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Old 03-09-2020, 12:35 AM  
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Global economy is headed for a recession - oil plunges 25%

Oil futures plunged this morning with NYMEX crude at $30 and Brent crude at $33.75. Asian markets down 3% to 5%. European equity markets haven't opened yet, but FTSE 100, CAC 40 and DAX indicated down 8.75% to 9.7%. Dow 30 indicated limit down 1255 and Nasdaq 100 indicated limit down 410. Huge flight to safety with all US Treasuries at < 1%. 30-year Treasury is 0.73%.

Also, this weekend India seized control of Yes Bank, the country's 4th largest private bank and Lebanon is defaulting on a 1.2 billion Eurobond loan today.
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