- US stock markets to open at 14:30 (GMT)
- Expectation that the US stocks will crash today, April 7
Experts have warned investors about a ‘Black Monday’-like crash on April 7. On Sunday, U.S. stock futures plummeted, and the internet, being as creative and hilarious as it is, flooded Twitter/X with ‘Orange Monday’ memes.
‘Orange Monday’ memes viral as global markets crash over Trump tariffs
Cliff notes – Global markets crash over Trump tariffs
- On Sunday night, the U.S. stock market looked like it was going to drop a lot. One big part of it, called the Dow Jones, went down more than 1,700 points.
- When Monday started in Asia, things got even worse. Japan’s stock market dropped almost 9%, and China’s went down about 4.5%. In Hong Kong, the market fell 8%, and big companies like Alibaba and Tencent also lost more than 8%. Singapore’s stocks fell over 7%, and Australia’s dropped about 6%. South Korea’s market also went down more than 4%.
- A well-known stock expert, Jim Cramer, had warned on Saturday that something big and bad could happen to the markets on Monday — like a crash.
The best Orange Monday memes
Orange Monday pic.twitter.com/NgX87QJNZL
— Vaxatious Litigant 💉⚖️👨⚖️ (@ExposingNV) April 7, 2025
I'm dreading Orange Monday.#TrumpTariffs #TrumpRecession #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #TrumpIsANationalDisgrace Black Monday The Dow Jones #TradeWar #stockmarketcrash pic.twitter.com/xPhTup7IvV
— LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊💔 (@namwella1961) April 7, 2025
Orange Monday pic.twitter.com/2vkzZFSRAh
— J A G U A R S (@jayville) April 7, 2025
Orange Monday tomorrow in the markets.
— Shawn in WI (@ShawnFetta) April 7, 2025
Remember who made this crash happen: pic.twitter.com/KzXpES13Bi
I'm calling it now, on #OrangeMonday stocks will drop so much that the market circuit breaker will halt trading. pic.twitter.com/7M6ptgdX5R
— TimThousand (@thousand_tim) April 7, 2025
Donald Trump is no Abraham Lincoln, no John Kennedy and no Winston Churchill
— European Unity #FBPE #RejoinEU🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦#NAFO (@EuropeanUnity1) April 6, 2025
He's Liz Truss#TrumpTariffs #Trumpcession #stockmarketcrash pic.twitter.com/2tFiXABfxp
😭#stockmarketcrash pic.twitter.com/COedcxdVyK
— Finance Memes (@Qid_Memez) April 6, 2025
Those who have not invested in stock market #stockmarketcrash pic.twitter.com/xGTt1A4GJf
— D Prasanth Nair (@DPrasanthNair) April 7, 2025
What happened in Black Monday?
What happened on Black Monday? According to the official US Federal Reserve (Fed) records, on October 19, 1987, also known as ‘Black Monday,’ the Dow Jones crashed 22.6 per cent in a single trading session, which remains the largest one-day stock market crash in history.
What caused Black Monday 1987?
Wall Street crashed on October 19, 1987, on the back of large US trade and budget deficits and interest rates hikes. The Dow Jones index lost 22.6 percent, causing panic on markets worldwide.