WCHN - Equity Markets Hit By Global Spread Of Coronavirus In February
Our Emerging Markets Equity team examines the impact of the spread of coronavirus across emerging market economies during the month of February.
Three Things We're Thinking About Today
- The Covid-19 coronavirus led the narrative in February, as a spike in new cases outside of China heightened global uncertainty. While new cases in China, Hong Kong, and Singapore started to taper, the spread of Covid-19 across Europe and the United States saw financial markets in developed markets drop considerably late in the month. Expectations of weaker-than-expected global energy and metals demand growth (especially from China) also