The Gut-feel Of The 55-year

We Cannot Rule Out A Situation In Which A Preemptive Policy Tightening Becomes Necessary, ... Such Caution Seems Especially Warranted With Regard To The Sharp Rise In Equity Prices During The Past Two Years. These Gains Have Obviously Raised Questions Of Sustainability.

The Guiding Purpose Of The Government Regulator Is To Prevent Rather Than To Create Something.

A Decline In The National Housing Price Level Would Need To Be Substantial To Trigger A Significant Rise In Foreclosures, Because The Vast Majority Of Homeowners Have Built Up Substantial Equity In Their Homes Despite Large Mortgage-market Financed Withdrawals Of Home Equity In Recent Years.

Institutions Of The Newer Participants In Global Finance Had Not Been Tested, Until Recently...recent Crisis Have Underscored Certain Financial Structure Vulnerabilities That Are Not Readily Assuaged In The Short Run.

Protectionism Will Do Little To Create Jobs And If Foreigners Retaliate, We Will Surely Lose Jobs.