Black Monday

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Paul Volcker launched a campaign of rate hikes that led to a recession, and the Alan Greenspan era came on the heels of the Black Monday crash of 1987.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Colloquially, the Fed’s action to halt the Black Monday crash became known as the Greenspan put, an insurance policy against steep losses.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

With NFL’s Black Monday already in full swing, other teams are likely to make similar moves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

In January 2000 there were five daily losses of more than 3% in the Nasdaq, the most of any month since October 1987’s Black Monday crash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

But when the vacation is over, and Black Monday comes, she is not amongst the returning scholars.

From Charlotte's Inheritance by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)