373 Quotes by Ben Bernanke

a forecast about the future evolution of policy, not an unconditional commitment.

One may aspire to succeed Chairman Greenspan but it will not be possible to replace him,

Of course, a decision to take no action at a particular meeting does not preclude action at subsequent meetings.

The one thing people don't appreciate, I think, is that central banking is not a new development. It's been around for a very long time.

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

After a long period in which the desired direction for inflation was always downward, the industrialized world's central banks must today try to avoid major changes in the inflation rate in either direction.

The most recent evidence ... suggests that the economic expansion remains on track.

Only a strong economy can create higher asset values and sustainably good returns for savers.

Deflation can be particularly dangerous when a financial system is shaky, with household and corporate balance sheets in poor shape and banks undercapitalized and heavily burdened with bad loans.