Elsewhere, the coronavirus is in retreat, at least going by the official numbers from China and the WHO – those available before the latest methodological changes to the count of cases. Based on the number of virus stories published on Bloomberg, it appears as if the peak of the virus scare can be dated to 4 February. This might still change – let’s hope not – but if the virus story has peaked it ought to be good news for risk sentiment, as the below chart shows.