Of
Victor Gojdka, Frankfurt
It was the cursed seven that kept stock markets around the world in suspense. The leading US index S&P 500 had fallen for seven weeks in a row in the past few months, and this has only happened four times in the index’s almost hundred-year history. While the mood on the stock market has deteriorated noticeably, the global central banks no longer want to support the stock exchanges with fresh money at any price. Financial professionals are now analyzing all the more precisely where risks lurk in the financial system in the event of a violent sell-off. the SZ explains five pitfalls that investors should now be aware of.