Oil And Coronavirus: Trump Sneezes And The World Catches A Cold – OpEd

By Faisal Faeq*

News that US President Donald Trump was infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus came as a thunderbolt to both financial and oil markets alike.

The impact on the oil price was immediate, with both the Brent and WTI benchmarks falling below $40 per barrel last week. 

But why all the investor fuss? When the...