Friday, February 21, 2020
General
- Wall Street extends losses after data shows business activity stalls
- 30-year Treasury bond yield breaks to all-time low as coronavirus fears lift havens
- Oil retreats in face of renewed coronavirus uncertainties
- U.S. services, manufacturing sectors hit wall in February: Markit
- U.S. existing home sales fall in January
- Flight to safety leaves yen behind as fears grow of coronavirus spreading
- China says January-February trade to take sharp hit from virus outbreak
- Coronavirus live updates: China reports 118 more deaths, South Korea cases spike to cross 150
- The Federal Reserve thinks low rates have had only a ‘modest’ impact on stock market prices
- Hundreds infected in Chinese prisons as coronavirus cases jump beyond epicentre
- As Japan coronavirus concerns grow, hundreds to leave quarantined cruise ship
- Iran says coronavirus has spread to several cities, reports two new deaths
- Coronavirus widens Hong Kong anger at government, China
- China Car Sales Tumble 92% in First Half of February on Virus
- Virus Epidemic Enters New Phase as Cases Outside China Climb
- Asia’s Big Economies Are Already Feeling the Coronavirus Impact
- South Korea Reports 52 More Virus Infections as Outbreak Expands
- U.S. Long-Bond Yields Test All-Time Low as Virus Concerns Mount
- US housing finance is stuck in a complex knot of contradictions
Evening
- Dow falls more than 100 points after suffering a sudden midday sell-off that confused traders
- U.S. dollar, bonds get safe-haven rush as virus spreads
- Coronavirus live updates: China reports 118 more deaths, South Korea cases spike
- China reports uptick in new coronavirus cases though downward trend holds
- Japan's factory activity shrinks at fastest pace since 2012 on coronavirus jolt
- Fannie-Freddie May Be Freed With Treasury Backstop, Mnuchin Says