He's eminently reasonable. He'll react to the situation, but he'll maintain a long-term focus on price stability.
When Ben steps down, we won't worry as much about the replacement, ... Greenspan never really left a playbook.
A year and a half ago it was pretty obvious how to forecast the path of the funds rate. Now, I think what happens is really going to depend on the new data that comes in.
In terms of his stature and experience, Kohn would be a natural person to turn to for the vice chairman's job.
He was an educator for most of his life. ... That's the way he approached being a Fed governor.
Ben is going to unlock a lot of mystery. He's going to explain what he's doing and give an underlying rationale for it. The Fed will become less mysterious, and I think people will like that.
They are very down-to-earth. His wife is a wonderful person. She'll keep him on an even keel.
As long as productivity growth maintains its recent pattern, then I think he'll be in a nice position to maintain price stability and robust growth.
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