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Stock market glossary: terms for navigating a market meltdown

Kristine Servando / Bloomberg
Kristine Servando / Bloomberg • 4 min read
Stock market glossary: terms for navigating a market meltdown
Investors often use unfamiliar, technical language when markets are moving sharply, so here’s a glossary of terms you may be hearing and what they mean. Photo: Bloomberg
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With US President Donald Trump resisting pressure to reverse his trade tariffs and major economies facing the risk of a recession, it’s hard to navigate the turbulence in global markets. 

Investors often use unfamiliar, technical language when markets are moving sharply, so here’s a glossary of terms you may be hearing and what they mean. 

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