Robert Rubin
Robert Rubin
Robert Edward Rubinis an American lawyer, former cabinet member, and retired banking executive. He served as the 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury during the Clinton administration. Before his government service, he spent 26 years at Goldman Sachs, eventually serving as a member of the board and co-chairman from 1990 to 1992; Rubin oversaw the loosening of financial industry underwriting guidelines which had been intact since the 1930s. His most prominent post-government role was as director and senior counselor...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 August 1938
CityNew York City, NY
It is important to remember that the fundamentals of the United States economy are strong and have been for the past several years, and the prospects for continued growth, with low inflation and low unemployment, are strong,
It's very hard to track money in Russia, ... If Russia destabilizes, the cost to the United States is going to be vastly greater.
This isn't a question of rewarding China, ... A strong WTO agreement is very good for the United States.
There's no incremental cost to the United States government in printing this bill again,
The fundamentals of the United States economy are strong due in part to the sound policies we've been following. The prospects for growth, low unemployment, low inflation continue to be strong.
the financial architecture of the 21 st century, an architecture that is as modern as the markets.
Our initial reaction is that we are intrigued by how this merger is going to be positioned and structured; in principle we think it could work as the deal is not simply two companies combining for a lack of something else to do.
The floating exchange rate system is the worst possible system, except for all the others,
I think -- virtual universal agreement -- is that the CPI does not accurately reflect inflation,
The longer we don't face them, the harder they get,
I believe that, on balance, the (institutions) have made sensible judgments, ... and have adjusted their judgments when appropriate.
I've got 11 fly rods and a lot of unread books.
You've got a lot of proposals that have been advocated by a lot of people,
The introduction provides us with an opportunity to educate cash-handlers and consumers about the importance of authenticating currency, ... These security features are effective only when they are used.