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ALEX BRUMMER: The worst is not over for the monetary system

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As the spread of Covid-19 ramped up in March, financial markets came close to their own lockdown.  It required large-scale interventions by central banks on both sides of the Atlantic to stop a credit crunch. The Bank of England slashed bank rate to 0.1 per cent, the Federal Reserve injected huge liquidity into the system, … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Coronavirus threat could trigger more monetary easing

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ALEX BRUMMER: Coronavirus threat could hurt the global economy and trigger more monetary easing By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 29 January 2020 | Updated: 22:03 BST, 29 January 2020 The chunky £150billion or so wiped off European share prices this week as the threat of the coronavirus loomed into view … Read more