Contrary to most experts, including Bernanke, the more aggressive the Fed's policies are, the worse the economy is going to be. If all that is required to revive the economy is pushing more money, then all third-world economies would be very wealthy by now.
- Frank Shostak - Topics: Monetary Policy, Inflation, Central Bank.
I don't believe we shall ever have a good money again before we take the thing out of the hands of government, that is, we can't take them violently out of the hands of government, all we can do is by some sly roundabout way introduce something that they can't stop.
- Friedrich A. Hayek - Topics: Government, Cryptocurrency, Central Bank, Banking System.
Not to own any gold is to trust central bankers and that you don't want to do in your life.
- Marc Faber - Topics: Monetary Policy, Gold, Central Bank.
I keep in my toilet a picture of Mr. Bernanke. And every time I think about selling my gold, I look at it and I know better!
- Marc Faber - Topics: Central Bank, Monetary Policy.
The balance sheet of the euro system, isn't only gigantic in size but also shocking in quality.
- Alexander Elder - Topics: Central Bank, Eurocrisis, Fiat Currency.
Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce.
- James A. Garfield - Topics: Central Bank.
Hope is not a strategy.
- John Mauldin - Topics: Central Bank, Monetary Policy.