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

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

Well, as you know, we're working through a difficult period in our financial markets right now, as we work off some of the past excesses. But the American people can remain confident in the soundness and the resilience of our financial system.

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

A Fed loan to Lehman Brothers would not have prevented a bankruptcy.

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

There's always light at the end of the tunnel, right? It just depends on how long the tunnel is.