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Ralph G asked in Social ScienceEconomics · 2 months ago

Wouldn't the GDP be a better gauge of the economy than the Stock Market?

Update:

the one thing I heard is that most people don't buy or sell stocks. And, after the Robinhood fiasco, the stock market can be manipulated.

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    2 months ago

    No, it is not. There are so many things cannot be included in  GDP. And there are ways of manipulation the same what China has done. The stock market is the symbol of the boom and bust which is the hardcore of economics.

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