Quotes About Ben

It was hard to ignore that kind of talk, and I worried that people would be misled by the absurd claims and charges

I told the other central bankers I appreciated their support. It was more than lip service. Each

Lloyd was obviously very bright, and I found his insights into market developments particularly useful.

interest. It looked like negotiations would wrap up over the weekend.

However, without government funding, its scope was necessarily limited. The

Hank's statements were to some extent beside the point,

and he excelled at the diplomacy required of him by Europe's crisis.

But Sheila came very close to characterizing anyone not fully in support of her plan as an opponent of foreclosure relief in general.

During our conversation, I was surprised to learn of his affinity for Wagnerian opera.

Larry is known for being blunt, to put it mildly, and he seemed to be warning against rescuing Bear.

Once again, the president expressed his full support for us.

it accounted for only a tiny share of eurozone trade and investment.

In Hank's proposal, this broad role would fall to the Fed,

The principles in his speech seemed sensible and pragmatic to me.

When not consulting or traveling to speak at meetings and conferences, I work on various projects at the Brookings Institution

also worried about possible spillover effects,

I took slight comfort from the fact that he hadn't said we had gone over the edge of our lawful power.

But before Congress had an opportunity to give serious consideration to these issues, Lehman had failed,

Fortunately, permanent staff members provided continuity.

we offered guidance, albeit vague, on our own expectations for monetary policy. We

I had a friendly, though not particularly close, relationship with President Bush.

He spoke with expertise, but perhaps also from a perspective influenced by his post-Fed positions.

Jorgenson was invited to testify to Congress on the subject and he took me along.

There was absolutely no truth to the rumor,