Tributes to former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan poured in after the news of his death early Monday, many from former colleagues and market players who had a front-row seat during his 18-year tenure atop the U.S. central bank.
Several described him as a driving force for change at the Fed and a guiding light for investors — in his own inscrutable way — even as his ultimate legacy is clouded by the 2008-09 global financial crisis.
Policymakers and staffers who worked with Greenspan noted how his tenure spanned a period of significant economic change, from an era of high inflation to an economy powered by technology. Greenspan led the Fed from 1987 until 2006 and died on Monday at his home in Washington.
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