Covid-19 fears remain in driving seat for markets

Covid-19 fears remain in driving seat for markets
Rebecca Howard
Fear will continue to drive markets as the number of covid-19 cases continue to rise across the world. Global covid-19 cases surpassed 360,000 and the coronavirus "pandemic is accelerating," World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned. Almost every country in the world has reported cases, he announced in a Geneva press conference. "It took 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases. Eleven days for the second 100,000 and just four days for the third 100,000," he said. New Z...

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