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Asset Valuation Uncertainty in the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis
A significant problem during the 2007-2009 financial crisis was the difficulty, and in some cases impossibility, for financial institutions to determine the value of certain assets. This asset valuation uncertainty undermined market confidence, as it became apparent that even banks were unsure of their own financial positions.
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