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What To Expect From The Markets In A Recession

Benzinga Real-time News ·  Aug 8, 2022 10:38
History shows that a recession is a needed pullback to make the markets pliable for new highs
  • The last three recessions occurred in the new millennium
  • Historically, recessions last an average of 17 months

The big R word is upon us. A recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of declining gross domestic product (GDP). By this definition, we are in a recession based on the first quarter 2022 GDP decline of (-1.6%), and second quarter GDP decline of (-0.9%). It's worth taking a look at previous recessions in the electronic trading era to alleviate some of the fear of the unknown. Every...

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