A $1.5 trillion and more wiped out: Coronavirus fallout across assets

Here's a look at how the major global asset classes have reacted so far

The ink was barely dry on Wall Street’s 2020 outlooks when the first case surfaced in Wuhan. But what began as a single patient suffering pneumonia-like symptoms on December 12 has morphed into a deadly virus that’s sent global markets reeling.
 
A quick tally shows the coronavirus has wiped $1.5 trillion off the value of world stock markets since January 20, when a slide in Hong Kong shares kicked off concerns among traders. Yet with Chinese and Hong Kong exchanges shut for an extended holiday, that’s a lowball figure.
 
As Treasuries drift and US stock-futures gain in early