ECO052.docx
A detailed description of exactly what recessions are and how they impact the Australian share market.
When the media starts reporting higher interest rates and spiralling price rises, their next story will almost certainly scream the impending doom of a possible economic recession.
But what exactly is a recession and is it all bad news for local share market investors?
Most commentators believe a ‘technical recession’ occurs when there have been two consecutive quarters of negative growth in real gross domestic production or economic output, but there really is no strict definition. It’s more just a time when unemployment increases and growth falls.
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