“Silver Thursday” market crash in 1980
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The “Silver Thursday” market crash in 1980 was a dramatic collapse in silver prices triggered by the failed attempt of the Hunt brothers to corner the silver market, causing widespread financial turmoil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “Silver Thursday” market crash in 1980 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7680105 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: “Silver Thursday” market crash in 1980 Context triple: [Nelson Bunker Hunt, associatedWithEvent, “Silver Thursday” market crash in 1980]
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A.
Black Monday
Black Monday is a dark comedy television series that satirically explores the events surrounding the 1987 stock market crash through the misadventures of a group of Wall Street outsiders.
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B.
Black Monday (1977 steel mill closures)
Black Monday (1977 steel mill closures) refers to the 1977 mass shutdown of steel mills in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley that triggered a severe regional economic and social crisis.
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C.
savings and loan crisis of the 1980s
The savings and loan crisis of the 1980s was a major U.S. financial disaster in which hundreds of savings and loan institutions failed due to risky lending, deregulation, and fraud, leading to massive taxpayer-funded bailouts and significant reforms of the financial sector.
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D.
Wall Street Crash of 1929
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was a catastrophic stock market collapse that triggered the Great Depression and led to major reforms of the U.S. financial system.
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E.
Black Friday gold panic of 1869
The Black Friday gold panic of 1869 was a financial crisis in the United States triggered by a failed attempt by speculators to corner the gold market, causing a market crash and widespread economic turmoil.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: “Silver Thursday” market crash in 1980 Target entity description: The “Silver Thursday” market crash in 1980 was a dramatic collapse in silver prices triggered by the failed attempt of the Hunt brothers to corner the silver market, causing widespread financial turmoil.
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A.
Black Monday
Black Monday is a dark comedy television series that satirically explores the events surrounding the 1987 stock market crash through the misadventures of a group of Wall Street outsiders.
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B.
Black Monday (1977 steel mill closures)
Black Monday (1977 steel mill closures) refers to the 1977 mass shutdown of steel mills in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley that triggered a severe regional economic and social crisis.
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C.
savings and loan crisis of the 1980s
The savings and loan crisis of the 1980s was a major U.S. financial disaster in which hundreds of savings and loan institutions failed due to risky lending, deregulation, and fraud, leading to massive taxpayer-funded bailouts and significant reforms of the financial sector.
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D.
Wall Street Crash of 1929
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was a catastrophic stock market collapse that triggered the Great Depression and led to major reforms of the U.S. financial system.
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E.
Black Friday gold panic of 1869
The Black Friday gold panic of 1869 was a financial crisis in the United States triggered by a failed attempt by speculators to corner the gold market, causing a market crash and widespread economic turmoil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
financial market crash
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| affectedAsset |
physical silver
ⓘ
silver futures ⓘ |
| affectedAssetClass | precious metals ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1980 silver market crash ⓘ |
| currencyOfQuotations | U.S. dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | prolonged bear market in silver ⓘ |
| hasCause |
exchange-imposed position limits on silver
ⓘ
increased margin requirements on silver contracts ⓘ margin calls on silver futures positions ⓘ sharp decline in silver prices ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1980-03-27 ⓘ |
| hasDayOfWeek | Thursday ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
collapse of silver prices
ⓘ
concerns about systemic risk in U.S. financial markets ⓘ emergency credit arrangements organized by banks ⓘ financial stress for several brokerage firms ⓘ liquidity crisis for the Hunt brothers ⓘ regulatory scrutiny of commodity speculation ⓘ |
| hasMonth | March ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| involvesOrganization |
Bache Halsey Stuart Shields
NERFINISHED
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Chicago Board of Trade NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Reserve System NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Commodity Exchange NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. banks and brokerage firms ⓘ |
| locationOfKeyExchange |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainActor |
Lamar Hunt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nelson Bunker Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ William Herbert Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of commodity market crises ⓘ |
| precededBy | rapid rise in silver prices in 1979 ⓘ |
| priceLevelAfterCrashApprox | around 10 U.S. dollars per troy ounce ⓘ |
| pricePeakApprox | around 50 U.S. dollars per troy ounce in January 1980 ⓘ |
| regulatoryResponse |
greater oversight of large speculative positions
ⓘ
tighter position limits in commodity markets ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent |
late-1970s silver price boom
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subsequent lawsuits against the Hunt brothers ⓘ |
| significance |
highlighted systemic risk from concentrated market positions
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illustrated risks of leveraged speculation in commodities ⓘ |
| timePeriodContext |
late 1970s and early 1980s inflationary environment
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period of high interest rates in the United States ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInMarket | silver market ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
Hunt brothers silver speculation
ⓘ
attempt to corner the silver market ⓘ |
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Subject: “Silver Thursday” market crash in 1980 Description of subject: The “Silver Thursday” market crash in 1980 was a dramatic collapse in silver prices triggered by the failed attempt of the Hunt brothers to corner the silver market, causing widespread financial turmoil.
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