Positive Feedback Loop of Fire Sales
A fire sale, where numerous banks simultaneously try to sell similar assets, creates a destructive positive feedback loop. The mass selling causes asset prices to plummet, which in turn generates further losses for the banks holding those assets. This vicious cycle deepens the crisis as the initial price drop leads to further declines.
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