# A rude awakening for investors

> Global market sentiment faltered from mid-January as the coronavirus outbreak in China worsened, after a rally driven by the phase-one US-China trade deal. Risk-off conditions persisted through late February as the virus spread across the globe.

- Date: 2020-03-01 · published 2020-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7171-a-rude-awakening-for-investors
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Widening investor caution and weaker growth expectations reduce demand outlook and risk appetite, which adds downside pressure to broad commodity demand.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-03-31 | [Dovish Fed Repricing Favors Gold - ADM Investor Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20071-dovish-fed-repricing-favors-gold-adm-investor-services.md) | -0.7% | -2.3% |
| DXY | 2017-01-27 | [Canadian dollar weakens as oil falls, investors brace for Poloz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73216-canadian-dollar-weakens-as-oil-falls-investors-brace-for-poloz.md) | -1.2% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2023-02-02 | [Euro, sterling dip as investors assess rate outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37536-euro-sterling-dip-as-investors-assess-rate-outlook.md) | +1.3% | +2.1% |
| DXY | 2021-12-14 | [Investors brace for faster Fed taper, rate hikes next year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43784-investors-brace-for-faster-fed-taper-rate-hikes-next-year.md) | +0.1% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2020-07-29 | [US dollar breaking down, gold and the $A breaking up – what does it mean for investors? - Invest Blue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52393-us-dollar-breaking-down-gold-and-the-a-breaking-up-what-does-it-mean-for.md) | +0.4% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- bis.org: https://www.bis.org/publications/rude-awakening-investors

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