PDSnet Glossary

Term

Categories

Introductory Technical Fundamental Economics Opinion Sectors International Regulatory Other Markets

Versions

Name	synonyms = 1, variations = 2, abbreviations = 3

Publish: (0 = no, 1 = yes)

Definition

A Minsky moment is the point at which a market reaches it peak and begins to descend. It is named after the American economist Hyman Minsky who proposed in his Financial Instability Hypothesis (FIH) that modern economies reached a point of excessive bullishness where prices departed massively from underlying valuations and that was followed by a moment of realisation, which has become known as a "Minsky moment", after which prices fell sharply.

Edit Glossary Term