Gut-Wrenching Volatility and Credit Facility Panic
Image shown: Stock markets have never been this volatile in history. — By Brian Nelson, CFA — The markets are gyrating again Wednesday morning, March 25, as investors digest the passing of a stimulus package to mitigate the dire impact on the U.S. economy of the COVID-19 outbreak, which continues to run rampant around the world, with the World Health Organization pointing to the United States (New York) as the next epicenter of the virus. We’ll have more to say about the stimulus plan later today, but there are a few things I wanted to make you aware of in the meantime. — The Dow Jones Industrial Average registered its largest one-day point gain during the trading session March 24 (one of its highest percentage … Read more