Industry speculates over the potential impact of swine flu on global markets

Speculation over effects of swine flu pandemic on global markets rife as FTSE 100 and Dow Jones take a dip

Swine flu pandemic fears have so far had a marginal impact on global markets although there has been much speculation about what the true effects could be. Investors worldwide were undoubtedly unnerved when reports began to materialise about the deaths in Mexico. The news gradually got worse shortly after the initial outbreak, with confirmed cases spreading into the US, Canada, mainland Europe and the UK. The World Health Organisation moved quickly, raising the influenza pandemic alert from a stage four to five, one short of a confirmed pandemic, causing a dip on both the FTSE 100 and...