Three Issues Facing Global Markets

Killian Plastow, InvestorDaily

Investors should be wary of uncertainty around the Chinese market, high levels of fiscal debt and slowing global growth, according to Columbia Threadneedle Investments.

Columbia Threadneedle Investments chief investment officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and global head of equities, Mark Burgess, says the “underlying macro backdrop” is not conducive to “rampant market returns”.

Mr Burgess pointed to China’s debt-driven growth strategy as a primary concern for global markets, noting that there was growing concern about “China’s ability to both sustain its growth and engineer a soft landing” without triggering a credit crisis.

The rest of this article can be found at investordaily.com.au.