Japan drops 4% as investors continue to assess economic impact of coronavirus pandemic

View in Browser  |  Forward to a Friend Mon, 30 Mar 2020 MORNING SQUAWK APAC TOP NEWS          GUEST HIGHLIGHTS DJIA 21,636.78 915.39 -4.06%  S&P 500 2,541.47 88.60 -3.37%  NASDAQ 7,502.38 295.16 -3.79%  HSI 23,484.28 0.00 0.00%  STI 2,453.13 75.63 -2.99%  ASX 200 4,903.40 61.00 +1.26%  Quotes and charts as of Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:23 AM +08. Top News Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:16 AM +08 Japan drops 4% as investors continue to assess economic impact of coronavirus pandemic Investors will continue to watch for developments on the global coronavirus outbreak, which has already infected more than 691,000 worldwide and taken at least 32,000 lives, according to data compiled by John Hopkins University. Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:20 AM +08 Stock futures fall, pointing to another volatile week as investors assess coronavirus impact Futures traded lower on Sunday night following sharp gains last week while the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. keeps rising at an alarming rate. Mon, 30 Mar 2020 07:42 AM +08 Trump extends social distancing guidelines through April 30 to keep US coronavirus death toll below 100,000 President Donald Trump on Sunday extended the national social distancing guidelines to April 30, walking back his previous remarks that he wanted the country to reopen for business by Easter. Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:37 AM +08 Coronavirus live updates: Global cases of reported infections exceed 700,000 There were at least 720,117 reported cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, and 33,881 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. Mon, 30 Mar 2020 02:59 AM +08 The coronavirus is starting to hit rural America hard—here's a map of the counties most affected The coronavirus is rapidly surging throughout the United States, with some small rural counties leading the country in per capita rates of confirmed cases, according to a CNBC data analysis. Guest Highlights – Today on CNBC All times given in SIN/HK. 09:30 Zhiwei Zhang Chief Economist, Pinpoint Asset Management China markets + economy 09:45 Dale Fisher Professor in infectious Diseases, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine & Chair, WHO Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network Virus 10:00 Daniel Gerard Senior Multi-Asset Strategist, State Street Global Markets Asian markets 10:30 Nicolas Sopel Global Market Strategist, Fitch Solutions Foreign exchange 10:45 Rubana Huq President, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association Virus impact on garment industry in Bangladesh 11:00 Steve Brice Chief Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Private Bank Asia markets 11:40 Song Seng Wun Economist, CIMB Private Banking MAS Meeting Policy Decision 11:50 Amitabh Kant CEO, Niti Aayog Government stimulus package + RBI rate cut decision 12:00 Guy Adami Trader, CNBC Fast Money Markets 12:30 Dan Yergin Vice Chairman, IHS Markit Oil 12:40 Dino Varkey CEO, Gems Education Distance learning/COVID-19 . Terms Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Advertise with us