Timothy GeithnerThere is a basic lesson on financial crises that governments tend to wait too long, underestimate the risks, want to do too little. And it ultimately gets away from them, and they… ▶361Politics
Timothy GeithnerThis crisis is not simply a more severe version of the usual business cycle recession, the typical downturn in which economies ultimately adjust and stabilize. ✨ Geithner�… ▶351Politics
Timothy GeithnerAs financial markets continue to broaden and deepen, the behavior of asset prices will play an important role in the formulation of monetary policy going forward, perhaps a more i… ▶378Time
Timothy GeithnerMost consequential choices involve shades of gray, and some fog is often useful in getting things done303Death
Timothy GeithnerMonetary policy itself cannot sensibly be directed at reducing imbalances.348Hope
Timothy GeithnerThe choice is between which mistake is easier to correct: underdoing it or overdoing it.296Politics
Timothy GeithnerThe recognition that things that are not sustainable will eventually come to an end does not give us much of a guide to whether the transition will be calm or exciting.279Death
Timothy GeithnerThe government can help, but we need to make this transition now to a recovery led by private investment. ✨ Meet the Press with David Gregory, www.nbcnews.com. July 25, 2010… ▶236Politics
Timothy GeithnerSome think that by preparing to deal with crises you make them more likely. I think the wiser judgment is the contrary. In this area at least, if you want peace or stability, it's… ▶197Thought
Timothy GeithnerThe substantial uncertainty about the path of asset price movements going forward necessarily reduces the case for altering policy in advance of the move.175Life
Timothy GeithnerThe major economic policy challenges facing the nation today - pick your favorites among the usual suspects of low public and household savings, concerns about educational quality… ▶209Love
Timothy GeithnerLooking past the immediate crisis, a more resilient system must be built on stronger and better designed shock absorbers, both in the major institutions and in the infrastructure … ▶179Time
Timothy GeithnerIn the financial system we have today, with less risk concentrated in banks, the probability of systemic financial crises may be lower than in traditional bank-centered financial … ▶135Hope
Timothy GeithnerNever before in modern times has so much of the world been simultaneously hit by a confluence of economic and financial turmoil such as we are now living through. ✨ Geithner… ▶139LifePoliticsTime
