As I recall, the markets tried to dictate interest rate policy last summer, and the FED ignored them. I wonder if Bernanke will be more accommodative to the markets than that of the Maestro.
In my opinion, regardless how the markets perceived Greenspan or will be perceive him in history, he accomplished remarkable things:
The crash of '87 did not destroy the stock market, ala 1929
The banking crisis of '88 did not destroy the economy, ala 1930
The Junk Bond fiasco
The shenanigans on Wall Street
The impeachment of a President
The threat of terrorism...tell George to speak proper english.
The markets nowadays appear flexible enough to handle most bumps in the road. Alan helped to make that happen.