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Central Bank Quotes

Rates, inflation, stability.

These central bank quotes come largely from policymakers, explaining how aligning fiscal and monetary policy supports a more stable Economy and market-determined exchange rates.

The Central Bank should have a permanent window for discounting high quality securities where banks could go and discount these. It gives peace of mind to the banks. In the absence of this facility, what banks tend to do is...

Quotes by Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair

In the U.A.E. we were the least-regulated environment in the region, and over time we are seeing more and more regulation coming in. On the other hand, a central bank can overregulate and choke the economy, and then we will...

Quotes by Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair

Banks are concerned the central bank is imposing too many regulations. If the trend continues, we'll swing to heavy regulation. We need to have balanced regulation to encourage the economy.

Quotes by Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair

In stabilizing the macroeconomic environment, we have focused on aligning fiscal with monetary policy and nudging the central bank toward the objective of more market-determined exchange rates.

Quotes by Yemi Osinbajo

About Quotes

Monetary policy transmission encompasses the whole continuum of interest rates; of course, the central bank only determines the overnight policy rate.

Quotes by Urjit Patel

The best way that a central bank can support growth on a durable basis is to ensure inflation is low, stable - there is financial stability - and that is the role that the central bank plays.

Quotes by Urjit Patel

However, in spite of the general perception that monetary policy should be conducted so as to avert deflation, a central bank cannot lower interest rates below the zero lower bound.

Quotes by Toshihiko Fukui

There is always the potential for a central bank to engage in discretionary monetary policy and to break the one-to-one link between changes in foreign reserves and changes in the money supply.

Quotes by Steve Hanke

Let's not forget, it was the government, Department of Finance and Central Bank that decided to unfairly land the taxpayers of this country with unmitigated losses of Anglo and massive legacy issues that would have been expected when nationalising a...

Quotes by Sean Quinn

Bank Quotes

I think we do need to try to not just rely on the central bank to, in its wisdom, adjust interest rates, but allow for people to avoid being exposed to inflation risk.

Quotes by Robert J. Shiller

It is the central bank governor, unlike other regulators or government secretaries, who has command over significant policy levers and has to occasionally disagree with the most powerful people in the country.

Quotes by Raghuram Rajan

Bitcoin's revolution: an impossible-to-counterfeit digital store of value that can be used as money, that has no sovereign, or central bank involved, that can be sent anywhere instantly at virtually no cost, is irresistible. Anyone who uses it is converted.

Quotes by Max Keiser

A Central Bank official said that Q-coin did not affect the renminbi; it adds vibrancy to the economy.

Quotes by Ma Huateng

I don't think I've been too optimistic. The government believes the contraction will be around 1.5 per cent, as the central bank said. However, we're waiting to see the Commission estimate.

Quotes by Luis de Guindos

Country Quotes

A digital currency issued by a central bank would be a global target for cyber attacks, cyber counterfeiting, and cyber theft.

Quotes by Jerome Powell

I'm just opposed to a pure inflation-only mandate in which the only thing a central bank cares about is inflation and not employment.

Quotes by Janet Yellen

If a debt crisis results from government profligacy and mismanagement, rather than from a market failure, it is true that the central bank should not intervene.

Quotes by Gita Gopinath

It is the ability of governments to acquire money without direct taxation that makes modern warfare possible, and a central bank has become the preferred method of accomplishing that.

Quotes by G. Edward Griffin

As a former economy minister, I can't not think about economic growth. The central bank should also think about this but through its own instruments.

Quotes by Elvira Nabiullina

Economy Quotes

We've delegated politics to bankers. The European Central Bank is inside Deutsche Bank, and Deutsche Bank is inside the Bundesbank.

Quotes by Beppe Grillo

Frequently Asked Questions

What are central bank quotes about?
This page gathers quotes from officials and observers on monetary policy, covering interest rates, inflation targets, and the broader role a central bank plays in supporting growth.
Why do people search for central bank quotes?
Readers look for central bank quotes when writing about economics or monetary policy, often wanting a credible, quotable explanation of how rate decisions relate to stability.
What does it mean for a central bank to support growth?
One quote explains that the best way a central bank supports growth is by keeping inflation low and stable while maintaining financial stability, rather than by directly stimulating activity.
What is the zero lower bound mentioned in these quotes?
It refers to the practical limit on how far a central bank can cut interest rates below zero, a constraint that shapes policy even when deflation is a genuine concern.
Do these quotes discuss exchange rates?
Yes, one entry describes nudging a central bank toward more market-determined exchange rates as part of a broader effort to stabilize the macroeconomic environment. Related reading is in the Economy quotes.

Other lines address technical limits, such as the zero lower bound that keeps a central bank from cutting rates indefinitely. For related context, see the Country quotes and Bank quotes.