Alan Greenspan
We saw crunch looming, says Canada's Dodge
David Dodge, a former governor of the Bank of Canada, has said that central bankers knew that "ridiculous" mortgage-backed securities would precipitate a credit crunch.
Risks from low rates warrant attention: Shirakawa
Central banks must be watchful after a period of low rates, cautioned Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan.
Fed will shun Mishkin's call for explicit goal
Despite Frederic Mishkin's rigorous advocation, much stands in the way of the departing governor's wish for the Fed to adopt an explicit inflation goal. But it may not need to, writes Claire Jones, the editor of Central Bank News.
Fed carrying out covert liquidity tests - report
The Federal Reserve is subjecting the biggest investment banks to stringent liquidity tests, say reports.
Fed a "major culprit" in commodity inflation
A prominent US economist has blamed Federal Reserve policy for the surge in commodity prices.
The Fed on the 1987 crash
The Federal Reserve has assessed its response to the 1987 stock market crash.
Greenspan cautions on bursting bubbles
Alan Greenspan has defended one of the central tenets of his tenure at the helm of the Federal Reserve, warning that combating asset price bubbles could stunt innovation and growth.
Central banks must burst bubbles: Soros
George Soros, the billionaire financier, urged central bankers and regulators to tackle asset-price bubbles in spite of the difficulties in identifying them.
Regulation should aim to burst bubbles
Frederic Mishkin, a governor at the Federal Reserve, has acknowledged that the Fed should consider responding to asset price bubbles - a move that would contravene a tenet of the Greenspan-era institution.
Greenspan hits back
Alan Greenspan, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve, has said that the blame for the subprime crisis lies with the investment community rather than himself, as has often been argued.
UAE governor rejects Greenspan advice
The United Arab Emirates will keep the dirham pegged to the dollar despite calls from former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan to float its currency.
Banks must be scolded, not helped, by the Fed
Monetary and regulatory policy should be about reinforcing solid conduct in financial markets and punishing bad behaviour. But the recent rate cut from the Fed does little of the sort, says Avinash Persaud, the chairman of Intelligence Capital, a…
Greenspan joins Paulson & Co
Alan Greenspan, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve, is set to advise Paulson & Co, a hedge fund which made billions last year from betting against the United States housing market.
The blame game
The decision of many central banks, most notably the Federal Reserve, to lower rates in the wake of the dotcom crash, has drawn criticism from some quarters post-credit crunch. But, Claire Jones, editor of Central Bank News, argues blame for the crisis…
Greenspan warns of stagflation risk
Alan Greenspan, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve, warned on Sunday that the United States economy was exhibiting the first signs of stagflation.
The trip to transparency
The Fed's decision to increase the frequency and volume of its economic projections is another welcome step towards transparency under Ben Bernanke's stewardship. But it still has a way to go before catching up to the other major central banks, says…
Inflation ahead, warns Greenspan
Central banks must hike rates in order to curb global inflation, Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, warned on Tuesday.
An American libertarian
In his recently published memoirs, Alan Greenspan presents an impassioned defence of American capitalism and outlines his fears of over-regulation of financial markets, argues David Mayes
The emerging Bernanke Fed
Central bankers earn their keep in times of crisis, and the recent credit turmoil has revealed much about how the emerging Bernanke Fed operates when it matters most, argues assistant editor Malan Rietveld
Fed signals support for superfund
A Federal Reserve official has said that the proposed $75 billion mortgage-securities superfund will help investors and credit markets.
Superfund will hamper pricing, Greenspan warns
Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, has said that the $75 billion mortgage securities superfund, backed by Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America, could do more harm than good.