The Gses Are Adequately Capitalized. They Are

Our Mission, As Set Forth By The Congress Is A Critical One: To Preserve Price Stability, To Foster Maximum Sustainable Growth In Output And Employment, And To Promote A Stable And Efficient Financial System That Serves All Americans Well And Fairly.

The Crisis In Europe Has Affected The Us Economy By Acting As A Drag On Our Exports, Weighing On Business And Consumer Confidence And Pressuring Us Financial Markets And Institutions.

I Think One Of The Lessons Of The Depression - And This Is Something That Franklin Roosevelt Demonstrated - Was That When Orthodoxy Fails, Then You Need To Try New Things. And He Was Very Willing To Try Unorthodox Approaches When The Orthodox Approach Had Shown That It Was Not Adequate.

I Don't Fully Understand Movements In The Gold Price.

While Rising Delinquencies And Foreclosures Will Continue To Weigh Heavily On The Housing Market This Year, It Will Not Cripple The U.s.