Why Corruption May Be Killing China's Stock Market

For the past three days, China’s Shanghai Composite average has fallen after dipping below 2,000, considered a psychological barrier for investors. The index was down 0.6% today, and 10.4% for the year to date. Conversely, government data on industrial profits, exports and inflation all suggest the slowdown of China’s economy could be coming to a happy end. So why the disconnect?