Major Financial Events: 1990-2013

By KyleH123
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    Major Financial Market Events: 1990-2013

  • Early 1990s Recession

    Dow dropped 18% in 3 months. Lasted 8 months.

  • North American Free Trade Agreement

    Agreement for trading between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico

  • First Russian Listed Company

    Vimpelcom, a cellular telecommunications company, is the first Russian listed company on the New York Stock Exchange

  • Toonie

    $2 coin introduced in Canada

  • 1997 Asian Financial Crisis

    Crashes in Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, Philippeans, and more.

  • October 27, 1997 Mini Crash

    Global stock market crash based on the 1997 Asian financial crisis

  • 1998 Russian Financial Crisis

    Government devaulued the ruble

  • Euro Introduced

    The Euro was introduced as currency in many European Union states.

  • Dot-com Bubble

    Peak of the Dot-com Bubble, which was growth in the internet sector.

  • September 11 Attacks

    Caused global markets to significantly drop

  • Stock Market Downturn of 2002

    The dot-com bubble bursted

  • Chinese Stock Collapse

    Chinese stocks went down almost 9%. Lost about $140 billion.

  • Great Recession

    Economic decline from December 2007-June 2009. Related to the U.S. financial crisis of 2007-08.

  • Financial Crisis of 2007-08

    Worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Threatened the collapse of large financial institutions.

  • 2010 Flash Crash

    Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its worst intra-day point loss (1000 points), then it partially recovered.

  • Seaboard Corp - Record High Stock

    $2,615 was this company's record high

  • August 2011 Stock Markets Fall

    Stock markets around the world fell