Sources: Sky News
Sri Lanka's GDP contracts 3.6% in 2020, its worst economic performance since gaining independence in 1948. 2021-04-30
The economy officially enters a recession for the first time since 1991 after the Bureau of Statistics reports a 7% decline in GDP over the second quarter, the largest fall since records began in 1959. 2020-09-2
The United Kingdom's economy officially enters recession for the first time since 2009, according to Chancellor Rishi Sunak. 2020-08-12
The Philippine economy falls into recession for the first time in 29 years after the economy shrank by 16.5% in the April to June quarter from the same period last year, which is the biggest slump in the government's quarterly GDP data dating back to 1981. 2020-08-6
The Cabinet Office of Japan plans to declare that its economy has entered a recession after 71 months of growth. 2020-07-23
The Turkish economy enters a recession for the first time since 2009 after the currency and debt crisis of 2018. 2019-03-11
The Wall Street stock market sheds 4.6% of its value, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping a record 1,175 points at close. At one point during the day, the benchmark index loses a record 1,579 points. 2018-02-5
A number of analysts, including Ralf Preusser from Bank of America and Ric Deverell from Credit Suisse, believe that the United Kingdom economy is heading into a recession. 2016-06-27
The United States stock market undergoes a flash crash (similar to 2010) of 1 percent when the Twitter feed from the Associated Press news agency is hacked and erroneously states that several explosions have injured President Barack Obama. 2013-04-23
Stock markets around the world fall on the back of concerns about global economic growth with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling by 4%. 2011-08-4