Why coronavirus could cause a 1990s-style bubble in risk assets

Threat of slump in global economy

Lauren Mason
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The coronavirus outbreak will significantly impact risk assets over the coming "years, rather than months", according to economist and author Anatole Kaletsky, who warned that central bank reactions to the illness could artificially inflate asset prices and lead to a "greater-than-expected boom and bust" across global stockmarkets.

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