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Monday, June 13, 2022

Equity Bear Markets - Historical Perspective

What Happens When Stock Markets Become Bears
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/business/bear-market-timeline-stocks.html
Bear markets — when stocks decline at least 20 percent from their recent peaks — are relatively rare, and they frequently precede a recession. This sell-off, dragging the S&P down from a peak on Jan. 3 (which reflects the new bear market’s starting point), comes as concerns mount over high inflation, the war in Ukraine, Covid and the Federal Reserve’s attempts to rein in the economy.