Ben Bernanke Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“How much would you pay to avoid a second Depression?”

“I am very proud of my nerd-dom.”

“The Federal Reserve's job is to do the right thing, to take the long-run interest of the economy to heart, and that sometimes means being unpopular. But we have to do the right thing.”

“It's true that the Federal Reserve faces a lot of political pressure and is unpopular in many circles.”

“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.”

“The Federal Reserve can only buy Treasuries and agencies, and moreover quantitative easing typically involves buying longer-term Treasuries and agencies in terms of bills, for example.”

“The American people are among the most productive in the world. We have the best technologies. We have great universities. We have entrepreneurs.”

“The amount of currency in circulation is not changing. The money supply is not changing in any significant way.”

“The Fed is totally open.”

“I've never been on Wall Street. And I care about Wall Street for one reason and one reason only because what happens on Wall Street matters to Main Street.”