Is China’s stock market volatility a buying opportunity for investors? – The National

Is China’s stock market volatility a buying opportunity for investors? – The National

The world has been transfixed by the horrific war in Ukraine, but this isn’t the only challenge facing the global economy right now.

Most investment analysts consider inflation a much bigger threat, as it is forcing central bankers to tighten stimulus and increase interest rates, even at the risk of triggering a recession.

The US Federal Reserve has just agreed its biggest interest rate increase since May 2000, lifting the fed funds rate by 0.5 per cent, to a range of 0.75 per cent to 1 per cent.