For several years, we had been looking at options for better positioning the university as a whole in the field of energy. Between now and next year, there is going to be a great deal of shuffling. |
From the point of view of the economy, we are in a good spot, ... It is a broad-based recovery, touching all parts of the country, every region, touching virtually every sector. |
Good credit facilitation and consumer finance is going to help consumers buy more things, ... We see consumerism and consumer credit as going directly to the thing we have most on our minds -- the global imbalances. |
Government borrowing is having the effect of crowding out lending that could be made to the private sector, |
Governor Zhou and Minister Jin reaffirmed this fundamental commitment and reviewed with me a number of initiatives under way in financial markets, particularly with respect to the trading platform ... that are preparing the way for greater currency flexibility. |
Hopefully this is a low point for us, ... We simply aren't getting the railroad fixed at the rate we should. |
I agree with the Treasury's interpretation that dividends to shareholders and share buybacks are not permissible uses of repatriated funds, ... I am also of the view that the statutory language makes it clear that the repatriated monies are to be used for domestic job growth, not for laying off employees or settling lawsuits. |
I believe that our longstanding efforts are beginning to come to fruition and we are making progress toward achieving this goal, |
I don't think they will derail the economy but they are a burden on the economy, |
I don't think this is the case with America's housing market, |
I don't want to declare victory, by any means. There's still a lot of work to be done. But the signs we saw coming off the third quarter, including the job numbers, were very encouraging. |
I don't want to foreshadow what we will conclude, ... You know what we said last time and we're going to continue to look for signs of real progress. |
I involved myself in it as it came to my attention over the course of the last three or four days. I got involved in it after the approval process. |
I remain optimistic that we will get something done there. ... I think in the fall you will see us heavily engaged on the Social Security issue. |
I think energy prices will undoubtedly stay elevated because of the underlying basic demand and supply, |