Back in 2002, when his reputation as “The Man Who Saved the World” was at its peak, Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, came to Britain to pick up his knighthood. His biggest fan, Gordon Brown, now the prime minister, had ensured that the citation said it was being awarded for promoting “economic stability”.
在那次行程中，格林斯潘走访了英国央行(BOE)货币政策委员会(MPC)。他对该委员会表示，在网络泡沫破裂时，美国金融系统表现得很有弹性。股价跌去一半，并出现了大量债券违约，但没有一家大型银行倒闭。格林斯潘称赞了复杂衍生工具使风险得以扩散的事实。一位MPC委员问道：这怎么可能？肯定有人遭受了损失，谁呢？格林斯潘脸上带着恬静的满足感答道：“欧洲的保险公司。”
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