Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman who shaped monetary policy for nearly two decades, has died at age one hundred. According to Al Jazeera, Greenspan led the central bank from nineteen eighty-seven to two thousand six. During his tenure, he navigated significant economic turbulence—including recessions and periods of rapid growth. His careful stewardship of interest rates and his prominent voice in economic policy made him one of the most influential figures in American financial history.

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