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

These included the 1987 Black Monday equities crash, the 1994 bond market crisis, the 1997 Asian debt crisis, the 1998 collapse of Long-Term Capital Management and the dot-com bust of 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 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

It is three weeks to-day since "Black Monday," when the great disaster befell us, and we seem no nearer the end than we were at first.

From Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege by Nevinson, Henry W.