/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>3053223
I was interested in this too so I read through reports by the IMF, FRB and they where definitely aware of and warning about the problems, but hindsight is 20/20.
>causes leading to it might have been going on for
Specifically in regards to this, you could make the argument that the causes where going back decades https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subprime_crisis_impact_timeline and that POC and sjws where main contributing factors because the dems installed regulations for anti discrimination for housing and loans to minority, pic related.
Also if you are a FAfag then fundamental economic indicators like manufacturing purchase orders broke down below their multi decades trendlines about a year and a half before.
>>3053300
Lehmen wasn't the first, did you forget about Bear Sterns?