“I don't think that Chinese ownership of U.S. assets is so large as to put our country at risk economically.” Quote by Ben Bernanke
“If current trends continue, the typical U.S. worker will be considerably more productive several decades from now. Thus, one might argue that letting future generations bear the burden of population aging is appropriate, as they will likely be richer than we are even taking that burden into account.” IfsMightGenerationsBearsAccountsAgingWorkersPopulationCurrentsBurdenDecadesArguingProductiveAppropriateTrendsTypicalFuture Generation Author:Ben Bernanke
“The Federal Reserve is not currently forecasting a recession.” ReservesRecessionsFederal ReserveForecasting Author:Ben Bernanke
“The GSEs are adequately capitalized. They are in no danger of failing.” FailingDanger Author:Ben Bernanke
“The risk that the economy has entered a substantial downturn appears to have diminished over the past month or so.” PastEconomyRiskMonthsOver The PastDownturn Author:Ben Bernanke
“The financial crisis appears to be mostly behind us, and the economy seems to have stabilized and is expanding again.” SeemsBehindsEconomyCrisisFinancialExpandingFinancial Crisis Author:Ben Bernanke
“Although low inflation is generally good, inflation that is too low can pose risks to the economy - especially when the economy is struggling.” StruggleEconomyRiskLowsInflation Author:Ben Bernanke
“One might as well try to perform brain surgery with a sledgehammer.” TryingWellsMightBrainSurgeryBrain Surgery Author:Ben Bernanke