On Black Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the US plunged 22.6% – the steepest one-day percentage drop in its history. The selloff was triggered by a mix of overvalued markets, rising interest rates and panic selling amplified by computer-driven trading. The stock market recovered most of the losses soon, following intervention by the US Federal Reserve.
Chicago Fed President Goolsbee rejects calls for Fed rate cuts to ease US debt burden
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee rejected calls for interest-rate cuts to ease the US government’s debt burden, warning that such a move could fuel inflation