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've always said, 'I don't want to be irrelevant.'

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

There's a lot of things we could do better.

An open, competitive, and liberalized financial market can effectively allocate scarce resources in a manner that promotes stability and prosperity far better than governmental intervention.

Economic growth and environmental protection are not at odds. They're opposite sides of the same coin if you're looking at longer-term prosperity.

The worst is likely to be behind us.