本帖最后由 TXK 于 2010-1-18 14:04 编辑
1# zippo
You need to explore other economic indicators also, not the stock market only. In the 1929-33 great depression, the US unemployment rate was 25% (one in four lost job), the GDP was down by 25%, over 40% homeowner lost their houses. Finally, the DOW was down by 90% during 1929-33 (from 381.17 in 1929 Oct. to 41.22 in the mid-1933, almost totally wiped out). Compared with today in the USA, the unemployment was 10% in 2009, GDP stopped to decline, and started to recover. Anyone could see the difference behind the two graphs. The great depression would not repeat again thanks to the academic and policy research during the past 80 years. Period. |