1982 - Worst recession in 40 years, debt crisis
1983 - Market hits record - "Market too high"
1984 - Record U.S. Federal deficits
1985 - Economic growth slows
1986 - Dow nears 2000 - "Market too high"
1987 - The Crash - Black Monday
1988 - Fear of Recession
1989 - Junk Bond collapse
1990 - Gulf War, worst market decline in 16 years
1991 - Recession - "Market too high"
1992 - Elections, market flat
1993 - Businesses continue restructuring
1994 - Interest rates are going up
1995 - The market is too high
1996 - Fear of Inflation
1998 - Asia Crisis.
1999 - Y2K.
2000 - Technology Correction
2001 - Recession, WTC Attack
2002 - Corporate Accounting Scandals
2003 - Iraq War
2004 - US has massive trade & budget deficits
2005 - Record oil & gas prices
2006 - Housing bubble bursts
2007 - Sub-prime mortgage crisis
2008 - Banking & Credit crisis
2009 - Recession - "Credit Crunch"
2010 - Sovereign debt crisis
2011 - Eurozone crisis
2012 - US fiscal cliff
2013 - Federal Reserve to "taper" stimulus
2014 - Oil prices plunge
2015 - Chinese stock market sell-off
2016 - Brexit, U.S. presidential election
2017 - Stocks at record highs, cryptocurrency mania
2018 - Trade Wars, rising interest rates
2019 - India GDP 5%
2020 - Covid Fall
2021 - Third Wave Fear