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* 1637 Dutch tulip bubble[http://people.few.eur.nl/smant/m-economics/tulipmania.htm] | * 1637 Dutch tulip bubble[http://people.few.eur.nl/smant/m-economics/tulipmania.htm] | ||
* 1694 Formation of the Bank of England | * 1694 Formation of the Bank of England[http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/about/history/index.htm] | ||
* 1720 South Sea Bubble[http://people.few.eur.nl/smant/m-economics/southsea.htm] | * 1720 South Sea Bubble[http://people.few.eur.nl/smant/m-economics/southsea.htm] | ||
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* 1890 Barings bank rescued | * 1890 Barings bank rescued | ||
* 1913 US Federal Reserve Act - established the Federal Reserve System | * 1913 US Federal Reserve Act - established the Federal Reserve System [http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/fed101/history/] | ||
* 1929 [[Crash of 2009]] | * 1929 [[Crash of 2009]] | ||
Revision as of 04:51, 9 June 2009
- 1637 Dutch tulip bubble[1]
- 1694 Formation of the Bank of England[2]
- 1720 South Sea Bubble[3]
- 1864 US National Bank Act - established a national banking system and the chartering of national banks.
- 1866 Overend and Gurney bank rescued[[4]
- 1890 Barings bank rescued
- 1913 US Federal Reserve Act - established the Federal Reserve System [5]
- 1929 Crash of 2009
- 1930 Great Depression
- 1933 New Deal
US Glass-Steagall Act - created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Separated commercial banking from investment banking.[[6]
- 1980 US Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act
- 1987 Global stock market crash[9]
- 1989 LTCM hedge fund rescued[10]
- 1999 US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act - repealed the Glass Steagall Act of 1933, and introduced other changes including expanding the Federal Home Loan Bank System.
- 2008 Crash of 2008
- 2009 Recession of 2009