Economics

Virus ‘Wildcard’ Threatens to Drag Central Banks Into Action

  • Thailand cut rate Wednesday, Singapore gives currency signal
  • Most central banks wary of acting quickly with low ammunition
Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg
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Global central bankers are mainly biding their time as the coronavirus fallout reverberates through the world economy, which they had hoped was stabilizing after its worst year since the financial turmoil of 2009.