

Ben Bernanke

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Ben Bernanke
Age: 70
Born: 1953
Born: December 13
Banker
Economist
Politician
Professor
Teacher
Augusta
Georgia
Ben Shalom Bernanke
Benjamin Shalom Bernanke
Remain
Internationally
Problem
Expect
Ratios
Make
Large
Substantial
Good
Among
Largest
Problems
Banking
Serious
Banks
Capital
System
Active
Part

More quotes by Ben Bernanke

Image
I am very proud of my nerd-dom.
Ben Bernanke
Image
I served seven years as the chair of the Princeton economics department where I had responsibility for major policy decisions, such as whether to serve bagels or doughnuts at the department coffee hour.
Ben Bernanke
Image
Over the years, the U.S. economy has shown a remarkable ability to absorb shocks of all kinds, to recover, and to continue to grow.
Ben Bernanke
Image
I and others were mistaken early on in saying that the subprime crisis would be contained. The causal relationship between the housing problem and the broad financial system was very complex and difficult to predict.
Ben Bernanke
Image
Speaking as somebody who has been happily married for 35 years, I can't imagine any choice more consequential for a lifelong journey than the choice of a traveling companion.
Ben Bernanke
Image
Every effort needs to be made to try and offset the costs of Katrina and Rita by reductions in other government programs, especially those that are wasteful, duplicative and ineffective.
Ben Bernanke
Image
If I am confirmed, I am confident that my colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee and I will maintain the focus on long-term price stability as monetary policy's greatest contribution to general economic prosperity and maximum employment.
Ben Bernanke
Image
Life is amazingly unpredictable any 22-year-old who thinks they know where they will be in 10 years, much less in 30, is simply lacking imagination.
Ben Bernanke
Image
One might as well try to perform brain surgery with a sledgehammer.
Ben Bernanke
Image
If Wall Street crashes, does Main Street follow? Not necessarily.
Ben Bernanke
Image
Our mission, as set forth by the Congress is a critical one: to preserve price stability, to foster maximum sustainable growth in output and employment, and to promote a stable and efficient financial system that serves all Americans well and fairly.
Ben Bernanke
Image
If you want to understand geology, study earthquakes. If you want to understand the economy, study the Depression.
Ben Bernanke
Image
The financial crisis appears to be mostly behind us, and the economy seems to have stabilized and is expanding again.
Ben Bernanke
Image
The more guidance a central bank can provide the public about how policy is likely to evolve the greater the chance that market participants will make appropriate inferences.
Ben Bernanke
Image
September and October of 2008 was the worst financial crisis in global history, including the Great Depression.
Ben Bernanke
Image
The Federal Reserve will not monetize the debt.
Ben Bernanke
Image
The benefit of appointing a hawkish central banker is the increased inflation-fighting credibility that such an appointment brings.
Ben Bernanke
Image
It's true that the Federal Reserve faces a lot of political pressure and is unpopular in many circles.
Ben Bernanke
Image
The crisis and recession have led to very low interest rates, it is true, but these events have also destroyed jobs, hamstrung economic growth and led to sharp declines in the values of many homes and businesses.
Ben Bernanke
Image
It's the price of success: people start to think you're omnipotent.
Ben Bernanke