Credit-default Swaps, I Think, Have

We As Central Bankers Need Not Be Concerned If A Collapsing Financial Asset Bubble Does Not Threaten To Impair The Real Economy, Its Production, Jobs And Price Stability.

As Long As We Issue Fiat Currency, I See No Alternative To A Legal Tender Law.

Any Onset Of Increased Investor Caution Elevates Risk Premiums And, As A Consequence, Lowers Asset Values And Promotes The Liquidation Of The Debt That Supported Higher Asset Prices, ... This Is The Reason That History Has Not Dealt Kindly With The Aftermath Of Protracted Periods Of Low Risk Premiums.

Nor Can Private Counterparties Restrict Supplies Of Gold, Another Commodity Whose Derivatives Are Often Traded Over-the-counter, Where Central Banks Stand Ready To Lease Gold In Increasing Quantities Should The Price Rise.

People Dont Realize That We Cannot Forecast The Future. What We Can Do Is Have Probabilities Of What Causes What, But Thats As Far As We Go. And Ive Had A Very Successful Career As A Forecaster, Starting In 1948 Forward. The Number Of Mistakes I Have Made Are Just Awesome. There Is No Number Large Enough To Account For That.