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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ramon Antonio Vargas and agencies

Alan Greenspan, longtime head of the US federal reserve, dies aged 100

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Alan Greenspan in 2012. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Alan Greenspan, the influential economist who ​steered US ⁠monetary policy ⁠during ​his ‌five ‌terms as chair ‌of the Federal Reserve ‌under four presidents, ​has died aged 100.

The central bank said its former chair “helped establish the credibility that remains one of the Federal Reserve’s most important assets” in a statement on Monday that announced Greenspan’s death.

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