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World 22 Jun 2026

Alan Greenspan, the legendary former Federal Reserve chair, dies

During his chairmanship, Greenspan was celebrated as possibly the best central banker in history. But later, his reputation was tarnished by the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

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During his chairmanship, Greenspan was celebrated as possibly the best central banker in history. Alan Greenspan. steered the Federal Reserve for nearly two decades. Through some of the longest economic booms in U.S. history, has died. Greenspan died Monday at his home in Washington. Greenspan was the rare celebrity among central bankers. Lionized for his economic stewardship in the 1990s. Greenspan liked to write speeches in the bathtub.

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