Greenspan
Americannoun
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Even Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman who was ardently skeptical of regulation, eventually realized this.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The last central bank chief to do so was Alan Greenspan in 1987, under president Ronald Reagan, who Warsh referenced in his speech as a role model.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
The last new Fed chair sworn in at the White House was Alan Greenspan in 1987.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
“If Warsh does something similar to Greenspan, markets wouldn’t like that. But given the inflation outlook, it wouldn’t be unwarranted,” Perkins said.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Speaking of the increasing concentration of incomes, Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman, warned in congressional testimony in 2004: “For the democratic society, that is not a very desirable thing to allow it to happen.”
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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