Financial deregulation was a key theme of the free market ethos of the time

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.

A market maestro to some, he was criticized by others—including himself—for having too much faith in self-regulating markets.

Former US Fed chair Alan Greenspan dies at 100. He led decades of economic expansion, shaped US monetary policy, and later faced criticism after the crisis.

His 18-year term was marked by a stock market boom and low unemployment