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What was the 1999 initiative that significantly impacted the US finance sector?
What was the 1999 initiative that significantly impacted the US finance sector?
Repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act
What are some examples of esoteric financial instruments that became popular after deregulation?
What are some examples of esoteric financial instruments that became popular after deregulation?
Derivatives, financial futures, credit default swaps
How did financial institutions pass on risk to investors?
How did financial institutions pass on risk to investors?
By borrowing from each other and selling loans as securities
What type of loans were investment banks buying from mortgage brokers?
What type of loans were investment banks buying from mortgage brokers?
What type of mortgages were becoming increasingly popular in the United States?
What type of mortgages were becoming increasingly popular in the United States?
What innovative instrument hid problematic loans by bundling them with lower-risk assets?
What innovative instrument hid problematic loans by bundling them with lower-risk assets?
What were the consequences of the deregulated global financial infrastructure in the Southeast Asia Crisis of 1997–8?
What were the consequences of the deregulated global financial infrastructure in the Southeast Asia Crisis of 1997–8?
Why did Southeast Asian governments abandon control over the domestic movement of capital in the early 1990s?
Why did Southeast Asian governments abandon control over the domestic movement of capital in the early 1990s?
How did the Southeast Asia Crisis of 1997–8 impact the region?
How did the Southeast Asia Crisis of 1997–8 impact the region?
What measures helped avert a global recession during the Southeast Asia Crisis of 1997–8?
What measures helped avert a global recession during the Southeast Asia Crisis of 1997–8?
What were some of the negative consequences of the deregulated global financial infrastructure that became visible in the Southeast Asia Crisis of 1997–8?
What were some of the negative consequences of the deregulated global financial infrastructure that became visible in the Southeast Asia Crisis of 1997–8?
What measures were taken to prevent a global recession during the Southeast Asia Crisis of 1997–8?
What measures were taken to prevent a global recession during the Southeast Asia Crisis of 1997–8?
How did the crash of 2008 have its roots in the 1980s and 1990s according to the text?
How did the crash of 2008 have its roots in the 1980s and 1990s according to the text?
What led Southeast Asian governments to abandon control over the domestic movement of capital in the early 1990s?
What led Southeast Asian governments to abandon control over the domestic movement of capital in the early 1990s?
What was the purpose of the Glass-Steagall Act signed into law by President Roosevelt in 1933?
What was the purpose of the Glass-Steagall Act signed into law by President Roosevelt in 1933?
What were some of the consequences of the 1999 repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act?
What were some of the consequences of the 1999 repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act?
How did financial institutions pass on risk to investors after the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act?
How did financial institutions pass on risk to investors after the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act?
What type of loans were investment banks buying from mortgage brokers fueled by promises of big commissions?
What type of loans were investment banks buying from mortgage brokers fueled by promises of big commissions?
Which innovative instrument hid problematic loans by bundling them with lower-risk assets and reselling to investors?
Which innovative instrument hid problematic loans by bundling them with lower-risk assets and reselling to investors?
What type of mortgages were gaining popularity in the United States, often tied to short-term interest rate fluctuations?
What type of mortgages were gaining popularity in the United States, often tied to short-term interest rate fluctuations?
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