Henry Paulson Quotes
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Every global concern - economic, environmental or security-related - can be addressed more effectively when the U.S. and China work together.
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India is a vibrant nation whose strength lies in its commitment to equal rights and to speech, religious and economic freedoms that enrich the lives of all citizens. India is not only the world's largest democracy; it is also a secular, pluralistic society committed to inclusive growth.
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In the past, if a homeowner with a mortgage had a problem making the payment, often he'd get together with a lender and strike a deal, because foreclosures are very expensive to the lender and obviously not good for the homeowner and the community.
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Well, as you know, we're working through a difficult period in our financial markets right now as we work off some of the past excesses. But the American people can remain confident in the soundness and the resilience of our financial system.
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Non-bank financial institutions provide credit that is essential to U.S. businesses and consumers.
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A Fed loan to Lehman Brothers would not have prevented a bankruptcy.
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This acquisition highlights Goldman Sachs' strategy of expanding our electronic market-making capabilities.
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I have relied on prayer for health care all of my life.
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Many of the Western democracies - including the U.S. - have a problem that voters want benefits they don't want to pay for.
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A single agency responsible for systemic risk would be accountable in a way that no regulator was in the run-up to the 2008 crisis. With access to all necessary information to monitor the markets, this regulator would have a better chance of identifying and limiting the impact of future speculative bubbles.
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From the beginning of time, we've had financial crises. People always blame the banks and for good reason. When you look for the root causes, they're almost always failed government policies.
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I think all governments engage in intelligence gathering vis-a-vis other governments.
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I've always said, 'I don't want to be irrelevant.'
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As Americans, we shouldn't like bailouts. Where I come from, if someone takes a risk and they're going to make the profit from that risk, they shouldn't have the taxpayer pay for the losses.
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We don't have a lot more time to deal with climate change, ... We need the right balance between regulation and market-based approaches.
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As the Indian government has embraced greater economic openness, the creativity and expertise of the Indian workforce has been unleashed onto the world economic stage.
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U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market.
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An open, competitive, and liberalized financial market can effectively allocate scarce resources in a manner that promotes stability and prosperity far better than governmental intervention.
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I'm telling you that there is no silver bullet to keep home prices from going down or to prevent all foreclosures.
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If the financial system collapses, it's really, really hard to put it back together again.
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The U.S. and China need to take steps - mostly individually, sometimes together - that will have the mutually beneficial effect of supporting and sustaining economic growth.
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What I've said repeatedly is, 'I think the auto industry is a very important industry.'
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Investment banks are increasingly using their own balance sheets to extend credit to clients, to assume market risk on their behalf and sometimes to co-invest alongside them. Investment banking serves as the main initial point of contact with all of Goldman Sachs for our clients.
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Payment systems are critically important for overall market stability. On a typical business day, U.S. payment and settlement systems settle transactions valued at over $13 trillion.