The most pressing and significant problems in the global economy are unsustainable structural issues with regard to the E.U. - fiscal deficits and the structure of the E.U. itself.

I believe that the root cause of every financial crisis, the root cause, is flawed government policies

There is a very real danger that financial regulation will become a wolf in sheep's clothing.

In terms of the overall economy, we've got challenges and the big focus has got to be on recovery, on repair, and that's going to take a while.

I don't see (subprime mortgage market troubles) imposing a serious problem. I think it's going to be largely contained.

Anticompetitive practices hurt Chinese private firms nearly as much as foreign ones.

China and the U.S. are the two largest importers of oil. They are the two largest emitters of carbon.