The Market Crash of 2008

The financial crisis of 2007-2009 resulted from a variety of external factors and market incentives, in combination with the housing price bubble in the United States. When high levels of bank and consumer leverage appeared, rising consumption caused increasingly risky lending, shown in the laxity in the standard of securities ' screening and riskier mortgages. As a consequence, the high default rate of these risky subprime mortgages incurred the burst of the housing bubble and increased defaults. Finally, liquidity rapidly shrank in the United States, giving rise to the financial crisis which later spread worldwide (Thakor, 2015). However, in the beginning of the era in which this chain of events took place, deregulation was widely practiced, as the regulations and restrictions of the economic and business markets were regarded as barriers to further development (Orhangazi, 2014). Expanded deregulation primarily influenced the factors leading to the crisis. The aim of this paper is to discuss whether or not deregulation was the main underlying reason for the 2007/08 financial crisis. I will argue that deregulation was the underlying cause due to the fact that the most important origins of the crisis — the explosion of financial innovation, leverage, securitisation, shadow banking and human greed — were based on deregulation. My argument is presented in three stages. The first section examines deregulation policies which resulted in the expansion of financial innovation and

The majority of people started selling their stocks and brokers sent out margin calls. People throughout the country watched the ticker (stock pricing machine) as the numbers meant their fate. The prices were falling down so quickly that the ticker fell behind. Stunned at the sudden crash, a crowd gathered outside the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street. Rumors spread that people were committing suicides, but none of them was true. It was a great relief when the panic decreased later as the day progressed. Large sums of money were invested by group of bankers just to convince others to stop selling their stocks. By the end of the day, people started buying stocks at “bargain prices.” On October 24th, double numbers of shares were sold, breaking the previous record. The stock market fell again four days later. An unexpected drop in the stock prices through a large section of the stock market is called a stock market crash. Usually during high economic periods, become greater than their original value, but if this fades; then the market investors would have to sell their stocks at a lesser value. As the stock prices decline, panic sales can set in causing the market to

In Frontline’s The Meltdown, the causes of the stock market crash of 2008 came into discussion. The topics regarding Bear Stearns, the Lehman Brothers’ and their collapse, and the huge bailout made in results to the market crash. There were great points being made on the mistakes Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke did not view from their perspective, which in turns were the problems that made up the crash.

The financial crisis that happened during 2007-09 was considered the worst financial crisis in the world since the great depression in the 1930s. It leads to a series of banking failures and also prolonged recession, which have affected millions of Americans and paralyzed the whole financial system. Although it was happened a long time ago, the side effects are still having implications for the economy now. This has become an enormously common topic among economists, hence it plays an extremely important role in the economy. There are many questions that were asked about the financial crisis, one of the most common question that dragged attention was ’’How did the government (Federal Reserve) contributed to the financial crisis?’’

During the early 2000 's, the United States housing market experienced growth at an unprecedented rate, leading to historical highs in home ownership. This surge in home buying was the result of multiple illusory financial circumstances which reduced the apparent risk of both lending and receiving loans. However, in 2007, when the upward trend in home values could no longer continue and began to reverse itself, homeowners found themselves owing more than the value of their properties, a trend which lent itself to increased defaults and foreclosures, further reducing the value of homes in a vicious, self-perpetuating cycle. The 2008 crash of the near-$7-billion housing industry dragged down the entire U.S. economy, and by extension, the global economy, with it, therefore having a large part in triggering the global recession of 2008-2012.

The Meltdown is a PBS special on the events of the financial crisis of 2008, in a timeline format, revealing the thinking behind decisions made during the fateful months before the stock market crash in August of that year. Some financial gurus on Wall Street devised a plan to bundle several mortgages together into a group, and then selling that bundle to another group of investors looking to invest in securities. The lender did not need to earn money from the loans he was giving out, he merely gained enough of a profit from the bundling operation that billions were being made on Wall Street from 2005-2008. The problem is that these bundles were risky, and as credit unworthy individuals defaulted on their mortgages, the entire system crumbled into what is now known as the Stock Market Crash of 2008, and have subsequently lived during the Great Recession.

On October 29, 1929, investors took a turn for the worse and were just in the beginning of a huge crisis that would cause them to lose everything. This crash pushed many Americans to depression, suicide, and destruction. By 1933, 4,000 banks had closed and Americans started to panic. The stock market crash of 1929 was a major turning point in the history of the United States and billions of dollars were lost.

