Keep pulling the thread on Alan Greenspan.
Alan Greenspan, who served five terms as chairman of the Federal Reserve under four presidents, died at the age of 100.
Alan Greenspan believed that government entitlement programs were unequivocally crowding out gross domestic savings on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
According to John Micklethwait, Alan Greenspan was a strong advocate for the principle of central bank independence.
Alan Greenspan's tenure as Chairman of the Federal Reserve lasted for nearly 20 years, making it the second longest in the institution's history.
The economic support policy during Alan Greenspan's tenure became known as the "Greenspan put," which is credited with contributing to the prosperity of the United States in the 1990s.
Alan Greenspan viewed changing government entitlement programs as a significant political challenge.
According to James Egglehoff of BNP Paribas, Alan Greenspan was a dominant figure who set Federal Reserve policy largely independently of the rest of the committee.
Alan Greenspan coined the phrase "irrational exuberance" to describe the 1990s tech boom.
Following the 1998 failure of Long-Term Capital Management, Alan Greenspan cut interest rates three times.
James Egglehoff of BNP Paribas believes that Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell liberally copied Alan Greenspan's 1998 playbook when he cut rates in response to tariffs.
Alan Greenspan's legacy was diminished by criticism that his policies contributed to the 2008 financial crisis.
John Micklethwait of Bloomberg News considers Alan Greenspan to be one of the great central bankers.