28 Quotes by Robert Hormats

The refineries are going flat out and additional crude is not going to be able to go through those refineries right away, ... It's a good thing to show to the OPEC countries that we're doing something ourselves to increase supply, but it may not achieve much in the near term.

Learning from the American experience, governments around the world have developed national innovation policies and programs to accelerate their economic prosperity and to help their citizens and companies compete globally.

If it starts to cascade from one country to another, it will reduce the efficiency of the global economy and slow down the pace of activity.

He will reach out to a broader range of people to hear their point of view. The worst way to serve the president is to narrow the range of advice he is exposed to.

There is a strong, long-term American interest in closer economic, trade and financial relations with China, ... Business Day.

He's got his antennae up all the time.

He is very, very good about getting lots of information from people who actually run companies, who actually make financial and business decisions. ... When he sees them socially, he'll find out what's on their minds. He does that a lot. And people in turn are very discreet and they don't turn around and say he's called them.

It is already putting downward pressure on the dollar and that will be a concern so they'll have to talk about trade and they'll have to talk about exchange rate stability,

I think the Fed's watching Asia very closely right now. The impact of Asia is still to be felt and that's one factor among many that will keep the Fed from raising rates.