Oil falls as virus unsettles commodities
Finance chiefs and central bankers from the world’s largest economies expect downside risks to the world economy to persist
24 February 2020 - 08:18
Singapore — Renewed fears that the coronavirus will harm global growth rocked commodity markets again on Monday, with oil and metals prices tumbling while gold soared towards $1,700 an ounce amid a global flight to haven assets.
As the deadly virus spreads more widely outside China, raising the threat of a global pandemic, finance chiefs and central bankers from the world’s largest economies said they see downside risks to the world economy persisting...
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