Alan Greenspan obituary - short news
American economist and long-serving head of the Federal Reserve widely praised for the US boom whose reputation was re-evaluated in the wake of the 2008 crash
For his work chairing the US Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, who has died aged 100, was regularly hailed by financiers, politicians and journalists for his handling of the economy. He was variously dubbed the Oracle, the Wizard and the Maestro.
As head of the central bank of the US from 1987 to 2006, tasked with setting..
source: The Guardian - 22.06.2026