international
Former US Fed chair Alan Greenspan dies aged 100
Key takeaways
- Alan Greenspan oversaw the US Federal Reserve for nearly two decades from 1987 until 2006.
- Greenspan was chief of the Federal Reserve for nearly 19 years from 1987 until 2006, overseeing an economic boom from the final years of the Cold War through to the Dot-com Bubble of 2001.
- But critics have argued that his leadership created the conditions for the Global Financial Crisis in 2008.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Alan Greenspan oversaw the US Federal Reserve for nearly two decades from 1987 until 2006. Critics argue that his policies contributed to the Global Financial Crisis of 2008.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Fq Un Alan Greenspan influenced US monetary policy from 1987 until 2006Image: Stephen Jaffe/dpa/picture-alliance Advertisement Former US Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan has died aged 100, his family said on Monday.
Greenspan was chief of the Federal Reserve for nearly 19 years from 1987 until 2006, overseeing an economic boom from the final years of the Cold War through to the Dot-com Bubble of 2001.
Article preview — originally published by DW English. Full story at the source.
Read full story on DW English →
More top stories
Also covered by
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from DW English alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop