Barry Eichengreen explains why the longtime Federal Reserve chair was one of the Fed's most consequential leaders—for good and bad.

During his chairmanship, Greenspan was celebrated as possibly the best central banker in history. But later, his reputation was tarnished by the worst financial crisis since the…

Financial historian James Grant had a withering look at Alan Greenspan’s epic run at the Fed just before he stepped down in 2006—and a few short years before the Great Recession.

His approach to the economy was hands-off, but he was honest enough to admit his financial crisis failures