Will the coronavirus derail the bull market? Here’s what history suggests

Markets sold off in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, but have since rebounded. Could the scare really end the bull market? Dominic Frisby looks to similar past cases for clues.

Markets wobbled, but have since recovered
(Image credit: 2020 Getty Images)

As I begin today’s Money Morning, British Airways has just announced that it is suspending all flights to and from mainland China. As they arrive in Queensland, Australia has quarantined the Chinese women’s national football team. Coronavirus cases have now been confirmed in Tibet and the UAE.

So these nations can be added to a rapidly-increasing list which includes China, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, the US, France, Australia, Malaysia, Nepal, Germany, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, and Canada.

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Dominic Frisby

Dominic Frisby (“mercurially witty” – the Spectator) is as far as we know the world’s only financial writer and comedian. He is the author of the popular newsletter the Flying Frisby and is MoneyWeek’s main commentator on gold, commodities, currencies and cryptocurrencies. He has also taken several of his shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

His books are Daylight Robbery - How Tax Changed our Past and Will Shape our Future; Bitcoin: the Future of Money? and Life After the State - Why We Don't Need Government

Dominic was educated at St Paul's School, Manchester University and the Webber-Douglas Academy Of Dramatic Art. You can follow him on X @dominicfrisby