Sharemarkets in London and New York opened sharply down and were volatile through the day, with the UK benchmark FTSE100 closing down 3.8% and the S&P500 trading down 2.2% by early afternoon local time.
At 8am Eastern Daylight Time the US Federal Reserve issued a statement announcing unlimited
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