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A sharp downturn in the American economy was caused by bank failures, lack of confidence in the paper currency, tightening of English Credit, crop failures and Jacksonian policy. [17] Speculation markets were greatly affected when American banks stopped payment in specie (gold and silver coinage). [1] [18] Over 600 banks failed in this period.
In his dissent to the majority report of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, conservative American Enterprise Institute fellow Peter J. Wallison [273] stated his belief that the roots of the financial crisis can be traced directly and primarily to affordable housing policies initiated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban ...
A timeline of some of the significant events in the crisis from 2007 to 2008 includes: From late 2007 through September 2008, before the official October 3 bailout, there was a series of smaller bank rescues that occurred which totaled almost $800 billion.
This article gives the timeline of the Great Recession, which hit many developed economies in the wake of the 2007–2008 financial crisis. Note: The date indicated is that of the official announcement by the department or the public agency in charge of the measurement of the economic activity of the country.
With the U.S. government on the verge of a partial shutdown, a timeline of more than 20 closures since 1976. Timeline of more than 20 U.S. government shutdowns over nearly 50 years Skip to main ...
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Financial crisis escalates with collapse of major lenders and investors. January 2–21 : January 2008 stock market downturn . January 24 : The National Association of Realtors (NAR) announces that 2007 had the largest drop in existing home sales in 25 years, [ 197 ] and "the first price decline in many, many years and possibly going back to ...
Lasting through the 1970s and early-1980s, this was the end of a boom that started in 1969, compounded by the 1970s energy crisis coupled with early 1980s Latin American debt crisis. [7] [8] [9] 1973–1974 stock market crash: Jan 1973 UK: Lasting 23 months, dramatic rise in oil prices, the miners' strike and the downfall of the Heath government.