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Black Monday Response

United States · Economy / Stock Market. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1987Date range
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Chronological records

1987

Alan Greenspan20 October 1987

Washington · Economy / Stock Market

The Federal Reserve pledges liquidity after the largest one-day percentage stock-market fall.

Names involved

Alan Greenspan

Provenance

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