# Ep. 143: Alan Greenspan's Fed Fueled the Housing Bubble

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Podcast: [InFi: the Future of Finance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/infi-the-future-of-finance-6015611)
Published: 2026-06-26T20:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Bob presents several lines of evidence to argue that the Federal Reserve under Alan Greenspan helped fuel the housing bubble in the early to mid-2000s. He also pushes back against the claim that it was an Asian savings glut to blame. Related: - https://cdn.mises.org/understanding_money_mechanics_with_cover_image_attached.pdf - https://mises.org/mises-daily/did-fed-or-asian-saving-cause-housing-bubble - https://mises.org/mises-daily/krugmans-call-housing-bubble - https://www.cato.org/briefing-paper/greenspans-monetary-policy-retrospect - https://mises.org/mises-daily/worst-recession-25-years Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/mRAZ6HuO0b4 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

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