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.

The worst is likely to be behind us.

A single agency responsible for systemic risk would be accountable in a way that no regulator was in the run-up to the 2008 crisis. With access to all necessary information to monitor the markets, this regulator would have a better chance of identifying and limiting the impact of future speculative bubbles.

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.

In China, export lobbies have fought for policies that favor their interests and limit foreign competition.

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.

There are some things that you can work on immediately.