Ben Bernanke Quotes

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

We live in an era where the global capital markets are the super power in the world, and when they move against you as they've moved against Russia, as we've all seen in the ruble, there's nothing that can stop that.

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 want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated.

Derivatives are a huge, complex issue.

My real adversary has no name, no face, no party. It will never be elected, yet it governs - the adversary is the world of finance.

The world is constantly in a race to the top, in terms of there's a limited amount of capital and you've got to figure where it's going. And if your currency is weakening, that means you're paying a load.

Our economy is increasingly dependent on the success and integrity of the financial markets.

Bond traders now veto presidents.

All the banks in Christendom could not control money.

The institution of a bank has also a natural relation to the regulation of trade between the States, in so far as it is conducive to the creation of a convenient medium of exchange between them, and to the keeping up a full circulation, by preventing the frequent displacement of the metals in reciprocal remittances Money is the very hinge on which commerce turns. And this does not merely mean gold and silver; many other things have served the purpose, with different degrees of utility. Paper has been extensively employed.

… international confidence is the foundation stone of international credit, and international credit is essential to international trade.

The financial industry may not be synonymous with economics, but it does control a large enough sector of the global economy to sink us all, as was unnervingly demonstrated in 2008.

There's no doubt that decisions made by the leading central banks do affect the global financial markets and, consequently, our situation.

In a world of global trade and integrated capital markets, it is natural for economic and financial shocks and policy actions to be transmitted across borders.

As long as global financial conditions normalize in an orderly fashion, EMEs should have sufficient time to adjust.

I think some people don't truly understand the situation, and they think, you know, the debt limit, it doesn't really mean anything, and they don't understand the implications on the U.S. economy and on the global markets.

My impression of Wall Street growing up was certainly that it was like the big, bad place where all of the men did the bad things with our money.

As much as the banking system may not be terribly popular, it is an essential part of the economy.

The E.U. needs Britain more than Britain needs the E.U. The London Stock Exchange is one of the most powerful financial centers in the world. Frankfurt will never replace it.

Hank Paulson, obviously, had spent his career on Wall Street, had a deep knowledge of the Street, and also was a very forceful personality, had a very good relationship with the president, and was in a very different place, for example, than Ben Bernanke, who is an academic, quiet guy: spent most of his time thinking about monetary policy.

People like, George Soros, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Paul Krugman, Joe Stiglitz, Jeffrey Sax, Dean Baker, Robert Poland, Larry Summers have said they all support a transaction tax.

The Federal Reserve places great importance on our relations with the Bundesbank. Few such relationships have been as important, over the decades, in promoting financial stability and prosperity around the world.

The main long-run contribution monetary policy can make is to provide a stable macroeconomic and financial environment.