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Alan Greenspan, longtime Fed chairman, dies at 100
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What happened
Alan Greenspan, who chaired the U.S. Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, died at 100 at his home. He was praised for guiding the economy through growth and crises, then later criticized over interest-rate policy linked to the housing bubble.
- 01Greenspan died Monday at home at age 100 from Parkinson's complications.
- 02He led the Federal Reserve for 19 years under four presidents.
- 03He is credited with helping avert a deeper 1987 market crash.
- 04Later, he was blamed for policies that helped inflate the housing bubble.
- 05He coined the phrase "irrational exuberance" in 1996.
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