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Covid-19 unleashes major market shock

Oil prices tumble, dragging down stock markets worldwide; sovereign bonds rally

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Lower expected economic activity worldwide due to the Covid-19 virus combined with a breakdown in oil production quotas among major oil exporters contributed to a major financial market shock today (March 9).

Oil prices plummeted on a double supply/demand hit. Forecasts of a sharply lower need for oil due to cancelled leisure and business travel were compounded over the weekend by announcements of greater supply from major producers Russia and Saudi Arabia.

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