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A financial panic was narrowly averted in 1860 by the first use of clearing house certificates between banks. [9] 1865–1867 recession April 1865 – December 1867 2 years 8 months 3 years 10 months −23.8% — The American Civil War ended in April 1865, and the country entered a lengthy period of general deflation that lasted until 1896.
2007–2008 financial crisis; Great Recession (worldwide) 2000s energy crisis (2003–2009) oil price bubble; Subprime mortgage crisis (US) (2007–2010) 2000s United States housing bubble and 2000s United States housing market correction (2003–2011) 2008–2010 automotive industry crisis (US) 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis
Inflation was under control by the mid-1980s. Influenced by low and stable oil prices in combination with a steep rise in private investment and rising incomes, the economy entered what was at the time the second longest peacetime economic expansion in U.S. history. [4] [5] Mar 1991– Mar 2001 120 +2.0% +3.6%
Some of the key economic events during the collapse of the Japanese asset price bubble include the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the dot-com bubble. In addition, more recent economic events, such as the 2007–2008 financial crisis and August 2011 stock markets fall have prolonged this period. Black Wednesday: 16 Sep 1992 UK
2020s in United States history is a narrative summary of major historical events and issues in the United States from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2029. The first part is divided chronologically by Congressional sessions and the second part highlights major issues that span several years or even the entire decade.
Subprime mortgage lending jumped dramatically during the 2004–2006 period preceding the crisis (source: Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Report, p. 70 Figure 5.2). Number of U.S. household properties subject to foreclosure actions by quarter. In the early months of 2008, many observers believed that a U.S. recession had begun.
The COVID-19 recession was a major global economic crisis which has caused both a recession in some nations, and in others a depression. It is currently the worst global economic crisis in history, surpassing the impact of the Great Depression. The economic crisis began due to the economic consequences of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told a federal commission in November 2009, "As a scholar of the Great Depression, I honestly believe that September and October of 2008 was the worst financial crisis in global history, including the Great Depression." Of the 13 most important US financial institutions, "12 were at risk of failure within a ...