The Panic of 1825 was a stock market crash that started in the Bank of England arising in part out of speculation investments in Latin America including in the fabled imaginary country of Poyais. The crisis was felt most acutely in England where it precipitated the closing of six London banks including Henry Thornton's bank and sixty country banks in England, but was also manifest in the markets of Europe, Latin America, and the United States. An infusion of gold reserves from Banque de France would save the Bank of England from complete collapse. Black Monday (1987) on the Dow Jones Industrial Average A stock market crash is a sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross-section of a stock market. ... Headquarters London Governor Mervyn King Central Bank of United Kingdom Currency Pound Sterling ISO 4217 Code GBP Base borrowing rate 5. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Poyais was 1820s fraudulent Central American country and creation of its supposed cazique Gregor MacGregor who used it to entice investment and even colonization. ... Henry Thornton (1760 - 1815), economist, banker, philanthropist and MP for Southwark was one of the founders of the Clapham Sect and campaigner for the abolition of the slave trade. ... One of the Banque de Frances offices in Paris. ...
The Panic of 1797 was a depression of the commerce markets that began in the Bank of England in 1797 and had developing disflationary repurcussions in the financial, commercial, and real estate markets of the coastal United States and the Caribbean through the turn of the century. ... The Panic of 1819 was the first major financial crisis in the United States. ... 1840 Whig campaign poster blames Van Buren for hard times The Panic of 1837 was an economic depression, one of the most severe financial crises in the history of the United States. ... The Panic of 1857 was a sudden downturn in the economy of the United States. ... Run on the Fourth National Bank, No. ... The Panic of 1884 was an acute financial crisis associated with a stock market crash caused by speculation. ... The Panic of 1890 was an acute depression that was less serious than other panics of the era precipitated by the near insolvency of the Baring Brothers bank in London due mainly to poor investements in Argentina. ... The Panic of 1893 was a serious decline in the economy of the United States that began in 1893 and was precipitated in part by a run on the gold supply. ... The Panic of 1896 was an acute depression that was less serious than other panics of the era precipitated by a drop in silver reserves and market concerns on the effects it would have on the gold standard. ... The Panic of 1901 was a stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange caused in part by struggles between E. H. Harriman, Jacob Schiff, and J. P. Morgan/James J. Hill for the financial control of the Northern Pacific Railroad. ... The Panic of 1907 was a financial crisis in the United States. ... The Panic of 1910-1911 was a slight economic depression that followed the enforcement of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. ...
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