There is little doubt that Greenspan had great moments, when one could at least imagine a less deft governor doing the “wrong” thing with disastrous consequences. One such moment was the stock market crash of 1987.
格林斯潘无疑有过风光无限之时。当时，人们至少只能想象，换一个并不如此娴熟的美联储主席操作“有误”，带来灾难性后果。其中一个是1987年的股市崩溃。另外一个可能发生在1998年，当时，另一场全球金融危机呼之欲来，美联储降低了利率。