From what little I know about the Chinese stock market, I have had the superficial impression that it was the most volatile of all the markets because buyers were more or less "gambling" for quick payoffs, and thus panicked easily. EVERYTHING I buy seems to have been made in China, so why the lack of confidence? I noticed that Euro markets were up today??? My investment guy told me that greed and fear rule the markets, and not thoughtful analysis....IMO, that might apply to the small investor, but not to the folks who manage mutual or hedge funds or pensions????