The meltdown in the sub-prime mortgage sector will have a significant impact on the US economy
because of its consequences for the housing market, even if there are no contagion effects on the
rest of the financial sector.
But in a realistic worst case, there could be a vicious circle of growing
financial problems, falling house prices, and weaker economic growth.
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