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10. 2015-2017 Stock Market Sell-Off Global Market Shakeup
While China faced market turbulence, the U.S. had its own financial scare. On August 18, 2015, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 33 points. Within days, Wall Street saw a massive sell-off on August 21, affecting global markets. Oil prices hit a six-year low, and most Asian currencies (except the Japanese yen) lost value against the U.S. dollar.