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There are a number of institutions globally where the Federal Reserve typically leads the U.S. effort to work with financial regulators from other countries, and we try to, to the extent possible, establish international standards for how - the amount of capital a bank should hold, for example, or how much.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Amount Bank Capital Countries Effort Establish Example Extent Federal Federal Reserve Financial For Example Globally Hold How How Much Institutions International Leads Much Number Other Other Countries Possible Reserve Should Standards Try Where Work

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In the past, Federal Reserve chairmen have not generally gone directly to the public.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Directly Federal Federal Reserve Generally Gone In The Past Past Public Reserve

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I and others were mistaken early on in saying that the subprime crisis would be contained. The causal relationship between the housing problem and the broad financial system was very complex and difficult to predict.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Between Broad Causal Complex Contained Crisis Difficult Early Financial Financial System Housing Mistaken Others Predict Problem Relationship Saying System Very Were Would

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You want to put the fire out first and then worry about the fire code.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: About Code Fire First Out Put Then Want Worry You

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Textbooks describe economics as the study of the allocation of scarce resources. That definition may be the 'what,' but it certainly is not the 'why.'

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Allocation Certainly Definition Describe Economics May Resources Scarce Study Textbooks Why

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We should see better and more direct measurements of economic well being.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Being Better Direct Economic Measurements More See Should Well Well Being

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As you know, in the latter part of 2008 and early 2009, the Federal Reserve took extraordinary steps to provide liquidity and support credit market functioning, including the establishment of a number of emergency lending facilities and the creation or extension of currency swap agreements with 14 central banks around the world.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Agreements Around Banks Central Creation Credit Currency Early Emergency Establishment Extension Extraordinary Facilities Federal Federal Reserve Including Know Latter Lending Liquidity Market Number Part Provide Reserve Steps Support Swap Took World You

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Clear communication is always important in central banking, but it can be especially important when economic conditions call for further policy stimulus but the policy rate is already at its effective lower bound.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Always Banking Bound Call Central Clear Communication Conditions Economic Effective Further Important Lower Policy Rate Stimulus

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Because financially capable consumers ultimately contribute to a stable economic and financial system as well as improve their own financial situations, it's clear that the Federal Reserve has a significant stake in financial education.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Because Capable Clear Consumers Contribute Economic Education Federal Federal Reserve Financial Financial System Financially Improve Own Reserve Significant Situations Stable Stake System Ultimately Well

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If Australia finds it has a strong Australian dollar, and it has higher unemployment, then it would have to respond, and that would either be by increasing domestic demand or by weakening its own currency.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Australia Australian Currency Demand Dollar Domestic Either Finds Higher Increasing Own Respond Strong Then Unemployment Weakening Would

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: December 13th, 1953

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