China Looks To "Stabilize" Free Markets; Sellers Turn To US, Hong Kong ETFs

Either China has a lot to learn about “free markets” or those who believe in the concept of supply and demand need to catch a clue as to where the future is headed.

Does China need a lesson in “free market” mechanics or do those who believe in freedom need to see the writing on the wall?

There are those who believe supply and demand encompasses a mathematical logic that eclipses just markets and determines how people behave and societies make decisions. When something becomes short in supply – water in California, for instance – the price rises. This, in turn, leads to solutions such as lowered consumption and innovative methods to develop more supply are typically developed. When a government...