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Alan Greenspan

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–noun
Alan, born 1926, U.S. economist: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1987–2006.
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Green·span   (grēn'spān')   
American economist who served as chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System (1987-2006).
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Alan Greenspan

Dr. Greenspan is Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Dr. Greenspan also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed's principal monetary policymaking body.

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His public comments are so powerful that they can send financial markets sharply in either direction.

He is widely perceived to be an inflation hawk, often criticized for focusing more on controlling prices than on achieving full employment.

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The Federal Reserve (the Fed) Tutorial
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See also: Discount Rate, Fed Model, Federal Funds Rate, Federal Reserve Bank, Federal Reserve Board (FRB), Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC), Interest Rate, Monetary Policy, Moral Suasion, Open Market Operations

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