What was the 2015–2016 global stock-market sell-off triggered partly by fears about China’s economy called?

The global stock-market sell-off of 2015–2016, triggered partly by fears about China’s economy, is called the 2015–2016 stock market selloff.

Chinese shares had risen rapidly before the Shanghai Stock Exchange peaked in June 2015. A sharp reversal followed, with heavy borrowing by retail investors, forced selling, and official market interventions contributing to turbulence. The volatility spread to international markets.

Investors also worried about slowing Chinese growth, falling commodity prices, and the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates. On 24 August 2015, global markets experienced a particularly severe session that was widely nicknamed “Black Monday.”

This episode is distinct from China’s 2007–2008 stock-market collapse and from the worldwide COVID-19 crash in 2020. It was a broad sell-off involving several interacting concerns rather than one universally accepted single cause.