On Capitol Hill today, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan gave a mostly upbeat assessment of the economy, but he did repeat his concerns about the rapid rise in housing prices in some areas of ...

WASHINGTON — Using nature to describe a man-made financial disaster, Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, today called the financial-market meltdown a “once in a century tsunami” ...

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan will go before Congress this week armed with data showing the U.S. economy is solid and free of dangerous price pressures that could force rapid ...

Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan urged Congress to block new curbs on over-the-counter derivatives, while the chief regulator of the nation's commodity futures markets defended her agency's ...

Outgoing Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan has repeated a long-standing plea to Congress to close a legal loophole that Wal-Mart Stores, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, General Electric and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- On the same day that Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan issued a fresh warning about the dangers of bloated budget deficits, Congress considered new tax breaks for the energy ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan urged congressional leaders Wednesday to focus on restoring American economic confidence but not to rush a stimulus plan that could have ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress Thursday that the current global financial crisis is a "once-in-a-century credit tsunami." We examine the lineup of witnesses to follow. From the ...

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress on Wednesday that the economy has "regained some traction" after a lull in late spring, reinforcing expectations of higher interest ...

Alan is a good friend, and I knew him before I came to Washington and knew him well when he was there. We played golf and tennis together; we saw a good deal of one another. He was probably the most ...

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan chastised critics on Wednesday by pointing out that Congress pushed the U.S. central bank to make sure lending to poorer ...