China’s stock market plunges

China has intervened in its relatively new stock market, to try and stabilise a sudden selling splurge which has been gaining momentum in the last few weeks.Although the market had been riding high for over a year and due for a correction, the suddenness of the reaction is what has been causing concern, as bearish sentiment appears to be accelerating dangerously.

There has been a reaction in the Australian market, and Roderick Chambers investigates if dropping iron ore prices will affect the balance of trade or spooked Chinese investors will leave the Sydney property market with Martin Lakos Division Director at Macquarie Private Wealth.

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