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The coronavirus epidemic will blow an estimated $211bn hole in Asia-Pacific economies in 2020, and an employee at the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative has been diagnosed. Follow our live coverage here: on.ft.com/2PLGF6v
Asia stocks sold off after US markets fell on Thursday and US Treasury yields sank to new lows as investors raised bets on the Federal Reserve cutting rates again in response to the coronavirus outbreak
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Supply disruptions from the coronavirus epidemic have pushed China’s piglet prices to record highs as farmers bet that a pork shortage will persist on.ft.com/2Io4wFd
China’s CSI 300 index has dropped 1.3%, down from a two-year high on Thursday, while the the 10-year Treasury yield fell 10 basis points to a new record low ft.com/content/9f94d6…
Gillian Tett: Investors in gyrating US stock markets might be forgiven for feeling seasick this week. But holes in America’s medical and social safety net could exacerbate the economic pain if coronavirus spreads on.ft.com/2Tqvp1q
The rapid spread of coronavirus in China has raised the spectre of property defaults — $20bn in US dollar bonds will mature this year, and Chinese property developers have already been weakened by falling home sales on.ft.com/39unNk9
As global stocks have been roiled by the coronavirus outbreak, consumers stocking up have created a small class of market winners: makers of soup, disinfectants and video games ft.com/content/842ea5…
The UK announced its first fatality from coronavirus on Thursday as the number of confirmed cases in the country jumped to 116 ft.com/content/6a6e6a…
Coronavirus is an epidemic for our times, writes Henry Mance, chiming with society’s fears as politics swing against open borders and global supply chains. Will we decide that horizons should not be so open after all? on.ft.com/2TKr6wP
Here’s the latest coronavirus news:
👉The death rate was estimated at 14 in every 1,000
👉Japan imposed a 14 day quarantine on arrivals from China and South Korea
👉Treasury yields hit to a record low and Asia stocks sold off
Follow our live coverage here: ft.com/content/a62d38…
'Is there anything we can do to contain the spread? I’m not talking about coronavirus. I’m talking about the misinformation,' Tim Harford asks ft.com/content/32a40a…
Italy has become the fastest-spreading country, overtaking South Korea and China, as the number of new coronavirus cases has accelerated. Follow our live blog for more updates: ft.com/content/a62d38…
Experts are concerned that a mix of high numbers of uninsured people, a lack of paid sick leave and a political class that has downplayed the threat could help coronavirus spread more quickly ft.com/content/00017d…
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