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U.S. Equity Futures Climb; Treasuries Hold Steady: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — U.S. equity futures rose on Tuesday while European shares fluctuated as the selloff that wiped out this year’s gains in global stocks showed signs of easing. Treasuries were steady and the dollar slipped.Contracts on all three major U.S. indexes rose, though they pared early gains that suggested American markets are poised to claw back just a fraction of Monday’s slump. Declines in carmakers and banks dragged the Stoxx Europe 600 index lower after a modest advance at the open. Ten-year Treasury yields held near record lows, while European bonds were mixed. Crude oil steadied after Monday’s near-4% drop.Japanese …read more […]

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A Global Pandemic Could Cost $1 Trillion

(Bloomberg) — The ghastly prospect that the coronavirus outbreak could become the first truly disruptive pandemic of the globalization era is renewing doubts over the stability of the world economy.With the death toll approaching 3,000, over 80,000 cases officially recorded and an outbreak in Italy now shutting down the richest chunk of its economy, some economists are beginning to war game what an untethered outbreak could mean for global growth.Those at Oxford Economics Ltd. reckon an international health crisis could be enough to wipe more than $1 trillion from global gross domestic product. That would be the economic price tag …read more […]