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“We just think it’s too early to put risk on, given some of the significant risks that are both with the progression of the disease and the negative effects of financial conditions tightening and the policy response is not quite being there yet,” Slok told MarketWatch. These three points, he said, are the most crucial determinants in whether stocks are going to fall a lot more or rebound.
“In some countries things have been done, but generally speaking, including of course, the U.S., we’re still waiting to see exactly what the response will be and very importantly, how it will be received by markets,” he said....Slok advises watching the virus’s progression in the U.S. “If the U.S. hasn’t stabilized, it’s difficult to see any significant stabilization elsewhere the world,” including markets, he said. What’s clear, he says, is policy action to help cushion the economy from the virus had better come fast."