Famous Quotes & Sayings

The labor market will soften this year and that will take pressure off the central bank. Increasingly people expect the bank to remain on hold as domestic demand and employment growth slow.

The last couple of days illustrate that there is a lot of work to do at this company and it's debatable whether it's actually doable outside bankruptcy court. I don't think it is.

The large U.S. investment banks are tremendously strong because they have the strongest capital market of the world as their home territory,

The labor market is getting too tight, so the Bank of Canada may have to raise the rate more aggressively to keep inflation from taking hold. Higher interest rates get investors to buy the Canadian dollar.

The Korean banks' intrinsic value has improved since the crisis, but still substantially below the global average. More needs to be done, and one way is to have strong foreign banks have a stronger controlling presence because it changes the whole competitive dynamics.

The larger banks are seeing a lot of market share in this area, but the larger credit unions and the ones being run by ex-bankers are setting up arrangements where a non-member can finance a car right at the dealership just by signing up to be a member.

Stephen Lewis

The large German banks now seem to be more interested in competing with Anglo-Saxon banks in international markets than in nurturing their long-standing domestic lending business.

Christine McVie

The last thing I ever thought was that this band could seriously work together again.

The merger with Bank of Punjab has brought new business lines, especially in its SME (small and medium enterprises) portfolio, and increased our low-cost retail deposit base.

The mere mention of the words 'toll road' sound like government regulation is right behind. The minute we're talking about a bandwidth fee is the minute entrepreneurs begin to second-think great ideas and developing their businesses.

Their point of destination was Hancock Bank on 53. They were re-roofing the building. So the driver of the truck, for whatever reason, just kept driving and he pulled into our parking lot.

The investors really made a profit on those, Bank of Communications, or CCB.

the investment banks and economists may come out and lower second-half gross domestic product growth forecasts.

The investment banking team will be first on the ground, fixed income and equities will be the next phase. We'll do some transfers and we'll hire some people locally.

The issue here is what tactics should be used to reach them? Are companies looking to create an educated sales process or just dropping banner ads?

The issue has been getting the bank back to a positive earnings basis.

The fact that you see banks on the streets, you don't know who the owners are. Many banks are owned by governments.

The fact that yen weakened on the news means the market takes the Bank of Japan's pledge seriously.

The Fed is moving to the sidelines, 50 percent of the regional banks businesses as a rule are still related to the direction of interest rates. We think interest rates are headed lower. Capital markets remain very active. Fleet is in that business. They have an investment banking division, too, now. So the shares are quite cheap at about 13, 14 times earnings.

The Fed is happy to provide all the reserves the banking system needs, ... It's told the banking system 'Ya'll lend now,' and they're doing it.

Clifton Fadiman

The adjective is the banana peel of the parts of speech.

Muhammad Yunus

Grameen Bank was formed as an institution owned by its borrower members, who are poor women. Through its unique decision-making process, Grameen Bank has given millions of women the means to emerge from the shadows in a male-dominated society and to make something of themselves.

Phyllis Logan

Because I came from a small town outside Glasgow, nobody from my school had ever gone into the acting profession. It was just something you didn't do. You joined the bank or became a teacher or whatever you did.

Jane Birkin

I don't know why people keep banging on about the '60s. I came from a conventional family and I didn't go off with different people - I rather wish I had now, seeing all the fun everyone else was having.

Lorde

I actually love Twitter and Instagram. I do think it's so strange to think that 20 years ago, people would never have known personal stuff about musicians and actors, but I like it. As long as I don't obsessively overshare, it's OK. And when I do overshare, it's just, like, me saying, 'I've got $7 in my bank account!'

What we're doing tonight is celebrating free expression. We're having bands come up and play music because we value that free expression.

What we need is open-minded management in the banks we buy into or cooperate with.

There is a serious disconnect between the issue at hand and the banking industry. I don't think they realize just how much the consumer needs to be informed.

There is a risk that if China liberalizes the foreign exchange system when the banks need to be recapitalized, there could be trauma in the system. My impression is that the Chinese are going to be as gradual as they can.

There is a reasonable chance of the bank cutting rates.

There is a question mark over May. The Bank of England is overly optimistic on their forecasts so they will have to revise those, but I'm not sure they will do it in time (for May).

There are more guns in the pockets of more people, in the waist bands of all kinds of people. They are finding their way into younger kids' hands as well.

Amy Lowell

There are few things so futile, and few so amusing, As a peaceful and purposeless sort of perusing Of old random jottings set down in a blank book You've unearthed from a drawer as you looked for your bank book