Economics

What Does A Recession Do To The Stock Market?

During a recession, stock prices frequently fall. In theory, this is bad news for a current portfolio, but leaving investments alone means not selling to lock in recession-related losses. Furthermore, decreased stock prices provide a great opportunity to invest for a reasonable price (relatively speaking). During a recession, how much does the stock market drop? […]

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Why Is Australia’s GDP So High?

From the gold rush in the 1840s to the present day, mining has contributed to Australia’s high level of economic growth. Pastoralism and mining attracted significant amounts of British capital, and expansion was aided by massive government outlays for transportation, communication, and urban infrastructures, all of which were strongly reliant on British funds. Large-scale immigration

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