News that President Donald Trump has contracted covid late last week sent shock waves through global markets. U.S equities stayed surprisingly resilient but the VIX spiked up. On this side of the world, with virus cases rising in Malaysia, will we see increased risk aversion to the ringgit and Malaysian equities? Stephen Innes discusses.

Produced by: Mike Gong

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan, Lyn Mak, Noelle Lim

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Categories:  Politics,  Law and Legal Matters,  Social Issues,  Investments

Tags:  Donald Trump,  US equities,  Covid,  VIX,  ringgit,  markets,