a colloquial name given to the Working Group on Financial Markets by The Wall Street Journal

The 'Plunge Protection Team' (PPT) is a colloquial name given to the Working Group on Financial Markets by The Wall Street Journal.

to the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets

The Plunge Protection Team is a nickname given to the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets.

the Working Group

Often referred to as the Plunge Protection Team, the Working Group fretted that the bankruptcy of LTCM 'could have potentially impaired the economies of many nations, including our own' if the Fed hadn't stepped in so ably and so quickly.

The Working Group on Financial Markets and the Fed better known as “The Plunge Protection Team”

The Working Group on Financial Markets better known as “The Plunge Protection Team” and the Fed are doing everything they can to move the stock market higher.

the nickname given to the Working Group on Financial Markets by The Washington Post in 1997

'Plunge Protection Team' was the nickname given to the Working Group on Financial Markets by The Washington Post in 1997.

a nickname for the Working Group on Financial Markets, which makes recommendations to the U.S. president

The Plunge Protection Team is a nickname for the Working Group on Financial Markets, which makes recommendations to the U.S. president.

the colloquial name for the Working Group on Financial Markets, created by an executive order by President Ronald Reagan in 1989 after the stock market crash in 1987

The Plunge Protection Team is the colloquial name for the Working Group on Financial Markets, created by an executive order by President Ronald Reagan in 1989 after the stock market crash in 1987.

the term of 'insiders' for the 'Working Group on Financial Markets' founded in 1988 by Reagan (executive order 12631)

The Plunge Protection Team (PPT) is the term of 'insiders' for the 'Working Group on Financial Markets' founded in 1988 by Reagan (executive order 12631).

the “Working Group on Financial Markets” (colloquially known as the “Plunge Protection Team” or PPT), which brought together representatives from the US Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as well as the Fed

In response to the “Black Monday” crash of October 1987, which saw a one-day drop of over 22 percent in stock prices, the Reagan administration established the “Working Group on Financial Markets” (colloquially known as the “Plunge Protection Team” or PPT), which brought together representatives from the US Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as well as the Fed.

the Working Group on Financial Markets (WGFM)

Besides reckless interest rate policy and money printing, Ronald Reagan's March 18, 1989 Executive Order 12631 created the Working Group on Financial Markets (WGFM), commonly known as the Plunge Protection Team (PPT).

The group

The group, formed following the stock market crash of October 1987, is known more commonly as the “Plunge Protection Team” and met in 2009 in the latter stages of the financial crisis.

A secretive committee - the Working Group on Financial Markets, dubbed 'the plunge protection team'

A secretive committee - the Working Group on Financial Markets, dubbed 'the plunge protection team' - includes bankers as well as representatives of the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and the US Treasury.

which is formally known as the federal government’s Working Group on Financial Markets

I have written before about the so-called Plunge Protection Team, which is formally known as the federal government’s Working Group on Financial Markets.

The Fed, central banks, and other groups

The Fed, central banks, and other groups are informally known as the Plunge Protection Team.

the President

Or call the Plunge Protection Team the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, the official name given to the group when the Plunge Protection Team was formed by President Ronald Reagan after the market turbulence of 1989.

of high-ranking government financial officials

The Plunge Protection Team, composed of high-ranking government financial officials, reports directly and privately to the president of the United States.

of the Federal Reserve, the Treasury, the SEC, and the Commodity Futures Trading Corporation

The Plunge Protection Team consists of the Federal Reserve, the Treasury, the SEC, and the Commodity Futures Trading Corporation.

the Plunge Protection Team

the Plunge Protection Team is known as the Plunge Protection Team.

to prevent major declines in the market

The plunge protection team has been established by Ronald Reagan to prevent major declines in the market.

the whimsical name used in a 1997 Washington Post story

The Plunge Protection Team (PPT) is the whimsical name used in a 1997 Washington Post story.