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Disruptions caused by the coronavirus will cause the world’s economy to shrink if the outbreak continues, Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris said this week. “If this is not contained within the next few months, we will see a big shrinking in.

The world market could not resist the new wave of sell-off on Tuesday. Major U.S. indices showed the second consecutive trading session with a 3% decline. European indices also received a mighty blow at the end of the European trading.

Crude oil resumed its plunge on Tuesday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) trimmed its forecast for oil demand growth, citing ongoing coronavirus risks to global supply chains. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) benchmark for U.S. crude futures fell 3.4%.

The U.S. stock-market rally is unraveling, with a period of historic gains coming to a screeching halt, as fear that the coronavirus epidemic may reach America rattles Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -3.15% was off 929.92 points,.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and the government of Hong Kong is bumping up its spending to help its residents as coronavirus fears intensify. Every permanent resident above the age of 18 will receive around 10,000 HKD, worth around.

President Donald Trump is reportedly furious that stocks are plunging, believing that health officials’ warnings have spooked investors, The Washington Post reported Tuesday night, citing two people familiar with the president’s thinking.

Oil fell below $56 a barrel on Tuesday, dropping for a third day, as concerns about the spread of the coronavirus and its impact on oil demand outweighed OPEC output cuts and Libyan supply losses. Crude fell almost 4% on.

Bulls can’t seem to catch a break. Bitcoin once again continued to trend lower on Tuesday, falling from $9,550, where it traded at for most of Monday, to prices as low as $9,325 as of the time of this article’s.

Market overview The sale on world markets paused, the indices bounced somewhat, but failed to develop growth. Futures for S&P500 are adding 0.53%, FTSE100 is losing 0.85%, having returned to the area of 12-month lows below 7100. The markets are.

Oil steadied above $56 a barrel on Tuesday after two days of declines as OPEC output cuts and Libyan supply losses balanced concerns about the spread of the coronavirus and its impact on oil demand. Crude fell almost 4% on.

Financial markets on Monday ratcheted up bets the U.S. Federal Reserve will be pressed to cut interest rates to cushion a feared hit to economic growth from the spread of the coronavirus, although one official cautioned against expecting the central.

Daily trade volume for Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)’s bitcoin (BTC) futures produced a new low for 2020 on Feb. 21, with $118 million worth of contracts changing hands on Friday. The record low came just three days after CME daily.