'I saw the 2008 financial crisis coming – we’re headed for something worse'

Man who predicted 2008 financial crisis issues ominous warning that something worse is about to happen

A man who predicted the 2008 financial crisis has issued an ominous warning about what could soon happen

'I saw the 2008 financial crisis coming – we’re headed for something worse'

Former hedge fund employee Richard Bookstaber, who predicted the 2008 financial crisis, believes the risks from AI, private credit and geopolitical tensions could trigger something even more dangerous

'I predicted the 2008 financial crash – something worse could be coming''

Former hedge fund employee Richard Bookstaber wrote a book predicting 2008 financial crisis warns AI risks, Taiwan tensions and Iran conflict threaten a devastating economic collapse

‘I predicted the 2008 financial crisis – what’s about to happen could be even worse’

Richard Bookstaber – who worked at a hedge fund before moving on to the US Treasury – has some dire predictions for the future of the global economy The 2008 financial crisis was one of the most dramatic and far-reaching economic disasters in living memory. Triggered in early 2007 by reckless lending in the US property market, it spread worldwide, deepening an already severe recession and forcing government bailouts of financial institutions aro…