Year in Review

Year in review: 2008

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Watch now: 2008 reviewedNine Network finance editor Ross Greenwood takes you through the key events that shaped 2008 ... more

Boom to bust: year in videoFrom interest rate rises to dramatic cuts, the financial crisis to the new government's first budget 2008 has been an unforgettable year and we've got video coverage of all the big stories. Boom to bust: year in picturesThe financial turmoil that ripped apart global economic stability in 2008 also delivered some poigniant photographic moments. We've assembled the most striking images from the year in finance. Boom to bust: ASX timelineIt's been a horror year for the Australian market with global and local events contributing to one of the worst years on record for local shares. See how the turmoil unfolded with our timeline.

Comment: history threatens to repeat itself

As 2008 draws to a close, people are looking forward to a break and some levity over the festive season.

How and why the financial crisis unfolded

The financial crisis that has transfixed the world over the past five months has its roots in the subprime crisis that began plaguing world markets in 2007.

Interest rates: a year of two halves

Nothing demonstrates the unprecedented events of this year better than interest rates.

The year in comments

ninemsn readers were a vocal group this year and our debates and forums allowed them to share their thoughts with the world.

The year in the markets

There's no doubt 2008 will be remembered among investors and market watchers as one of the worst on record.

Watch now: year in review with Ross Greenwood

Join Nine Network finance editor Ross Greenwood as he reports on what will be remembered as the worst year for global finance since the Great Depression.

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2008: the year reviewed

Jo Townsend Financially, 2008 is the year most people would like to box up, put in the back of the cupboard, and never speak of again...

Ross GreenwoodWe will remember 2008 as the year of the market crash, of Obama's elevation and the near-death of capitalism...

Readers top comments

Rich?To remove the baby bonus for young professional couples who have strived to educate themselves — and pay astronomical HECS debts — is ludicrous

Sandi, WA, on this year's Federal Budget Political preferencesReality is human govt will never have all the answers and are subject to more fancy than local financial factors.

House, Ringwood East, on which government is economic king Financial systemThe RBA and financial system as a whole needs to be re worked so a fair approach is delivered to all

The Worker, QLD, on whether the rate cuts have helped homewoners