John Snow Economy Quotations

We're going to continue to talk privately about these matters, ... It will be in China's interest and the interest of the global economy as well.

shows that the foundation of America's economy continues to be sound and strong.

I think we'll continue to see wages rise, and real wages will continue to rise as well. The key thing here is that the economy continues to expand, as it has well above trend line.

I think the recovery is under way, and the economy is poised for a good take-off,

Rebuilding efforts will give GDP (gross domestic product), jobs and our overall economy a lift by the first quarter of next year,

the American economy remains in good posture and on a good path.

We have a corporate structure that's leaned out -- inventories are tight as a drum, corporate America is very productive, and they've taken a lot of costs out, ... So when the economy comes back, I think we're going to see a nice pick-up in profitability and cash flows -- and that's always the precursor of expansions in capital spending.

Beyond the United States, in Asia and elsewhere we have seen where the excessive reliance on bank financing has contributed to financial crisis, ... help China's economy shift from savings to consumption without sacrificing growth.

The most important factor leading to our trade deficit is that the U.S. economy has had much higher rates of economic growth and job creation than our major trading partners over the past decade,

A soggy economy is what we've got today. We're in a recovery, but it's not as strong and robust as it should be. That's why the president is pushing this jobs-and-growth plan,

There's broad acceptance of the desirability of doing all those things, setting up risk-based management, dealing with fraud, putting place good capital market oversight, ... moving, over time, more of the economy out of the state-run sector in both banking and other sectors and into the private market-directed sector.

It's one aspect of trade, ... and there can't be any doubt about the fact that trade makes the economy stronger.

The consequences of this disaster for the national economy will be seen, I think, primarily in the third quarter and the fourth quarter and I think they'll be temporary,