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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.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Address Confidence Financial Financial System Flawed Major Major Problem Need Our Problem System

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One would be forgiven for concluding that the assumed benefits of financial innovation are not all they were cracked up to be.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Assumed Benefits Cracked Financial Forgiven Innovation Up Were Would

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The Fed needs an approach that consolidates the gains of the Greenspan years and ensures that those successful policies will continue - even if future Fed chairmen are less skillful or less committed to price stability than Mr. Greenspan has been.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Approach Been Committed Continue Even Fed Future Gains Less Needs Policies Price Skillful Stability Successful Than Those Will Years Mr

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Given the extent of the exposures of major banks around the world to A.I.G., and in light of the extreme fragility of the system, there was a significant risk that A.I.G.'s failure could have sparked a global banking panic.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Around Banking Banks Could Extent Extreme Failure Fragility Given Global Light Major Panic Risk Significant System World

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A.I.G. was even larger than Lehman, with a substantial presence in derivatives and debt markets, as well as in insurance markets.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Debt Derivatives Even Insurance Larger Markets Presence Substantial Than Well

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A collapse in U.S. stock prices certainly would cause a lot of white knuckles on Wall Street.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Cause Certainly Collapse Knuckle Lot Prices Stock Street Wall Wall Street White Would

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After the 1929 crash, the Federal Reserve mistakenly focused its policies on preserving the gold value of the dollar rather than on stabilizing the domestic economy.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: After Crash Dollar Domestic Economy Federal Federal Reserve Focused Gold Policies Preserving Rather Reserve Than Value

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The downturn following the collapse of Japan's so-called bubble economy of the 1980s was not as severe as the Great Depression.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Bubble Collapse Depression Economy Following Great Great Depression Japan Severe So-Called 1980S

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Central bankers got it right in the United States in 1987 when they avoided deflationary pressures as well as serious trouble in the banking system.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Avoided Bankers Banking Central Got Pressures Right Serious States System Trouble United United States Well

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Low and stable inflation in many countries is an important accomplishment that will continue to bring significant benefits.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Accomplishment Benefits Bring Continue Countries Important Inflation Low Many Significant Stable Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: December 13th, 1953

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