The lesson of history is that you do not get a sustained economic recovery as long as the financial system is in crisis.

The crisis in Europe has affected the US economy by acting as a drag on our exports, weighing on business and consumer confidence and pressuring US financial markets and institutions.

I come from Main Street, from a small town that's really depressed.

I generally leave the details of fiscal programs to the Administration and Congress. That's really their area of authority and responsibility, and I don't think it's appropriate for me to second guess.

Nobody really understands gold prices and I don't pretend to understand them either.

The lesson of history is that you do not get a sustained economic recovery as long as the financial system is in crisis.

Given the central role of effective, firmwide risk management in maintaining strong financial institutions, it is clear that supervisors must redouble their efforts to help organizations improve their risk-management practices...We are also considering the need for additional or revised supervisory guidance regarding various aspects of risk management, including further emphasis on the need for an enterprise-wide perspective when assessing risk.