Tag Archives: Credit Bubble

The Mortgage Bubble Has Not Yet Popped

Posted on July 22, 2010 by irvinerenter

House prices have crashed in many markets but banks have barely begun the process of writing down their bad loans. Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of The Storm, Everything About Foreclosures, Fresh Perspectives, Home Economics | Tagged Credit Bubble, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Home Prices, Housing Bubble, Housing Supply, Mortgage Write-Downs, Strategic Defaults | 2 Comments

Bubbles, Inflation and Overcapacity

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Charles Hugh Smith

The global central banks have flooded the world economy with hot money for years. Why has this created massive asset bubbles rather than inflation? In the 1970s, expanding credit triggered a decade-long bout of high inflation as cheap money chased … Continue reading →

Posted in Banking and Finance, Best Of The Storm, Fresh Perspectives, High On Design | Tagged Commercial Loans, Credit Bubble, Deflation, Gold, Home Equity, Housing Bubble, Hyperinflation, Inflation, Oil, Stock Market, The Dollar | Leave a comment