A white house official says a response could come this week. There has been a breakthrough in libya peace talks. The United Nations says the countrys warring sides have agreed to turn a ceasefire into a lasting deal. Weeks of sporadic violence have derailed negotiations and dashed hopes for a more permanent agreement. Global news 24 hours a day, onair, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. Im Mark Crumpton. This is bloomberg. It is 1 00 p. M. In new york, six 00 in london, 2 00 a. M. In hong kong. Im vonnie quinn. Welcome to bloomberg markets. From bloomberg World Headquarters in new york, here are the top stories we are following. A sea of red for global stocks. The s p 500 wiping out its 2020 gains and posting its worst day in two years. Investors fearful as the Coronavirus Spreads far beyond china, potentially upending Global Economic growth. Seek safe havens, gold looms toward 1700 an ounce. We talked to the ceo of sibanye stillwater, who may target m a worth 5 billion to expand its gold portfolio. Kailey leinz is with us halfway into the trading day. The dow is down more than 1000. Kailey we are deeply in the red, down more than 3 . 2018, driven since by fears of the coronavirus. There is a lot of conviction behind the selling. Volume about 40 above average for this time of day. The dow now down by more than 1000 points. The s p down by more than 100. That is the first time we have seen that in some time. For the dow, this would be the third worst day in history if we close at these levels. The s p has only been down more than 100 points three times ever. Of course this is following a down week last week. Investors giving back a lot of the gains we had seen in 2020. Today, the selling is broadbased. I want to look at autos. As we know, very vulnerable in this coronavirus heritage in the way that it can affect supply chains, as well as its impact on a slowdown on Economic Growth. Autos were among the big laggards in the european session, and they are down here as well. Note, tesla down more than 7. 5 , getting back a big chunk of the gains that we have seen. Exposure, aas china new factory in shanghai. That stock is coming back down to earth a little bit today. It would be a miss to talk about the markets without talking about bonds. The 30year old at a fresh record. The 10year now at 1. 36. That is five basis points away from a record low. All of this buying driven by the crazy bids we are seeing in safe havens today. Vonnie thank you. On that note, lets bring in Cantor Fitzgeralds peter cecchini. 13180 we past that 1. Saw in 2016 . I think we do. We were starting at lower levels than we did in 15, 16. In our outlook this year, we contemplated 1. 25 on the 10year even before the sinking we see from coronavirus. We thought that would be a secondhalf story based really on a roll over in fundamental economic data, which clearly has been pulled forward quite a bit by the coronavirus. 1. 25 onnk we could see the 10year. I think late in the year we could even see a bull steepener, if the fed is forced to cut more aggressively than people thought just weeks ago. Vonnie it is interesting what you said but i want to ask if this is an indication that there will already nerves among investors that this bull market was coming to a close, that it was more fragile than it seems on first glance. Peter i have been cautious for several months now. Of the market rally has been one thing ive been stocksed about with four essentially dominating the entire rally in the s p 500, dispersion eating up in small caps, the russell 2000 not making new highs, transports, regional banks challenged, with the yield curve already somewhat flat, indicating that there were some nerves here. That is why we are seeing such aggressive selling today. A lot of people were somewhat skeptical of the reasons behind the rally. , in our the last stage view, has been driven by retail, which is sometimes not the strongest hand. Vonnie i want to mention the spread, below 11 basis points now, in context of what you said about the Federal Reserve easing more this year. Is the fed looking at Something Like the 2 10 spread and dividing what will happen to the economy, or is it a case of an representing something else, not the fact that we may be going into recession . Clearly, i dont have any unique insight into the mind of the fed. However, i would say, empirically, we can notice when the 10year goes below fed fun leanthat makes the fed ea toward and ease. When the yield curve becomes as flat as it has, has inverted as it has, that chills lending activity. Lending activity is the basis for Economic Growth we have had since the previous recession. The reason for that is, when net interest margins are affected by a flatter yield curve, banks are less likely to lend. Loan volumes fall, which weighs on growth. Relative to this idea that the yield curve is not telling us anything anymore, i do not buy that. Isfact, what it has told us that Global Growth has been quite weak. That is one of the reasons why the u. S. Curve has been so flat. Lower yields a broad to longer yields here in the u. S. Moreover, it becomes causal. Less curved leads to less lending, less growth. Vonnie is this enough of a selloff for you to get interested again . The nasdaq down 4 , s p down 3. 