World markets still affected by fear: Greenspan
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Fear is still affecting world financial markets, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in an interview released on Sunday in which he also backed France's candidate to head the IMF.
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Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday he feared a "dramatic contraction" in Chinese stocks but said the global economy may be able to shrug off a drop in asset prices.
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The global economy faces testing   times because of the danger of inflation, unbalanced trade   flows and deadlocked world trade talks, International Monetary   Fund chief Rodrigo Rato said on Friday.
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The threat of a U.S. recession has central bankers around the world nervous  -  except for Japan's. Perhaps they should be
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Investors' appetite for U.S. assets  will eventually dwindle and the United States must reduce its  budget deficit to prevent major economic damage, Federal  Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday, in remarks that  hit the dollar hard.
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Financial markets endured another nervous session on Monday as investors continued to fret about the outlook for the US economy.
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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Thursday the Fed's decision to cut interest rates this week had lowered the risk of a U.S. recession, although chances were still above one in three.
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Risks of a recession have increased,  but the Federal Reserve must be cautious in supporting the  economy because global forces that have kept inflation in check  are receding, former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said on  Monday.
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"The human race has never found a way to confront bubbles," former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday in reference to the euphoria that can precede contractions, or reactions, like the current market turmoil, according to a published report.
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The probability of a recession in the  United States has increased but is still less than 50/50,  former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in comments  broadcast on Friday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan on Friday said he was very worried Congress would try  to thwart efforts by the Financial Accounting Standards Board  to require expensing of stock options.
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NEW YORK - Investors were unmoved by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's improved assessment of the economy, with stocks falling modestly 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 have fallen from record highs in recent weeks but stubbornly remain above $40 per barrel...
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The world economy remains vulnerable to downside risks stemming from tighter credit, a deterioration of the US housing market, higher oil prices and rising inflation, according to G7 finance ministers gathering in Tokyo on Saturday.
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TOKYO -- 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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Global economic growth is "robust" but inflation risks remain as markets absorb the impact of the US subprime home loan crisis and higher food prices, European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet said Monday.
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The world will be living with volatile oil prices for years to come, but this yearâs price spike should not be serious enough to push the US into a recession, US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday.
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Fear was back on global stock markets last week as investors worried about the financial and trade imbalances that have built up during years of strong growth for the world economy.