In this exercise, we look at developments in the world's stock markets.
1. The poor performance of
stocks and shares around the world
overpowered dominated saturated
the business news this week and looks set to feature in the news for some time to come.
2. It
likely seems sees
that we are experiencing a global fall in share prices.
3. This
downturn in share prices is known as a bear market, and is the opposite of a
bull stag hound
market, where investments in shares rise over a period of time.
4. The most notable bear markets have been those of the
Big Huge Great
Depression in the 1930s and the decade of poor share prices in the 1970s because of the energy crisis, inflation and economic depression.
5. A 20 per cent fall in share prices over a period of several months may indicate the beginning of a bear market, although this does not have to be one single market fall, as prices continually
reverse bounce fluctuate
.
6. The German DAX, French CAC40 and Japanese Nikkei indexes have all suffered
declines descents detours
of between 20 and 30 per cent over the last twelve months.
7. The FTSE in London is now on the
teeth peak brink
of a bear market with losses of nearly 19 per cent in the last year.
8. The US markets have also moved into bear market
area territory field
in recent weeks.
9. A
long-term fall in share prices usually is
triggered shot targeted
by economic problems.
10. Unemployment, inflation and
failing faulting faltering
growth are signs of economic problems.
11. The
actual current nowadays
bear market is almost certain to get worse. There's more bad news about inflation and poor profit figures coming.
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