This was from the CUP online resources:
What is it? A market condition in which the prices of securities are falling and widespread pessimism causes further falls in the market. As investors anticipate losses in a bear market, selling continues, which then creates further pessimism. Although figures can vary, a downturn of 20% or more in a share index, such as the Dow Jones or FTSE over at least a two-month period, is considered a sign that a bear market has begun.
Why is the term in the news? In the US, commodities slumped as signs of slowing global growth sent an index of 24 raw materials into a bear market as crude oil, gold and silver tumbled and Asian markets have entered the worst bear market conditions in 35 years.
Discussion:- Have your country's financial institutions entered a bear market?
- Is there anything a government can do to reverse a bear market?
- How can a bear market affect a nation's economy?
- What is the opposite of a bear market? (A bull market)
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