Stephen Hawking Quotes

An attack on the scale of Sept. 11 would rock the markets and the economy.

A U.K. vote to exit the European Union could have significant economic repercussions.

All roads lead to Wall Street, but we feel the effects of Wall Street on every street corner. Certainly in Syracuse, N.Y., where I live.

The global economic outlook remains fragile and uncertain. Global economic imbalances persist and we must address them or risk future instability.

I mean, Iceland is Iceland. It can't do damage to anybody unless you're Icelandic. But the United States can drag down the entire western economy. And I think what we are seeing is simply a reflection of reality. This is not, I'm sorry, but this is not a AAA nation.

The crisis in Europe has affected the U.S. economy by acting as a drag on our exports, weighing on business and consumer confidence, and pressuring U.S. financial markets and institutions.

In 2009, at the height of the global economic crisis, it was clear that we were seeing something new: the impacts of the crisis were flowing across borders at unprecedented velocity.

But the world is ever more interdependent. Stock markets and economies rise and fall together. Confidence is the key to prosperity. Insecurity spreads like contagion. So people crave stability and order.

I can calculate the movement of the stars, but not the madness of men.

Nearly every one of the foreign financial crises of recent decades has led to an increase in the U. S. trade deficit.

Bond traders now veto presidents.

Markets are self-regulating only because some brave investors are prepared to bet against the market trend.

There are two things that can disrupt the American economy. One is a war. The other is a meeting of The Federal Reserve Board.

Science in our technical age has social, economic, and political functions, and however remote one's own work is from technical application it is a link in the chain of actions and decisions which determine the fate of the human race.

The Ultimate Mystery: Why the universe ever existed at all.

There may be a recession in stock prices, but not anything in the nature of a crash..

This crash is not going to have much effect on business.

Looking at the stock market to understand the economy is like studying a manic depressive in order to understand human nature.

I think Brexit is disappointing from an economic perspective.

Even if the Brits decide to remain, we will have to avoid a contagion on other countries.

The lesson of 2008 is that ultimately our markets are driven by confidence.

Some of the people in finance touch enormous parts of the economy.

Whenever global economy is reasonably doing well, the investment flows.

If Tung Chee-hwa dies, the stock market will take off.

I don't think the U.K. should leave the E.U. I think it would be a disaster for our economy, and it would lead to a decade of economic and political uncertainty at a time when the tectonic plates of global success are moving.