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The 2007–2008 financial crisis, or the global financial crisis (GFC), was the most severe worldwide economic crisis since the Great Depression.
Jul 3, 2024 · The financial crisis of 2007–08 was a severe contraction of liquidity in global financial markets that originated in the United States as a result of the collapse of the U.S. housing market. It precipitated the Great Recession (2007–09), the worst economic downturn in the United States since the Great Depression.
Dec 18, 2023 · What Was the 2008 Great Recession? The Great Recession was the sharp decline in economic activity that started in 2007 and lasted several years, spilling into global economies. It is...
Dec 18, 2023 · Learn more about the causes, the events, and the aftermath of the 2007–2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession that followed it. The economic damage was immense.
Sep 14, 2018 · The warning signs of an epic financial crisis were blinking steadily through 2008—for those who were paying close attention. One clue?
Jul 17, 2018 · What really went wrong in the 2008 financial crisis? Martin Wolf on how the crisis marked the end of a consensus for liberalisation. Ben Bernanke (centre), then chairman of the Federal Reserve,...
Sep 13, 2018 · Ten years ago this week, the collapse of Lehman Brothers became the signal event of the 2008 financial crisis. Its effects and the recession that followed, on income, wealth, disparity and...
