A Superlative Day

Taking a look at the top headlines from Bloomberg, we find that it's a superlative day:

• Stocks in US Drop Most Since 2002 as Chinese Market Rout Sparks Selloff
  
  
• Treasuries Post Biggest Gain Since June 2005 as Investors Seek Safest Debt
  
  
• Yen Rises Most Since 2005 as Traders Unwind Bets Against Japan's Currency
  
  
• Corporate Bond Risk Increases Most in 18 Months

Here's the picture of the day: today's action in the S&P 500 index.



Apparently there's a bit of nervousness out there in some parts of the financial world...