In this newsletter, we look at a very strange phenomenon. In 2008/2009, Australia was one of very few developed economies that did not enter recession as part of the GFC. Despite that, our share market fell by about the same proportion as the US share market. Since then, however, the US market has roared ahead, while the Australian market has grown at a much more gentle pace. Read on to find out the hows and whys of the difference.