Why the Collapse in the Price of Oil is Reminiscent of Previous Financial Bubbles
Bubbles all have the same characteristics of unrealistic expectations but are incredibly difficult to recognize until after the effect. Prices in an economic bubble can fluctuate erratically, and become impossible to predict from supply and demand alone. While some economists deny that bubbles occur, the cause of bubbles remains disputed by those who are convinced that asset prices often deviate strongly from intrinsic values.-Wikipedia 2008 housing bubble and ensuing financial market rout “We recognized that, despite our suspicions, it was very difficult to definitively identify a bubble until after the fact,” -Alan Greenspan 2000 Dot Com bubble In 2000, AOL purchased Time Warner for US$164 billion. Shortly thereafter the bubble burst and technology stocks suffered a remarkable … Read more