Emergency action: the Federal Reserve surprises markets with the biggest rate cut since 2008, but fails to lift sentiment. The Dow plunges nearly 800 points, while Asian stocks lack direction. But the emergency measure, designed to tackle the impact of the virus outbreak, sends the U.S. 10-year treasury yield below 1 per cent for the first time ever. The WHO warns the death rate of Coronavirus is higher than originally anticipated, adding that travel restrictions are not enough to contain it. The economic pain is detailed further as China's services sector records its worst month on record, plunging to just 26.5 and escalating a string of disappointing data. And in the U.S., Democrat hopeful Joe Biden eyes victory on Super Tuesday following early results but Bernie Sanders is forecasted to win in delegate-heavy California.

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