Global Market Turbulence: Made in China!

The spillover of recent market volatility from China into the rest of the world reflects poor communication by Chinese authorities and a lack of transparency of their ultimate goals. The backdrop of global volatility is also reflective of rising fears of geopolitical risks, especially a Middle Eastern conflict. Economic growth indicators have also been somewhat soft. Despite the market fears and stock market circuit breaker, the global economy is likely to remain on stable footing and that the sharp drop in Chinese equities is due to localized structural, not global economic factors.