589 Quotes by Alan Greenspan

As we prepare for the rollover, it is most important to keep in perspective just how far we have come in our Y2K preparations,

The fundamentals are in place for a return to sustained healthy growth,

But as we struggle to make sense of our profound loss and its immediate consequences for the economy, ... we must not lose sight of our longer-run prospects, which have not been significantly diminished by these terrible events.

Without calling the overall national issue a bubble, it's pretty clear that it's an unsustainable underlying pattern.

While this stellar non-inflationary economic expansion still appears remarkably stress-free on the surface, there are developing imbalances that give us pause,

I've been in and out of Wall Street since 1949, and I've never seen the type of animosity between government and Wall Street. And I'm not sure where it comes from, but I suspect it's got to do with a general schism in this society which is really becoming ever more destructive.

It seems persuasive that, given the size of the U.S. current account deficit, a diminished appetite for adding to dollar balances must occur at some point,

China's progress towards prosperity and accession into the WTO will create new opportunities for American businesses and farmers,

The current surge in oil prices, though noticeable, is likely to prove significantly less consequential to economic growth and inflation than the surge in the 1970s,