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This article is published in collaboration with Quartz.
Trading on China’s stock markets was suspended for the day this morning (Jan. 7) for the second time this week, after the CSI 300, a collection of blue-chip companies, plummeted by over 7%.
The speed at which the market tanked is important because, as Quartz has reported, it suggests a problem with how China has set up its circuit breaker system: halting exchanges for 15 minutes after a 5% drop in the CSI 300, and then shutting down trading for the day after a 7% retreat.
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Author: Richard Macauley is a Reporter and Daily Brief writer for Quartz.
Image: A bull and a bear styrofoam figurine are seen in front of the DAX board. REUTERS/Alex Grimm.
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