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

The longtime floor trader survived several of what he calls “it-looks-like-the-end-of-the-world” markets: Black Monday in 1987; the Great Financial Crisis; the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 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

If "Black Monday" is past, the "Gift" will still be acceptable: it will make school-time pass as happily as a holiday.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 533, February 11, 1832 by Various