Financial crisis (1 gen 2007 anni – 28 nov 2009 anni)

Descrizione:

Early 2007 – 2008: U.S. housing bubble burst; subprime mortgage defaults rose, triggering strain in financial markets.

March 2008: Investment bank Bear Stearns collapsed and was sold to JPMorgan Chase with Federal Reserve support.

September 2008 (peak crisis):

Sept 7: U.S. government took over mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Sept 15: Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy (the largest in U.S. history).

Sept 16: AIG was bailed out by the U.S. government.

Stock markets worldwide plunged; credit markets froze.

Late 2008 – 2009: Governments launched massive bailout and stimulus programs (e.g., U.S. TARP rescue plan in October 2008, EU bank rescues).

Timeframe: The financial crisis is generally dated from 2007 (housing market collapse) through late 2009 (global recession and recovery measures), with September 2008 seen as the dramatic turning point.

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