“I think the one thing that's going on here is that people are saying, uh-oh, the Chinese economy might be slowing more than we thought and the government is having a hard time stimulating it again.” PeopleThinkingHardGovernmentMightEconomyOne ThingChineseHard TimesSlowingHaving A Hard Time Author:David Wessel
“There is the fact that - people have had a lot of confidence that the Chinese leadership could fix what is wrong with their economy so it wouldn't have ripple effects around the world. I think that confidence is being shaken by how difficult it is for them to manage their stock market and their currency.” PeopleThinkingWorldFactsDifficultEconomyEffectsManageAround The WorldChineseCurrencyRippleRipple Effect Author:David Wessel
“At some point, people may decide that the U.S. stock market has fallen enough. After all, the U.S. economy seems to be getting better, that what happens in China is not going to have that devastating effect on car sales here or how many people buy Apple phones or what happens at - how many people shop at Wal-Mart.” PeopleMayEnoughSeemsHappensEconomyEffectsCarPhonesChinaFallenGet BetterApplesShops Author:David Wessel
“It may be that the U.S. stock market starts to rise if people think it's gone far enough.” PeopleIfsThinkingMayEnoughGone Author:David Wessel
“People have put a lot of faith in the government's ability to get growth going in China. People have this, what I think, illusion that there are six people in China who really have their hand on every button. And what we're learning is, it's a very big economy and they're not that good at it.” PeopleThinkingHandsBigsGovernmentGrowthAbilityEconomySixIllusionChinaButtons Author:David Wessel
