About this episode

This episode revisits a 2015 CFR event featuring former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan discussing the U.S. economy.

This episode revisits a 2015 CFR event featuring former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan, who passed away at age 100. Host: Steve Liesman, Senior Economics Reporter, CNBC Guests: Alan Greenspan, Former Chairman, Federal Reserve Board Want more comprehensive analysis of global news and events sent straight to your inbox? Subscribe to CFR’s Daily News Brief newsletter. To keep tabs on all CFR events, visit cfr.org/event. To watch this event, please visit it on our YouTube channel: A Conversation with Alan Greenspan

People in this episode

Host: Steve Liesman

Guest: Alan Greenspan

Topics covered

• U.S. economy
• Federal Reserve
• monetary policy
• Alan Greenspan
• economic analysis

Keywords

• Alan Greenspan
• U.S. economy
• Federal Reserve
• 2015
• economic policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Council on Foreign Relations, Federal Reserve Board

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