... can cause the stock market and the dollar to rise and fall.""(BBC News, Pg. 1) The U.S. market and economy are controlled almost by one man, Alan Greenspan. Alan Greenspan is currently the chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank. " Officially, Mr. Greenspan is just one of twelve members on the Federal open Market Committee, ... York City on March 6, 1926 and was a child during the great depression. He was the son of a stockbroker and retail worker. At a early age, Alan showed interest in mathematics, and gift for figures. His first real paying job as a late teen was playing a sax in a loca...

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... , March 2001. But why is the government reducing the interest rate in response to the economic slow-down? It's because Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan believes in a theory known as the "Philips's Curve." Last week, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan indicated he was leaning toward a "pre-emptive action" against inflation because a tightening labor market must, "absent the unlikely repeal of the ... ...

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... in the monetary growth per unit of output. But since that time, the Fed has controlled the money supply in a way to offset changes in output and velocity. Friedman believes Alan Greenspan was the new thermostat in the economy. His ideas of controlling inflation are unattainable. Many central banks adopted a policy of inflation targeting which specified a small target range for inflation ... credit even if inflation in the economy is low. An early rise in interest rates may initially increase inflation but it is healthier for the economy in the long run. Alan Greenspan, on the otherhand,...

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... fiscal and monetary policies. When the Federal Reserve lowers the interest rate in a recession or a weak economy in an effort to try and stimulate economic growth. Thus, on November 6, 2002, Alan Greenspan has, as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, lowered interest rates an additional 0.5%, bringing it to a benchmarking 1.25% short-term interest rate, the lowest its been since 1961 ... ...

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... , we learned that durable orders, excluding transportation equipment, rose faster in the third quarter than at any time in the 1990s boom. This is not consistent with a rate a 1% indefinitely." Also, Alan Greenspan wanted a more concrete answer that unemployment is about to decline below its current level of 6.1% and that consumer prices will not fall into a downward spiral of deflation. The main ... ...

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This article is from the Thursday, April 18, 2002 edition of the New York Times. It discusses the implications of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan testimony in front of Congress. He said that the Federal Reserve Board would not increase interest rates when the meet again on May 7 because of they are unsure of ... ...

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... in the country, its value will decrease. Therefore, making the GDP drop dramatically. The Federal Reserve System is in control of the nation's money supply, and it is headed by Alan Greenspan. Since the Fed is in charge of our money supply, they control how much the money is worth, and how much there is of it. Therefore, the GDP is ... ...

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... of the discount window, but also, to the entire money market in general. It seems as though the stated direction of monetary policy will not change in the near future. Alan Greenspan, interest rates, and other monetary policies are standing put. This is due to the FOMC's positive outlook of our economy's long-term health, as well as its uncertainty as ... ...

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