--- description: Chinese markets had a turbulent week, with massive sell-offs triggering trading halts not once, but twice. title: Everything to Know About China's Market Troubles image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt111b9002207ae95d/698878500a4a22d7379c7cf2/gettyimages-503798994.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Economy](/tag/economy/) ## Economy Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Everything to Know About China's Market Troubles by [Rana Foroohar](/author/rana-foroohar/) and [Arpita Aneja](/author/arpita-aneja/) Jan 9, 2016 1:58 PM CUT  Pedestrians walk past an electronic stock board outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. Pedestrians walk past an electronic stock board outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016.Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images by [Rana Foroohar](/author/rana-foroohar/) and [Arpita Aneja](/author/arpita-aneja/) Jan 9, 2016 1:58 PM CUT Chinese markets had a turbulent week, with massive sell-offs triggering trading halts not once, but twice. Friday brought signs of a turnaround, but uncertainty over the state of the world’s second-largest economy still took a toll on stock markets from Asia to the U.S. **Read more:** [Blame politics for China’s market meltdown](http://time.com/4170984/china-stock-market-drop-fall-economy-politics/ "undefined") What’s causing China’s market troubles, and why are they affecting your investments? Watch the video above to find out more. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4174065/china-stock-market-economy-explainer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4174065/china-stock-market-economy-explainer/"},"headline":"Everything to Know About China's Market Troubles","datePublished":"2016-01-09T13:58:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T11:57:42.074Z","description":"Volatility in Chinese markets amid a debt crisis is spreading around the world","url":"https://time.com/4174065/china-stock-market-economy-explainer/","keywords":["Economy","China"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt111b9002207ae95d/698878500a4a22d7379c7cf2/gettyimages-503798994.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rana Foroohar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rana-foroohar/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Arpita Aneja","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/arpita-aneja/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt111b9002207ae95d/698878500a4a22d7379c7cf2/gettyimages-503798994.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Japan Stocks Drop For Fourth Day As China Halts Equity Trading","caption":"Japan Stocks Drop For Fourth Day As China Halts Equity Trading","creditText":"Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/economy/","name":"Economy"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4174065/china-stock-market-economy-explainer/","name":"Everything to Know About China's Market Troubles"}}]}] ```