I believe that being in a position, as a central bank, to influence economic growth does not mean losing independence.

Of course I welcome all the normalization of monetary policy. I think monetary policy should be normal.

One of the main priorities of Russia's economic policy is to create conditions and form our own financial resources for economic modernisation.

I think that many central banks and financial authorities understand that any long term attempt to compete through an artificial depreciation of their currency will not be very effective in the long term.

If we fix our economic system and invest in the human capital of the poor, then we should welcome every new person born as a source of betterment for our world and all of us on it.

I've got money so I'm a Conservative.

The details of what the Fed did were kept secret until a provision in the Dodd-Frank Act that I sponsored required the Government Accountability Office to audit the Fed's lending programs during the financial crisis.

Let me tell you, one of the most proud aspects of my career was buying Indymac during the financial crisis.