Global markets are in turmoil

A confluence of monetary policy in Japan and the condition of the US economy have prompted a widespread stock sell-off. Japan’s stock market dropped the most in a single day since 1987. Simon Rabinovitch, an editor at The Economist, explains the factors driving the market the drop.

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