The dollar’s slow erosion as the world’s dominant currency may be about to accelerate, UC Berkeley economist and former IMF adviser Barry Eichengreen says ... Show more
OpinionDude, Where’s My Recession?: Barry Eichengreen identifies the sources of the US economy’s apparent resilience, and explains how things could go wrong.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/us-economy-seemingly-resilient-but-recession-risks-remain-by-barry-eichengreen-2026-08
Dude, Where’s My Recession?
The dollar’s global dominance is starting to slip. This was the tell.: President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent chalked up last week’s ...
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The dollar’s global dominance is starting to slip. This was the tell.
How Barry Eichengreen traces the history of money in his book: In his book, economist Barry Eichengreen traces the history of international currencies from the ...
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How Barry Eichengreen traces the history of money in his book
OpinionHow Safe Are Today’s Blockbuster Tech Stocks?: Barry Eichengreen compares SpaceX and other coming mega-IPOs to what followed that of Nippon Telegraph and ...
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How Safe Are Today’s Blockbuster Tech Stocks?
OpinionAlan Greenspan’s Mixed Legacy: Barry Eichengreen explains why the longtime Federal Reserve chair was one of the Fed's most consequential leaders—for good ...
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Alan Greenspan’s Mixed Legacy
OpinionHow Safe Are Today’s Blockbuster Tech Stocks?: Barry Eichengreen compares SpaceX and other coming mega-IPOs to what followed that of Nippon Telegraph and ...
project-syndicate.org/commentary/japan-ntt-ipo-sobering-analogy-for-tech-stocks-today-by-barry-eichengreen-2026-07
How Safe Are Today’s Blockbuster Tech Stocks?
OpinionAlan Greenspan’s Mixed Legacy: Barry Eichengreen explains why the longtime Federal Reserve chair was one of the Fed's most consequential leaders—for good ...
project-syndicate.org/commentary/alan-greenspan-fed-chair-mixed-legacy-by-barry-eichengreen-2026-06
Alan Greenspan’s Mixed Legacy
Key FactsAlan Greenspan's Century of Economic Leadership
Jun 22, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: straitstimes.com
  • Alan Greenspan served as Federal Reserve chairman from 1987 to 2006, guiding US monetary policy through multiple presidencies.

  • He managed the second-longest uninterrupted US economic expansion, lasting from 1991 to 2001.

  • His approach to deregulation and interest rates drew criticism for contributing to asset bubbles and the 2007-2009 financial collapse.

  • Following his Fed tenure, Greenspan became a sought-after economic consultant and maintained significant influence.
  • Those of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholders' equity, myself included, are in a state of shocked disbelief.
    — Alan Greenspan, testifying before the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 2008
OpinionNo Bridge Over Healing Waters for the G7: Barry Eichengreen sees little chance that the leaders’ summit in Évian can produce more than a spectacle of bonhomie.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/limited-prospects-for-g7-evian-summit-by-barry-eichengreen-2026-06
No Bridge Over Healing Waters for the G7
OpinionThe Decline and Fall of the Dollar Empire: Barry Eichengreen compares the US currency's global trajectory to that of the Roman denarius under Emperor Nero.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/dollar-international-role-trajectory-resembles-roman-denarius-by-barry-eichengreen-2026-04
The Decline and Fall of the Dollar Empire
OpinionThe Decline and Fall of the Dollar Empire: Barry Eichengreen compares the US currency's global trajectory to that of the Roman denarius under Emperor Nero.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/dollar-international-role-trajectory-resembles-roman-denarius-by-barry-eichengreen-2026-04
The Decline and Fall of the Dollar Empire
Global currencies have a rich past and poor future: podcast: The Roman denarius and Florentine florin rose and fell with economic and military power ...
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Global currencies have a rich past and poor future: podcast
Global currencies have a rich past and poor future: podcast: The Roman denarius and Florentine florin rose and fell with economic and military power ...
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Global currencies have a rich past and poor future: podcast
OpinionAlbert Hirschman Strikes Back: Barry Eichengreen explains why a book published in 1945, and all but ignored at the time, is redefining how we understand trade.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/albert-hirschman-geoeconomics-explains-current-trade-policy-by-barry-eichengreen-2026-03
Albert Hirschman Strikes Back
OpinionWhat Are Kevin Warsh’s Priorities?: Barry Eichengreen asks if the next Federal Reserve chair’s focus on inflation and employment augurs weaker financial ...
project-syndicate.org/commentary/warsh-priorities-at-fed-inflation-and-employment-by-barry-eichengreen-2026-02
What Are Kevin Warsh’s Priorities?