Alan Greenspan, longtime head of the US federal reserve, dies aged 100 – reports
Key takeaways
- Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters View image in fullscreen Alan Greenspan in 2012.
- In a statement that she shared with the network, Greenspan’s wife, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell, said he died from complications of Parkinson’s disease.
- Greenspan chaired the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, serving under the presidencies of Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, Bill Clinton and George W Bush.
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Alan Greenspan in 2012. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters View image in fullscreen Alan Greenspan in 2012. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters Alan Greenspan Alan Greenspan, longtime head of the US federal reserve, dies aged 100 – reports Greenspan served under the presidencies of Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, Bill Clinton and George W Bush
Prefer the Guardian on Google Alan Greenspan, the influential economist who steered US monetary policy during his five terms as chairman of the Federal Reserve under four presidents, has died aged 100, NBC News reported on Monday.
In a statement that she shared with the network, Greenspan’s wife, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell, said he died from complications of Parkinson’s disease.