Famous Quotes & Sayings

Such a strong report by a financial institution has to help others in the same sector. Rates have been rising but gradually, which gives some banks opportunity to adjust.

Stability is somewhat returning to stocks, which took a hit earlier this week due to concerns that the Bank of Japan may raise interest rates earlier than previously thought.

Colin Angle

Starting out, iRobot was not an economic rocket ship. It took six and a half years before we had enough money in the bank at the beginning of each month to make payroll. We always made it - we paid salaries at the end of the month, and I always had four weeks to figure things out.

Some hope the bank will serve as a catalyst for the index to breach the 16,000 point level when it announces results next Monday.

Some people are thinking that is a little bit too small to get the banking system back on its feet.

That doesn't mean the Bank of Japan can freely set economic targets for the government.

My parents have some money in the bank back home, but it's not like they have a bunch of money to start life all over. Even when they get their money, they've got nowhere to live.

Sherwood Boehlert

NASA cannot use aeronautics and science as a piggy bank to fund human space flight.

Nakagawa's comment on monetary policy will probably keep bonds strong. Government pressure on the Bank of Japan not to change policy will put upward pressure on debt.

My plan was to stay in it until the end, then steal it. And we were doing that. Then the guy banks in the 3.

My plan is to have friends and corporations and other banks around the country send me $100,000 deposits. If I can convince 200 people and corporations to do this, that's $20 million to replace funds that moved out of the community.

My husband would get the hose out to make that rink every year -- it even had nice banks made of snow.

Dambisa Moyo

My mother is chairman of a bank called the Indo-Zambia Bank. It's a joint venture between Zambia and India. My father runs Integrity Foundation, an anticorruption organization.

Many custodial banks and brokers will only promise execution of these registration instructions if they are given instructions this evening or by tomorrow, close of business.

Locally, the big fish eat the little fish, and then you have these huge whales out there. If the new bank is profitable, chances are it's being looked at.

Lobbyists do a ton of information gathering work for the legislative process. How could you seriously consider a banking bill without having people in the financial institutions involved?

Liu Yang

Loan growth at the biggest Chinese banks is not as impressive as smaller ones, but you are buying these banks for their large distribution network and dominance in the market.

Loan growth and strong net-interest margins continue to be the engines that drive our profitability. With fairly low cost of funds and a net-interest margin that grew to over 6 percent at the end of the quarter, our spreads are yielding very healthy returns to our bottom line. Even with the steady climb in short-term interest rates by the Federal Reserve Bank over the last 18 months, our loan pipeline remains very strong with over $100 million in pending applications.

Lloyds would give them (BBVA) an established low growth bank with high market share. The deal logic is not compelling.

Look for a little bit of an up move here today on the back of continuing good bank earnings and continuing growth in commodity prices.

Markets in Europe moved down after a turnaround in the U.S. markets. The good news was that the Bank of England cut interest rates at the same time other European bourses and the Bank of Japan joined in.

Markets are probably waiting for the announcement by the Bank of Canada tomorrow to get a sense of the characterization of the near-term outlook for policy: whether they'll flag they're poised to move to the sidelines or whether they're still contemplating further rate hikes.

Russell Graham

Market research tells us... that this can be the most important service that a corporate bank can provide to its customers.

Danny Ainge

Marcus Banks had three years here, to play, and he had three coaches (Jim O'Brien, John Carroll, Doc Rivers) that weren't real excited about him. I think Marcus is a good player, but I don't think (there was) impatience, certainly not like a Joe Johnson or Chauncey Billups situation, you know, rookie players that were very high (draft) picks.

Liquidity is still excessive and remains a warning sign for the ECB, but the slowing of the growth rate gives the bank more time. A rate increase is more likely in March than February.

I think, overall, banking is about service and convenience . We know we are better in service (than the big banks). Now, we can be more convenient too.

I think people are reluctant to talk about money because there's always a scorecard--a bank statement, a credit report, a pay stub--and if you screw up, it's right there. But with sex, it's easy to be Don Juan or Donna Juanita. I think the record of past transgressions in black and white is why money is our last taboo.

David Jones

I think his calculation is we have some further distance to go in the correction and banks need to be careful

I think this is a very good move by the central bank as it's anticipating the continued risk to inflation from higher oil prices and subsidies.

I think this is a natural place for this stem cell bank to be located.

I'm so happy that I can't find the words to describe how I feel. I just hope the West Bank will follow,

David White

Maybe I'm naive, but I don't worry about it. You expect a bank to be safe and have strong security. Their reputations are at stake.

M&A is not going to be enough to carry the day for investment bankers as far as earnings go.