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There a risk-off feel in the markets today, as the escalating Covid-19 pandemic overrides optimism that successful vaccine rollouts will help the world economy recover in 2021.
Wall Street suffered a late slide last night, with the Dow Jones industrial average dropping over 1% — down 344 points to 29,438.
And European stocks have just opened lower too, with investors fretting about just how tough the next few months will be. The Stoxx 600, which tracks shares across Europe, is down 0.8% at the start of trading, in what could be a nervy session.
The pandemic continues to escalate in the US; overnight, Johns Hopkins University has reported that more than 250,000 Americans have now died from Covid-19, another grim milestone in the crisis.
Total US infections now exceeding 11 million, with more than 76,000 people hospitalised with Covid across the country.
And in New York, schools are to temporarily halt after infection rates reached their highest level since the spring.
This has reminded the markets that we face months of rising deaths and economic disruption, which will see more businesses collapse and people lose their jobs.
Jim Reid of Deutsche Bank explains:
But the global situation is worsening too – Japan has recorded a record number of new daily coronavirus infections, including a new peak in Tokyo, while India is approaching 9m cases.
European stock markets are expected to drop back this morning, having hit multi-month highs back on Monday
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