Fundamentally, this is a story of how two basic human motivators, fear and greed, conspire in an environment of permissive macroeconomic conditions, economic policies, and regulatory framework, to break down confidence and trust, producing financial and economic crisis.

Understanding the principal mechanisms is not easy, because such crises are generally systemic, with multiple causes that interact.

Looking ahead, it seems evident that the ground is being laid for another – albeit different ‒ crisis.

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