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Coronavirus: Impact on market volatility
The ongoing worldwide scare due to the Coronavirus has raised
concerns over an already slowing down global economy. China's
contribution to the global economy is immense while the ongoing
lockdown there has threatened to decelerate the global economy
further. Crude, as a macro indicator of global demand, has moved to
three-year lows despite a sharp production cut by Opec. Central
banks across the globe trying to give a cushion by providing a
stimulus in the form of a 50 bps emergency rate cut by the US
Federal Reserve can be seen from that perspective. The money flow is
evident in safe assets as US bond yields have moved to life-time
lows...Read More
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