Russia depends on natural resources way too much. Russian economy is not diversified enough

We're not just going to see mid-sized banks go under in the next few months, we're going to see a whopper.

Worrying about inflation now is like worrying about the measles when you might get the plague.

Cash is very easy to hide. It's easy to hoard. It's easy to move, especially these large bills.

I tell my children that a man like Bill Gates has a personal fortune of $100 billion. They can't even comprehend that. Then I explain that he has more money than some countries.

Russia exists in the context of open global economy and is a part of it

The problem - at least in the United States - is not that people can't find jobs. The problem is that they're no longer finding jobs that provide them with dignity and decent social status.