Investment - Articles - What’s behind this week’s volatility


By Tom Elliott Vice President Market Strategist
JP Morgan Assett Management

 The root cause of the current market sell off is the continued deleveraging of governments, households and banks that began with the credit crunch. This has escalated due to fears that US/global growth is stalling.

 This week's market falls reflect a greater recognition of the deleveraging problem following the end of QE2 in June and the renewed sovereign debt issues in the eurozone and US, which have been accentuated by thin August trading.

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