These Charts Show ‘It Was a Wild Week on the Markets’
Market Turmoil: How Investors Should Play It
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Fear and then relief gripped the markets this week, testing investors’ nerves. The problems were not particularly new -- concerns about a China-led global slowdown, collapsing oil prices and the end of Federal Reserve support had been rattling traders for months, leading to a plunge in equities back in August. The same issues reached a crescendo again by Wednesday before a rebound on central-bank optimism.
Here’s a breakdown: