Ex-Fed chair Janet Yellen says that coronavirus poses a 'risk' to the global economy, but previous epidemics had little influence. (via CNBCMakeIt)
, quizzing Yellen and David Malpass, president of the World Bank, about the coronavirus crisis, asking the economists if they feared the China-based epidemic could trigger a global economic shock.
Malpass noted that he also sees coronavirus as a disruption to the global supply chain, saying that airlines' decision tois not only stopping people from traveling, but also blocking goods from being transported on those same flights.
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