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Botswana president Duma Boko announces the launch of a immigrant investor program aimed at raising funds to diversify the economy amid a recession in the global diamond market.
2025-09-26

U.S. stocks experience a relatively steep drop as the Nasdaq Composite falls 4% and the S&P 500 falls 2.7%. Economists attribute the drop to recent all-time highs, recession fears, and concerns about a potential U.S. government shutdown and the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
2025-03-10

The economy enters recession for the first time since 1987 after the country's GDP declined by 12.2% between April and June, amid a nationwide lockdown and travel bans due to COVID-19.
2020-09-17

The Brazilian economy officially enters a recession after the country's statistics institute reported a 9.7% decline of its gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter, which is the second consecutive quarter of a decline in its GDP. It is Brazil's largest quarterly drop since 1996.
2020-09-1

Chair of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell says U.S. economic recovery from the recession could take until the end of 2021.
2020-05-17

Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner declares that the government will not pay back its US$57 billion debt to the International Monetary Fund until the country exits its recession.
2020-02-8

The Japanese economy goes into recession for the second time since the election of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
2015-11-16

Global stock markets fall for a second day amid fears of a deepening economic crisis.
2011-09-23

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

International stock markets slump in value in Asia, Europe and North America due to speculation brought about by comments from the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
2010-08-11