The virus
The pandemic returned to the top of the list of risks for the market last week. Stocks suffered deep declines right across global markets, as a steep climb in COVID-19 infections in Europe and across the US mid-west prompted fears of tighter restriction measures in some of the world’s largest economies. France announced a one month total lockdown, and Germany has rolled out restriction measures in a bid to flatten its infection curve. While over the weekend, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the UK will enter a one month total lockdown, as the countries infection climbed…
