Last mentioned: Jun 23, 2026
Dies at Age 100
Greenspan passed away from complications of Parkinson’s disease, with his wife Andrea Mitchell announcing the death.
Greenspan dies at age 100
Passes away at home in Washington, D.C., from complications of Parkinson’s disease.
Grilled by Congress on Crisis
Greenspan admitted a ‘flaw’ in his free-market ideology during testimony on the financial crisis.
Global financial crisis intensifies
Lehman Brothers collapses, triggering the worst recession since the Great Depression; Greenspan's easy-money policies come under fire.
Retires from the Fed
Greenspan stepped down after 18.5 years, with Ben Bernanke taking over as chairman.
Retires from the Fed
Steps down after nearly two decades leading the central bank, handing over to Ben Bernanke.
‘Irrational Exuberance’ Speech
Greenspan famously questioned whether stock market valuations reflected ‘irrational exuberance,’ causing a temporary global sell-off.
Irrational Exuberance speech
At the American Enterprise Institute, Greenspan asks whether asset prices are overvalued, causing a brief global market selloff.
Appointed Fed Chairman
Nominated by President Reagan, Greenspan took over the Federal Reserve, succeeding Paul Volcker.
Greenspan sworn in as Fed Chairman
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, begins his 18½-year tenure.
Born in New York City
Alan Greenspan was born, later becoming an economist and Federal Reserve chairman.
Alan Greenspan, the transformative Fed chair, died at 100. His tenure defined modern central banking with a decade of prosperity and the ‘Greenspan put,’ but his policies also sowed the seeds of the 2008 crisis. Investors reflect on a complex legacy that still shapes markets.
Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan has died at 100. His 18½-year tenure, marked by the 1996 'irrational exuberance' warning and the 2008 financial crisis, leaves a complex legacy that still influences monetary policy and market psychology.
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