Quotes About Bernanke

Bernanke has cultivated this idea that he is a brilliant scholar of The Great Depression, but that's not true at all.

It was easy for the Democrats to attack the wealthy fat cats of Wall Street, the elite, and the privileged people - to portray them as a profiteer of the system, which to some extent, they are. Not because they wanted to, but because Mr. Bernanke enabled them to be profiteers.

During the Greenspan-Bernanke era, the Fed has embraced the view that stability in the economy and stability in prices are mutually consistent. As long as inflation remains at or below its target level, the Fed's modus operandi is to panic at the sight of real or perceived economic trouble and provide emergency relief.

It was later revealed that Fed Chairman Bernanke secretly sent billions over to Europe to save European banks, but zero went to Lehmann.

The Libor system is structurally flawed. It is a major problem for our financial system and for the confidence in the financial system. We need to address it.

The Fed is the biggest enemy of this economy. In fact, Ben Bernanke, as far as I'm concerned, he's public enemy No. 1. We're never going to have a recovery while this guy's in charge.

My resolve against backstopping Fannie and Freddie didn't last long.

Why did Trump's message resonate?

Nobody bought into that philosophy more than WaMu

Nevertheless, the perceived stigma of borrowing from the discount window was and remains a formidable barrier to its effectiveness.

WE THOUGHT THAT our actions at the December 11 meeting would be roughly in sync with investor expectations. The market reaction quickly told us otherwise;

However, by August 16, financial conditions had deteriorated to the point where we were ready to be more aggressive.

market participants grew even more concerned that the Fed wasn't being proactive enough.

I thought that Dodd's comments were less about principle and more a reflection of his assessment that bashing the Fed was politically popular.

The market thinks Bernanke is a rock star!" Bob Pisani of CNBC declared (prematurely, to say the least).

I said that best practices in monetary policy had evolved during the Greenspan years and would continue to evolve. But

And I appreciated the crucial role her agency played in the regulatory system.

AGAIN I went through the vetting process, including even more extensive questioning by the FBI.

I was ambivalent about the proposal for a new consumer protection regulator.

We talked for hours. It was the start of a long and fruitful collaboration and friendship.

Hank's lifetime of contacts in the financial services industry came in handy here.

asking them to refrain from media interviews.

we didn't like to be dependent on Treasury's help in setting monetary policy.

Thousands of letters of protest poured in,