One major exception to the general rule that mortgage bonds represent a safe investment occurred during the financial crisis of the late 2000s. (investopedia.com)
It declined during the 2000 recession and declined again during the financial crisis in 2009. (cnbc.com)
As Chinese demand slips, commodity prices have fallen to levels last seen during the financial crisis, and in the case of oil, even lower. (nytimes.com)