UK confirms 73 people have tested negative for coronavirus January 27, 2020 A total of 73 people have tested negative for coronavirus in the UK as the death toll in China rises to 81. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced today that there had been no coronavirus cases in the UK or of UK citizens abroad, and the risk to the public is low. [...]
Coronavirus sends US markets into the red January 27, 2020 US stocks markets opened sharply lower this afternoon as investors grew fearful that the coronavirus outbreak – which has killed 81 – will damage the global economy. The S&P 500 was down 1.3 per cent shortly after the bell, while the Dow Jones was 1.2 per cent lower and the tech-heavy Nasdaq had fallen 1.6 [...]
FTSE 100 ‘in panic mode’ as coronavirus fears push it into red January 27, 2020 FTSE 100 stocks have fallen deep into the red today as fears rise over the spread of coronavirus, which has now claimed 81 lives in China. Britain’s blue-chip index was down 2.3 per cent by 2pm at 7,412 as hoteliers, airlines and luxury goods firms with links to China suffered. As the death toll mounted, [...]
Oil stocks fall as coronavirus hammers oil prices January 27, 2020 Shares in oil and mining firms slipped this morning as oil prices continued to tumble, with fears over the coronavirus driving down demand for fuel. Brent crude fell over 3.5 per cent to hit $57.78, its lowest levels since October, after sixth straight sessions of decline. West Texas Intermediate fell 3.5 per cent to $52.30. [...]
Asian markets in the red as coronavirus fears rise January 27, 2020 Asian stock markets fell overnight as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China rose to 81 and fears mounted that it could soon cause fatalities elsewhere. Japan’s Nikkei index dropped two per cent, Indonesia’s Jakarta composite index fell 1.5 per cent and India’s S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.5 per cent. The growing death [...]
Surge in investor visa applications from China’s super-rich January 27, 2020 The number of super-rich Chinese individuals applying to live in the UK through an investor visa jumped by a third last year, new figures have revealed. The number of high net worth and ultra high net worth applications rose 32 per cent to 202 in the year to the end of September, up from 153 [...]
Chinese New Year 2020 in London: Where to celebrate the Year of the Rat January 25, 2020 With the Chinese New Year officially upon us, it is time to decide how to celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Rat – the first animal in the Chinese zodiac cycle. In Chinese culture, the rat is seen as a sign of wealth and surplus. Married couples would also traditionally pray to the [...]
FTSE 100 leaps after WHO eases coronavirus fears January 24, 2020 The FTSE 100 stormed ahead today, more than clawing back the losses incurred yesterday as investors’ fears over the spread of the coronavirus mounted. The World Health Organisation yesterday stopped short of declaring the outbreak in China an emergency for the rest of the world. European equities gained in response today, before posting further jumps [...]
Prime Minister says Cobra committee will meet to discuss coronavirus January 24, 2020 The government’s Cobra emergency committee will meet today to discuss Coronavirus, the Prime Minister’s spokesperson said. Public Health England yesterday said that 14 people in the UK had been tested for the virus, with five testing negative and the others awaiting results. It follows the news that the Great Wall of China will be closed [...]
Coronavirus: China widens travel lockdown as death toll rises January 24, 2020 Fourteen people in the UK have been tested for a new strain of the coronavirus, with five testing negative as the others await results, Public Health England said today. An incident team has made a base in Scotland where five people were tested amid 830 confirmed cases of the virus across the world. The death [...]