Anyone getting 2008 vibes from this? I know my novice self hasnāt seen anything like this before - so I have to ask it:
Will the Coronavirus spark a recession?
- Yes
- No
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Another question is how much low market will go? I was thinking of FTSE 100 at 5500 and market has already crossed itā¦applying previous major crisis it seems to me we are talking about FTSE 100 at 4500-5000ā¦i know these are guess only and best is to wait and watch but would be good to know what others think?
I donāt think VUKE and VMID have reached bottom yet, because we havenāt yet reached any kind of lockdown situation in the UK, which I think will happen at some point. Iām actually a little surprised the USA has got there before us with so many companies enforcing work-from-home on their employees.
September 2008 - February 2009 (at least). But this time itāll be different.
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Still going downā¦
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I think the difference is the 2008-2009 went down in weeks months versus days
Start buying now? 10% on every 50 point move.
āEveryone has a plan until they get punched in the faceā - Mike.
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We just need to guess when it hits the bottom.
Iām supposed to be flying to Prague tomorrow for a stag. The company rang us up to check with Jet2 because theyāre on about stopping flights 
Itās just a little bit of vol
My wedding is booked in Italy on 7th June, my honeymoon in Vietnam immediately after. Vietnam have just stopped issuing tourist visas. The Mrsā hen do is booked for 27th March in Dublinā¦
Couldnāt be much worse unless the stag was booked for Wuhan 
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Iāve got a Holiday booked in Italy as well for 9th June. Not feeling this will be anywhere near resolved by then.
The McLaren team is pulling out of the Australian GP this weekend.
Real Madrid is under quarantine.
ATP is on a break:
- Social distancing is key.
- Work from home.
Incubating without symptoms is whatās likely causing the spread, according to recent research.
This study suggests that one can be carrying it, spreading it and not showing any symptoms for days.
Think about the elderly and vulnerable.
Read - āEstimating the generation interval for COVID-19based on symptom onset dataā https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.05.20031815v1.full.pdf
BBC are now saying Aussie GP is off Coronavirus: Australian Grand Prix called off - BBC Sport
Hope it works out but weāve been making huge precautions. Itās hard to say what will happen then
None of us would of had this problem if we just booked Skegness holidays 
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Itās so bracing!