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Definition
Situation in financial markets where prices of shares and bonds move in opposite directions. During periods of low business confidence (when falling sales erode corporate profits), investors dump shares and low quality bonds in favor of high quality bonds for capital preservation. Similarly, during periods of deflation (when falling prices erode corporate profits), investors switch to bonds for income preservation.
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decouple is in the Investing and Securities & Futures Trading subjects.
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