U.S. government debt prices were higher on Monday morning as fears mount that worldwide shutdowns resulting from the coronavirus pandemic could continue for months.
until April 30, reversing previous claims that the U.S. open for business by Easter.
Global markets look set for another volatile week as confirmed cases of the virus worldwide surpass 723,000 worldwide as of the early hours of Monday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.Meanwhile, Wall Street's attention remains attuned to moves by central banks and governments, which are scrambling to find new monetary and fiscal measures in the hopes of shoring up economies.
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