Viral lassitude hits world markets, but the dollar has good week
The euro, however, fell to its lowest since October in early trade after German industrial output recorded its biggest decline in a decade
07 February 2020 - 12:50
London — Nagging coronavirus worries took a swipe at world markets on Friday, though that wasn’t going to stand in the way of the best week for stocks since June and the strongest for the dollar since August.
Europe’s trading day began with stocks down and safe-haven government bonds up, a pattern that had been set in Asia where the death toll from the virus in China has more than doubled in less than a week...
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