8,000
7
3
5
6,000
4,000
6
4
1
2,000
2
0
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
1 19 Oct 1987
Black Monday: markets plunge around the world on growing tensions in the Gulf
2 16 Sept 1992
Black Wednesday: pound pushed out of European exchange rate mechanism
3 30 Dec 1999
Dotcom boom: technology companies push markets to new highs
4 20 March 2003
Iraq war begins
5 12 Oct 2007
Markets hit pre-financial crisis peak
6 5 March 2009
Bank of England cuts UK interest rates to record low after UK falls into recession
7 21 May 2018
FTSE 100 hits new peak after trade war truce and falling pound
30 Dec 1999
Dotcom boom: technology companies push markets to new highs
21 May 2018
FTSE 100 hits new peak after trade war truce and falling pound
8,000
19 Oct 1987
Black Monday: markets plunge around the world on growing tensions in the Gulf
6,000
4,000
5 March 2009
Bank of England cuts UK interest rates to record low after UK falls into recession
20 March 2003
Iraq war begins
16 Sept 1992
Black Wednesday: pound pushed out of European exchange rate mechanism
2,000
0
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015