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A decade after Lehman, investors hunt for clues to next financial crisis

China, emerging markets and corporate debt among concerns

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Lehman Brothers had hoped to sell off a stake in its investment unit to raise capital and use the funds to take care of some of its toxic assets, with possible asset sales by September 10, 2008. But investors weren't convinced and the shares continue

Andrew Mayeda & Enda Curran | Bloomberg
“It’s something that happens every five to seven years” is how JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon once defined a financial crisis to his daughter. Queen Elizabeth II asked “why did nobody notice” the seeds of the last one.

Stung by their failure to spot the turmoil of 10 years ago and two decades since Asian markets were roiled, policymakers, traders and economists are looking at the clock as they wonder when and where the next meltdown will hit.

As it holds its annual meetings in Bali, Indonesia this week, the International Monetary Fund is already warning investors may be underestimating

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