Which U.S. housing-market problem was central to the 2007–2009 financial crisis?
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Subprime mortgage crisis
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Which U.S. housing-market problem was central to the 2007–2009 financial crisis?
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Subprime mortgage crisis
Which hedge fund’s 1998 failure prompted a Federal Reserve-arranged rescue?
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Long-Term Capital Management
Which Chinese benchmark peaked on June 12, 2015, before the country’s major stock-market crash?
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Shanghai Composite
What was the name of the 1992 British currency-market crisis when the pound left the ERM?
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Black Wednesday
Which investment bank’s September 15, 2008, bankruptcy became a landmark of the global financial crisis?
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Lehman Brothers
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Which hedge fund’s 1998 failure prompted a Federal Reserve-arranged rescue?
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Long-Term Capital Management
Which Chinese benchmark peaked on June 12, 2015, before the country’s major stock-market crash?
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Shanghai Composite
What was the name of the 1992 British currency-market crisis when the pound left the ERM?
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Black Wednesday
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