Stock market sell-off: five factors that explain the global plunge
by Edward Helmore in New York from on (#3F7Z0)
Analysts are still attempting to explain the mood swing that caused Monday's dramatic slide. We look at five key factors
After three days of volatility and sell-offs in the global equity markets, analysts are still attempting to explain the mood swing. It is inexplicable, on the face of it, that an optimistic US jobs report on Friday would trigger a strong negative reaction. But in her final interview after four years as Fed chair, Janet Yellen noted that stock market valuations were high - even though she could not say if they represented a bubble. But there are also other factors at play:
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