
Global stocks are swimming in red ink Monday, building on a selloff that started the week prior amid concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve is waiting too long to cut interest rates.
But this isn't the only reason behind the global stock market slump. While technical issues with some brokers could be magnifying the anxiety across Wall Street, they are separate from the factors sparking the selloff. Here we'll take a closer look at what those are and what investors can do to protect their portfolios.