World markets fall ahead of expected dismal US jobs data
Global markets have lost about a quarter of their value in the past six weeks, as job losses are forecast between 1-million and 25-million
26 March 2020 - 12:10
London/Singapore — World share markets fell on Thursday as nerves over jobs data likely to lay bare the economic carnage from the coronavirus pandemic outweighed a $2-trillion US stimulus package.
On Wednesday, the US Senate backed the huge bill aimed at helping jobless workers and industries reeling from Covid-19, with the package heading for the House of Representatives for vote on Friday...
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