Our overriding goal in restructuring our financial architecture should be that taxpayers never again have to save a failing financial institution.

One of the most constant aspects of American life is change - and nowhere is it more evident than in our financial markets.

It's a safe banking system, a sound banking system. Our regulators are on top of it. This is a very manageable situation.

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.

Payment systems are critically important for overall market stability. On a typical business day, U.S. payment and settlement systems settle transactions valued at over $13 trillion.

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.

U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market.