Number: RS22271
Title: Chairman Greenspan's Retirement from the Federal Reserve
Authors: Marc Labonte, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: Chairman Alan Greenspan's non-renewable term as governor on the Board of the Federal Reserve System (Fed) expired on January 31, 2006. On the same day, the Senate confirmed President Bush's nomination of Ben Bernanke to be Greenspan's successor. Bernanke has been Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, a Fed governor, and professor of economics at Princeton University. The Federal Reserve is responsible for setting the nation's monetary policy, among other duties. This report outlines Chairman Greenspan's legacy and some of the issues facing his successor.
Pages: 6
Date: February 1, 2006