ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, hˈɪntdʒənz wˈɔːɹnd ðæt ˈæftɚ mˈɔːɹɡɪdʒᵻz ænd kənsˈuːmɚ dˈɛt, pˈæʔn̩ts wɜːɹ ɐ θˈɜːd ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk bˈʌbəl wˈeɪɾɪŋ tə dˈæmɪdʒ ðə ɡlˈoʊbəl ɪkˈɑːnəmi, ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ: "hˈaʊs pɹˈaɪsᵻz fˈɔːl ænd bˈæd dˈɛt ʃˈeɪks ðə faɪnˈænʃəl mˈɑːɹkɪts əkɹˌɑːs ðə jˌuːˈɛs ænd jˈʊɹɹəp.
In October 2007, Hintjens warned that after mortgages and consumer debt, patents were a third economic bubble waiting to damage the global economy, writing: "House prices fall and bad debt shakes the financial markets across the US and Europe.