He built an independent central bank that withstood many crises. That independence may not last forever.

Greenspan led the US economy to an unprecedented period of growth in the 90s but was widely blamed for helping create conditions for the 2008 financial crisis

Alan Greenspan, hailed as the greatest Federal Reserve chairman when he retired in 2006, but derided for a severe financial crisis that followed barely two years later, died on…

By Joseph Adinolfi and Greg Robb

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