Please click the link below to view Shane Oliver’s views on the state of the Australian share market.
Key points covered are :
- Historically bear markets in Australia have seen an average fall of 33% over 18 months.
- However this masks a huge range. 65% of bear markets have seen gains over the 12 months following an initial 20% decline in share prices.
- Factors involved in whether bear markets are mild or deep include whether there is a recession, whether earnings slump and whether the market was overvalued or not prior to the start of the bear market.
- Our view remains that a recession is unlikely, that earnings growth will be soft but is not about to implode and valuations are not stretched.
