Famous Quotes & Sayings

The disappointing decline in manufacturing output is most unlikely to sway the Bank of England from leaving interest rates unchanged on Thursday.

Jeremy Corbyn

A national investment bank can invest to provide us with the foundations of shared and ecologically sustainable growth: renewing the U.K.'s energy, digital and transport infrastructure which lags woefully behind other major economies.

All the money's kind of sitting in a bank account. I've treated myself to a car. I've only just passed my driving test, so I've bought myself a little black Mini.

All the money's kind of sitting in a bank account.

All the major airlines, Southwest excepted, will be in Chapter 11 bankruptcy sometime in the next five years, ... But for those already leaning on the edge, this makes it a very simple decision for them.

George Murphy

All right. You know some bankers who are slick with a slice of secret sin. You've seen some bakers and candlestick makers who are no credit to their profession. Yet you don't damn banking and baking, and candlestick making because of them.

And hard-nosed bankers from New York are going to take a pretty clear view on the risk profile and the economics of the plant in Bangladesh.

The market will take a fine line today but banks and property counters are going to weaken because of the interest rate rise.

The market was driven higher by the gains in the US and Japanese markets. Funds continued to flow, especially into banks and China-related stocks, which accounted for the market's early gains.

The market is very positive right now. We have strong earnings, lower oil prices, a weak yen and the Bank of Japan predicting deflation is at a near end. It's like the icing on the cake for the stock market.

The market is underestimating the Bank of Japan's determination to return to a more normal interest rate structure.

The market is speculating that the Fed may keep going. The interest rate in Canada right now lags behind that in the U.S. The big question is whether the Bank of Canada can keep up the pace with the Fed to narrow the rate gap.

The market seems to be discarding bonds, which means that the banks will stand to lose out, at least on a relative basis. Anything with a decent yield tends to be targeted.

The markets cast a bit of doubt about how much the central bank will go in this rate-hike cycle.

The markets are reacting very positively to the news out of Japan. They're literally starting at the funding level to the banking industry before they start raising interest rates. This seems to be taking some pressure off the cyclical sectors around the world.

The markets are coming to grips with the expectation that Japan and other central banks will start raising rates. As the process unfolds, you uncover certain fault lines -- and they usually aren't where you'd expect them. Maybe Iceland was the first casualty.

The markets are anticipating that the Bank is likely to raise to or near 7 percent by the end of the year.

The market has run up too far, too fast. But it's been showing resilience (to profit-taking). Selling has been mounting up on recent gainers such as banks and steels, but they seem to be holding up fairly well,

The market has priced out near-term bankruptcy risk. But the company still has industry risk, execution risk and turnaround risk.

The market has been up so sharply, it would be a prudent time to put money in the bank and then reposition,

The market has been trying to push a rate cut, but the Governor has remained steadfast, saying there is no scope for lower rates. The Reserve Bank does have a tightening bias and is concerned by wages pressure.

The market is really banking on the fact that all the factors that pushed it up last year are going to do so this year. The only thing that will stop it are higher interest rates and earnings disappointments -- at the moment it does not look like you are going to get any major earnings disappointments.

The market is getting all lathered up over the prospects of the Bank of Japan rate tightening. This is without a doubt yen positive.

Jonathan Safran Foer

I've never particularly liked bankers.

Bankers are just like anybody else, only richer

Henry Paulson

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

Henry Ford

When bankers get into business they usually destroy it.

Smaller community banks have been a safe haven.

Small businesses are very important customers for banks today because there are more of them than ever before and each and every bank is fighting to get them.

Small banks play such a vital role in their home markets and their communities,

Small banks come out with an edge on pricing, but what is not measured is the convenience factor.

Slowing housing, weak consumer spending and benign underlying inflation give the bank plenty of reasons to leave interest rates right where they are. Fuel prices are up, but thanks to an extremely competitive retail environment and cheap imports, prices for a whole range of items remain weak.

David Greene

At the same time you're creating a bank deposit, you're capturing data, information you need to compile about that client anyway. It's not for everybody, and if it's not going to save you time or money, we're not going to let you buy it; but we know there will be certain clients out there who will see some pretty significant savings in time.