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- Federal reserve starts reducing debt bought and brought onto their balance sheet during 2008
- Federal reserve went on a series of interest rate hike from the period of 2016 to 2018
- Trump starts Trade war in 2017 resulting in reduced global demand for American exports
Liquidity concerns experienced in sections of the markets around the world
- [2019-05-31 - More funds withdrawal amongst hedge funds in the US](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-31/quant-hedge-fund-amplitude-returning-client-cash-after-outflows)
- [2019-09-18 - Federal reserve cut second rate](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-18/fed-makes-second-straight-rate-cut-splits-on-further-action)
- [2019-10-08 - China Tech Startup slows down and lay offs increase](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-08/china-s-tech-workers-are-pushing-back-against-the-996-schedule)
- [2019-10-09 - Excessive US corporate leverage starts to unwind](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-09/a-40-billion-pile-of-leveraged-loans-is-battered-by-big-losses)
- [2019-10-11 - Federal reserve injecting of liquidity into the overnight repo market to ensure banks and Main Street can continue functioning](https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-10-11/fed-brings-a-bazooka-to-its-fight-with-the-repo-market)
- [2019-10-22 - credit starts unwinding in India](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-22/axis-bank-sees-india-m-a-surge-as-founders-sell-amid-cash-woes)
Riots and unrest
- [2019-10-06 - unrest in Iraq due to housing and unemployment](https://time.com/5693902/100-dead-iraq-protest/)
- [2019-10-22 - Lenanon and Egypt’s protest over public debt burden, government austerity programs, higher indirect taxes and deterioration of public services](https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-10-22/how-lebanon-s-protests-are-connected-to-public-debt)
- [2019-10-31 - Bolivia protest](https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-10-31/two-killed-in-bolivia-s-post-election-riots-as-violence-spreads)
- [2019-10-25 - Riots in Hong Kong ](https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-10-25/hong-kong-protests-set-for-21st-weekend-as-unrest-circles-globe)
- [2019-10-24 - Riots in Chile](https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-10-24/chilean-protests-stretch-into-seventh-day-with-mines-disrupted)
- [2019-10-18 - Riots in Barcelona ](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-18/riots-rock-barcelona-after-separatist-strike-draws-huge-crowd)
- [2019-10-29 - Riots in Jakarta](https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2019/10/rights-group-10-unlawfully-killed-indonesia-election-riots-191029091624248.html)
Related readings
- [Low interest rates fuel global riots](https://news.bitcoin.com/low-interest-rates-are-crushing-young-people-and-fueling-global-riots/)
- [*Understanding Big Debt Crisis*, Ray Dalio](https://garyteh.com/2019/09/book-summary-understanding-big-debt-crisis-by-ray-dalio/)