SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian equity markets started the week cautiously on Monday when the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally caused investors to question its optimism in the global economy, benefiting safe harbor bonds and the US dollar. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, after the outbreak …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian equity markets started the week cautiously on Monday when the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally caused investors to question its optimism in the global economy, benefiting safe harbor bonds and the US dollar. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, after the outbreak …
Read More »Stocks depleted by increased coronaviruses, sadness of recession
LONDON / SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Global stocks plummeted to their lowest level in more than a week on Thursday, due to an increase in US coronavirus cases. USA And an IMF warning of a nearly 5% drop in the world economy this year again. FILE PHOTO: An SGX sign is …
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FILE PHOTO: Lobsters seen in a box after being brought in by a lobster fisherman in Stonington, Maine, USA. USA, July 5, 2017. REUTERS / Shannon Stapleton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum aimed at protecting American lobster fishermen who have found export markets …
Read More »Stocks wear thin as coronavirus surge destroys hopes of recovery
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks posted their biggest decline in eight sessions, bonds rose and the US dollar held firm on Thursday due to growing cases of coronavirus in the United States and the International Monetary Fund’s downgrade to economic projections reduced confidence in a recovery. FILE PHOTO: Passers-by wearing …
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