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List of Alan Greenspan Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 120 inspiring quotes by Alan Greenspan.

About Alan Greenspan

  • Born: March 6, 1926
  • Occupation: Economist
    • In an economy that already has lost some momentum, one must remain alert to the possibility that greater caution and weakening asset values in financial markets could signal or precipitate an excessive softening in household and business spending.
    Momentum Financial Economy
    The guiding purpose of the government regulator is to prevent rather than to create something.
    Government Purpose Regulators
    I'm a better economist than i was a sax player.
    Player Economist
    Now, i only play very occasionally, and in fact, more piano than clarinet or sax.
    Play Piano Facts
    The tub helps me relax, and it's a great place to read.
    Relax Tubs Helping
    Any onset of increased investor caution elevates risk premiums and, as a consequence, lowers asset values and promotes the liquidation of the debt that supported higher asset prices, ... this is the reason that history has not dealt kindly with the aftermath of protracted periods of low risk premiums.
    Risk Aftermath Debt
    I love facts and figures. it's like following a detective story, piecing together what's going on in the economy.
    Together Stories Detectives
    I'm a plain soap kind of guy.
    Guy Soap Kind
    Developing protectionism regarding trade and our reluctance to place fiscal policy on a more sustainable path are threatening what may well be our most valued policy asset: the increased flexibility of our economy, which has fostered our extraordinary resilience to shocks.
    Resilience Fiscal Policy May
    While local economies may experience significant price imbalances, a national severe price distortion seems most unlikely in the united states, given its size and diversity.
    Diversity Imbalance Size
    Without calling the overall national issue a bubble, it's pretty clear that it's an unsustainable underlying pattern.
    Issues Calling Patterns
    Nor can private counterparties restrict supplies of gold, another commodity whose derivatives are often traded over-the-counter, where central banks stand ready to lease gold in increasing quantities should the price rise.
    Gold Derivatives Commodity
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