There are countless number of factors that cause a stock market as a whole to crash, but three main reasons. There have been numerous financial “crashes” throughout history that date back to the 1600’s when stock exchanges were first evolving with the trade economies of Europe. A crash represents a steep, sudden decline in the value of market prices, and can often lead to and economic depression. There are 3 main types of crashes that occur frequently in today’s market, Investment bubbles, Spooks, and HTF. An economic boom on the other hand quickly helps appreciate stock prices, as the companies’ market capitalization and earnings will go up. The most devastating crashes are usually a result of an overly-inflated market, also known as a “bubble.” Investment bubble occur when prices of market shares are driven upwards past there actual value. A bubble is encouraged by a “herd mentality,” where people first jump on a bandwagon of a profitable stock, and then, when the bubble bursts, they engage in panic selling. The most famous example of this was during the 1929 American stock market crash, following the WW1. Also Stock markets can also be “Spooked” into a decline or a catastrophic event. For example, San Francisco’s massive earthquake in 1906, played an integral role in the

For decades Americans couldn’t help but rejoice when they were able to own their very own home. The image of holding the keys and to quickly step foot into their home provided Americans with visons of prosperity. Many Americans whether poor, middle-class, or wealthy could now dream of endless possibilities when owning their very own home, as well as embracing a sense of accomplishment. These accomplishments or feelings were great at first; however, the realty for some Americans was that behind the glitz and glamor was a ticking time bomb. Now imagine the United States of America flourishing in the real estate sector and the US economy from Wall Street to individuals benefiting from the booming housing market. However, while all this was

A recession is full-proof sign of declined activity within the economic environment. Many economists generally define the attributes of a recession are two consecutive quarters with declining GDP. Many factors contribute to an economy's fall into a recession, but the major cause argued is inflation. As individuals or even businesses try to cut costs and spending this causes GDP to decline, unemployment rate can rise due to less spending which can be one of the combined factors when an economy falls into a recession. Inflation is the general rise in prices of goods and services over a period of time. Inflation can happen for reasons such as higher energy and production costs and that includes governmental debt.

In October 1929, the Wall Street market began to gradually plummet over a two week period, taking billions of dollars with it. Today it is known as the stock market crash of 1929. This crash is debatably the primary

On October 29, 1929 the United States Stock Market Crashed. It was devastating. About 16 Billion U.S. dollars went down the drain. I live in New York with my 2 brothers and sister: Jack, Daniel, and Maggie. We use to live in a pretty upscale apartment. However,The depression hit us like a train. My dad, Tom was laid off at his law firm right after the stock market crashed. He was desperate for money so he began work in a textile factory. Unemployment rates skyrocketed from a mere 3% to 25%! My mom, Jean, use to be a stay at home mom, but now works in a clothing sweatshop to put food on the table. With such little pay we were forced to move out of our beautiful apartment into a crummy run-down tenement. Shortly after, my father lost his job at the Textile factory. It 's 1931 right now and he hasn 't worked since. We couldn’t even depend upon our savings. Thousands upon thousands of banks were closed down, so we lost all of our money in the bank. My widowed aunt Celeste has also come to live with us. Her husband committed suicide after losing all his money when the Stock Market collapsed. My mom had to get a second job and make ends meet. But it just not enough. We were evicted from our tiny one bedroom tenement. We now reside in a Hooverville. We barely have enough money to put a little food on the table. My little sister has asthma and her medication costs a lot so she 's been sick lately. I mainly blame our financial situation on margin buying and President Hoover.

Every crash people lost thousands sometimes millions or billions. In 2008 they lost 10.2 trillion dollars and it was the biggest crash. Although the market started to crash on October1st 2008, the black week began on October 6th and lasted five trading sessions. During black week the Dow Jones Industrial index would fall 1,874 points or 18.1%. The same week the S&P500 fell more than 20.1%. It became the biggest crash of all time. On to that the government add 250 billion to the banks so the banks won't collapse. There was trouble in the housing markets and credit markets because of the 2008 crash. It became a worldwide recession and many people lost their jobs. It took many years all the way to 2012 for the markets to recover the value lost.

The great recession of 2008 affected everyone around the world. The great Recession is considered the second worst economic crisis in American history, behind the Great Depression.

The Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2008 has been studied by several economists, and different causes have been identified, both primary and secondary, which intensified the overall impact of the crisis. In my view, the Global Financial Crisis resulted due to a culmination of several policies that interplayed with each other, and significantly influenced all sectors of the economy, from consumers to the government. In this essay, I will be addressing the main underlying causes of the crisis, how they originated, the extent of their impact, and how they compare with other financial crises. I will conclude with an analysis of policies that have been undertaken, and initiatives which should be implemented to prevent future crises.