Keep your guard up as the China syndrome takes hold

In the wake of the sudden slowdown in the Far East, tread carefully when you’re on the lookout for stocks to invest in

Dipping stocks in the Far East have caused alarm across the financial world Picture: Getty

Let’s face it: since 2009, investing in the stock market has been easy. Central banks have been flooding the market with cheap cash via quantitative easing and interest rates have been close to zero. Any slight correction has been a buying opportunity, so the best performance was achieved from being invested in stocks and just forgetting about it.

There has not been a story big enough, for the markets anyway, to cause a ...