Greenspan's heir apparent stays cryptic

FEATURE - Judging by his refusal to provide a direct answer to a straightforward question, John Taylor is on track to become the next chairman of the US Federal Reserve writes Stephen Romei in The Australian on Monday.

The US Treasury official, considered by many Fed watchers the frontrunner to replace 76-year-old Alan Greenspan, ducked the issue like a pro during a briefing at the Foreign Press Centre in New York last week.

His first response was the standard "I'm very happy in my work" line

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