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The Federal Reserve has never suffered any losses in the course of its normal lending to banks and, now, to primary dealers.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Any Banks Course Dealers Federal Federal Reserve Lending Losses Never Normal Now Primary Reserve Suffered

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To minimize market uncertainty and achieve the maximum effect of its policies, the Federal Reserve is committed to providing the public as much information as possible about the uses of its balance sheet, plans regarding future uses of its balance sheet, and the criteria on which the relevant decisions are based.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: About Achieve Balance Based Committed Criteria Decisions Effect Federal Federal Reserve Future Information Market Maximum Minimize Much Plans Policies Possible Providing Public Regarding Relevant Reserve Sheet Uncertainty Uses Which

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The public in many countries is understandably concerned by the commitment of substantial government resources to aid the financial industry when other industries receive little or no assistance. This disparate treatment, unappealing as it is, appears unavoidable.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Aid Appears Assistance Commitment Concerned Countries Disparate Financial Government Industries Industry Little Many Other Public Receive Resources Substantial Treatment Unavoidable

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In the future, financial firms of any type whose failure would pose a systemic risk must accept especially close regulatory scrutiny of their risk-taking.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Accept Any Close Failure Financial Future Must Pose Regulatory Risk Risk-Taking Scrutiny Type Whose Would

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The Federal Reserve has always recognized the importance of allowing markets to work, and government oversight of financial firms will never be fully effective without the aid of strong market discipline.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Aid Allowing Always Discipline Effective Federal Federal Reserve Financial Fully Government Importance Market Markets Never Oversight Recognized Reserve Strong Will Without Work

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If bankers become overly conservative in response to past lending mistakes - or if examiners force such behavior - it will hurt bankers' own long-term interests and the economy in general.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Bankers Become Behavior Conservative Economy Force General Hurt Interests Lending Long-Term Mistakes Overly Own Past Response Will

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Banks need to continue to lend to creditworthy borrowers to earn a profit and remain strong.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Banks Continue Earn Lend Need Profit Remain Strong

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Following an extended boom in housing, the demand for homes began to weaken in mid-2005. By the middle of 2006, sales of both new and existing homes had fallen about 15 percent below their peak levels. Homebuilders responded to the fall in demand by sharply curtailing construction.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: About Began Below Boom Both Construction Demand Existing Extended Fall Fallen Following Had Homes Housing Levels Middle New Peak Percent Sales Sharply Weaken

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Rents should begin to decelerate as the demand for owner-occupied housing stabilizes and the supply of rental units increases.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Begin Demand Housing Increases Should Supply Units

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Since World War II, inflation - the apparently inexorable rise in the prices of goods and services - has been the bane of central bankers.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Apparently Bane Bankers Been Central Goods Inexorable Inflation Prices Rise Services Since War World World War World War Ii

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: December 13th, 1953

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