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Why I Was Wrong

Arnold Kling · 29 Nov 2008

A change of mind in this piece

Warnings of an imminent US recession in 2006 are partisan gloom rather than a real signal about the economy.

I will add that I was definitely not expecting Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to have ventured so far away from the idea of investment-quality mortgages that they had enough exposure in subprime loans to wipe out their capital.

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  1. I will add that I was definitely not expecting Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to have ventured so far away from the idea of investment-quality mortgages that they had enough exposure in subprime loans to wipe out their capital.
    Did I fail to foresee the financial crisis? Absolutely.

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