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- BUSINESS, Page 50Business NotesFEDERAL RESERVEO.K., You've Waited Enough
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- There was never much doubt that George Bush would reappoint
- Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan to a second four-year
- term. The only question was when. Last week, just six hours
- after he hinted he was in no hurry to do it, Bush renominated
- the Fed chief. Said the President: "The respect that Alan
- Greenspan has in the world and in this country, particularly in
- financial marketplaces, is unparalleled."
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- Bush, who rarely does anything until the last moment, had
- been stalling partly to keep pressure on the Fed to lower
- interest rates and thereby give the nascent recovery a gentle
- nudge. But the delay was starting to send shivers through
- financial markets, which have applauded Greenspan's
- anti-inflationary policies and dread the idea of an unknown
- replacement. Even so, Bush's subtle hint may have worked. In
- early July, Greenspan scored a point for economic stimulation
- by prevailing over anti-inflation zealots on the Fed who wanted
- to lower the targets for growth in the U.S. money supply.
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