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Which is the greater global threat: Grexit or China?

In our view, the debate over whether Greek exit from the euro or the slump in China’s stock market poses the greater threat to the rest of the world is missing the point that neither actually has to be a big deal. But if forced to pick one or the other, our non-consensus answer is that contagion from the crisis in Greece could still be more damaging than the fallout from the correction in Chinese equities.

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