This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Stocks resumed their plunge, wiping out more than $3 trillion in value this week alone, and U.S. Treasuries yields hit record lows on Thursday as the coronavirus spread faster outside China and investors fled to safe havens.
Global equities have now fallen for six straight days. Wall Street’s so-called fear gauge was near its late 2018 highs. Meanwhile, the yield on U.S. Treasuries, which falls when prices rise, dropped below 1.3% and the yield curve continued to send recession warnings. Analysts have downgraded forecasts for Chinese and global growth, and policymakers from Asia, Europe and the United States have begun to prepare for a steeper economic downturn.
With the infections rate in China slowing, the blue-chip CSI300 index finished up 0.3%. China’s central bank said on Thursday that it would ensure ample liquidity to help limit the impact of the epidemic.