Alan Greenspan (born March 6, 1926) is an American economist and was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006. Following his retirement as Fed chairman, he accepted an honorary (unpaid) position at HM Treasury in the United Kingdom. First appointed Fed chairman by President Ronald Reagan in August 1987, he was reappointed at successive four-year intervals until retiring on January 31, 2006, … Wikipedia
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Its founding followed a prolonged debate on the balance of power between the interests of the New York money center banks and the rest of the nation, still largely rural. www.federalreserve.gov/BOARDDOCS/SPEECHES/19961205.htm
US Federal Reserve boss Alan Greenspan sees increased US trade protectionism and ever-larger budget deficits as the biggest threats to the US economy. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4188716.stm