I understand how important the automakers are to America. And I understand a bankruptcy; a failure in that industry wouldn't be a good thing. It's something we should avoid.

It is the policy of the federal government to use all resources at its disposal to make our financial system stronger.

What I've said repeatedly is, 'I think the auto industry is a very important industry.'

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.

China needs a currency that reflects underlying economic fundamentals.

The U.S. didn't save enough; we borrowed a lot. There were structural imbalances in Asia with exporters, with oil exporters for a whole variety of things.

I never once considered that it was appropriate to put taxpayer money on the line in resolving Lehman Brothers.