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Markets fall on oil price and virus shocks
What happened?
• Global share markets have fallen in the last week as well as the Australian share market.
• Investors are worried about weakness in the global economy because of
o More coronavirus cases outside of China, and
o A collapsed oil price deal
• This saw investors continue selling their shares because they are concerned about the short-term impact on businesses from these threats.