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Greenspan Deflects Blame

Source: Fox News

Singapore : Singapore | 8 months ago

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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is fighting back against claims that his agency and his tenure as its chief caused the housing bubble that is partly blamed for the economy's descent into a recession. Greenspan, in an opinion piece published Tuesday evening on the Wall...

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News Source: Fox News | 8 months ago

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