Greenspan Not Worried About Energy Prices
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WASHINGTON - This year's oil price surge will not be a replay of the oil shocks of the 1970s and 1980s that sent the United States into a series of recessions, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday.    Greenspan delivered a generally upbeat assessment of the economy's ability to withstand this year's spike in oil prices, but he added a significant qualifier...
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WASHINGTON - This year's surge in energy prices is likely to have far less of an impact on the economy than the oil shocks of the 1970s, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday.    Greenspan predicted that the global economy will adjust to the recent surge in prices, which has seen oil topping $50 per barrel, by boosting energy exploration and production and by increasing fuel efficiency...
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress on Wednesday that the economic expansion rolled into the new year at a respectable pace and that inflation &#151; while not an immediate threat &#151; is something policy-makers must continue to guard against.
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Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told a Tokyo seminar on Thursday that he does not think economic slowdown in his country is "probable," toning down his earlier warning over a recession later this year.
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WASHINGTON, DC - US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan on Tuesday downplayed concerns over the record levels of debt being carried by American households.
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The Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, says he believes the current surge in global oil prices will not have the same impact on economic growth and inflation as the energy crisis of the 1970s.
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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said his successors at the U.S. central bank should be cautious about cutting interest rates because of inflation risks, and he forecast home prices will drop further, according to interviews published on Sunday.
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Stocks have been buoyed by a decline in energy prices and a belief that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates again this year.
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WASHINGTON : The upbeat outlook from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has failed to convince many economists, who argue that the United States is likely to see tepid growth at best in the near future.
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WASHINGTON : The United States is &quot;most unlikely&quot; to suffer a housing bubble despite an extraordinary rise in prices, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan revealed.
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WASHINGTON - The US economy is pulling out of the soft patch it went through earlier this year but shows no signs of accelerating inflation, Alan Greenspan, the US Federal Reserve chairman, says.
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NEW YORK - Investors were unmoved by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's improved assessment of the economy, and stocks remained mixed Wednesday in light trading.    While Greenspan said the economy has "regained some traction" after the summer's slowdown, he echoed Wall Street's concerns over energy prices, which stubbornly remain over $40 per barrel...
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Policy-makers assured nervous investors on Friday that the United States was not heading into recession and stock market losses did not warrant central bank intervention.
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TOKYO -- Former US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday that he didn't think an economic downturn in his country was "probable," toning down his earlier warning over a recession later this year.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday that higher oil prices have had a &quot;noticeable&quot; affect on the U.S. economy this year but are unlikely to cause serious damage unless they move significantly higher.
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U.S. stock futures were nearly  unchanged on Friday as markets await an indication of the  economy's health from key data and a speech from Federal  Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.
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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Tuesday that he did not foresee big price distortions developing in home prices and said Americans were handling their debts well.