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Greenspan

American  
[green-span] / ˈgrinˌspæn /

noun

  1. Alan, born 1926, U.S. economist: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1987–2006.


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Unfortunately, to my knowledge, Greenspan never publicly did so.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Warsh is likely to face pushback to this approach, as he comes into his first testimony having none of the gravitas of Volcker or Greenspan, Spindel said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

Greenspan argued that central bank credit expansion and artificially low interest rates fueled speculative excesses that inevitably ended in the Great Depression.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

“I sometimes would cite Greenspan as being a little quicker to move and a little more impulsive and maybe more willing to take a surprise move,” Bullard said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Greenspan he viewed as almost beneath his contempt, which was saying something.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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