super-bubble

Each time a financial crisis occurred the authorities intervened, took care of the failing institutions, and applied monetary and fiscal stimulus, inflating the super-bubble even further.

Financial Reform: Legal Vs. Right 2010

That super-bubble, created by the ever-increasing use of credit and debt leverage across the economy, combined with convictions that markets are self-correcting, took more than 25 years to grow.

Nathan Gardels: Inaugural Hope, but America Is in Shock 2009

These are some of the egos that were so overwhelmed with arrogance, and so confident in self intelligence, that there was nothing that the economic super-bubble would throw at them which couldn't be handled.

Bernanke And The Super Fed Say It's Over 2009

And his analysis of the costs and benefits of his permissive policies was not totally wrong while the super-bubble lasted.

The Crisis & What to Do About It Soros, George 2008

Had it done so, the damage would have been much smaller and the super-bubble may have remained intact.

The Crisis & What to Do About It Soros, George 2008

That super-bubble, created by the ever-increasing use of credit and debt leverage, combined with the conviction that markets are self-correcting, took more than 25 years to grow.

Nathan Gardels: My Interview with George Soros: End of Financial Crisis Could Be in Sight 2008

But the subprime crisis came to play a different role: it served as the culmination or reversal point of the super-bubble.

The Crisis & What to Do About It Soros, George 2008

The underlying trend in the super-bubble has been the ever-increasing use of credit and leverage.

The Crisis & What to Do About It Soros, George 2008

This means that financial institutions in the aggregate will be less profitable than they have been during the super-bubble and some business models that depended on excessive leverage will become uneconomical.

The Crisis & What to Do About It Soros, George 2008

That is why the super-bubble could develop so far during his tenure.

The Crisis & What to Do About It Soros, George 2008