The second quarter of 2020 was slightly less brutal than the first as the initial shock of the coronavirus pandemic abated. However, evidence of a global economic slowdown continued even as global risk markets rebounded due to investor confidence about the post pandemic outlook. While major markets partially recovered from the carnage seen in the first quarter, global economies continued to suffer as stringent lockdown policies arrested economic activity, particularly in the first half of the quarter.
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