“If you don't have a set of principles that you can explain for what you are doing, then how can anybody know what you're going to do next?” IfsKnowsNextPrinciples Author:David Wessel
“The only reason you would want your currency to fall, if you could control it, is in order to get more exports.” IfsWantReasonOrderFallCurrency Author:David Wessel
“I think it was seen as a symptom that the Chinese leadership may be really scared about their economy.Why would you want to depend more on exports if you're a country that has a stated policy of relying less on exports and more on consumer spending, domestic spending?” IfsThinkingWantMayCountryEconomyPolicyDependsScaredSpendingChineseConsumersSymptoms Author:David Wessel
“It may be that the U.S. stock market starts to rise if people think it's gone far enough.” PeopleIfsThinkingMayEnoughGone Author:David Wessel
“If the government can't get the economy moving again, they have a lot of fundamental problems.” IfsProblemGovernmentMovingEconomyFundamentals Author:David Wessel
“There is also a concern that there is a lack of demand of oil. And so when commodity prices fall, it's good if you happen to be a consumer, but it's sometimes seen as symptom of a weakening economy.” IfsSometimesHappensFallEconomyDemandConcernOilConsumersCommoditySymptomsWeakeningCommodity Prices Author:David Wessel
