The Federal Reserve sees the latest financial market turmoil as driven by two factors: a wave of rating downgrades of housing-related credits and increased fear over economic fundamentals. Above all is the outlook for the housing market.
Underlying this is the "information problem" that has plagued markets since the credit crisis began at the end of July. No one knows how large losses will be or how they will be distributed among financial entities.
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