5 . Is this just an affirmation of what you were expecting, and therefore not a time to buy . Peter in markets like this, you have to think tactically. At 3200, the market could be ripe for a bounce for technical reasons. But i have been cautious since lets call it even 2100 on the s p on the context of earnings growth. We had none in 2019. We still have elevated multiples, even after todays selloff. 20plus times trailing. Small caps are very similar in terms of the setup for earnings. , 2019, was year negative by 15 . Inhink this is the first leg what will be a more pronounced selloff, but not without plenty of ups and downs in the meantime. Vonnie thank you for joining us today, a busy day. Peter cecchini, Cantor Fitzgeralds chief market strategist. The markets down 3. 5 right now. The 10year at 1. 3555. Below 11ad right points. This is bloomberg. Vonnie this is bloomberg markets. Im vonnie quinn. Coronavirus cases spiking outside of china right now, sparking concerns of a global pandemic. Seventh death a today as the countrys Financial Hub is an virtual lockdown. In hong kong, we are monitoring what is becoming a global threat. What is the latest in terms of numbers . 79,440 infections, so nearly 80,000. 2624 deaths. The who still refuses to call it a pandemic. A pandemic is defined as something, a disease which has an uncontrollable spread. As we been talking about, we have uncontrolled cases around the world as well. You mention italy, over 200 cases, seven dead. 13 people last week, now we have 760 and multiple debts on top of that. Kuwait, afghanistan also reporting fresh cases of the covid19 disease. That is where we are at the moment. At the same time, we have mixed messages coming out of china. Hubei province is on lockdown. Wuhan as well. Peopleng like 50 million are unable to leave their respective towns and villages and cities. Wuhan earlier suggested that nonresidents could lead, providing they were not showing any symptoms, i. E. Healthy, but then that order was rescinded. This is something which is continuing to spread. When it ends, nobody knows. The replacement of the restrictions was pretty terrifying. Does china consider itself responsible for finding a cure, isnt asking for help from anybody else . It is looking at gilead pharmacies, they have tried some plasma treatments, taking recovered patients and using their blood plasma. Some positive results. As far as any cure goes, we are nowhere near. The who continues to suggest this is still an epidemic, not a pandemic. Perhaps more importantly, we talked about the mixed messages in wuhan. There is a meeting taking place which have been postponed, the first time that happened. That sends another message. We also had a Conference Call affirming that, sending out a message, releasing some excerpts. Perhaps xi jinping is using this to actually centralize more control into his hands. That has many Market Participants not taking it is a great sign. That is where we are with that. Vonnie thank you. Of whatxtensive picture is going on, including for the financial community. Haad, of course, after 2 00 a. M. For us. Investors preparing for the spreads,the virus snapping of u. S. Treasuries and sending the 10year plunging, but how low can it go . In katie greifeld. Weekend . Ged over the we saw a move to the downside last week when apple gave the morning, but suddenly lower today. Italy, at new is least investors that i talked to. Milan closing schools, events. That is what is feeding those fears. This could turn into an epidemic in china to a global pandemic. We see the treasury market absorbing most of that. If you look around the world at the sovereign debt market, it is still a positive yield. Not to mention cases in the u. S. Relative to the size of the population has not contained in at this point. Vonnie what are strategist saying about what could tip the 10year yield below its previous low of 1. 3180 . That would be a significant episode. Katie it would be. It feels like it wouldnt take much at this point. If you asked strategists last week where we would be, most would not tell you 1. 35. The speed of this move has been breathtaking. It will be interesting to see, when asia starts reacting to this news, whether that is enough to tip us over. I was talking to columbia threadneedle this morning and they said there is no way you a historical chart right now and say there is value in these bonds. But there is nowhere else to go. Vonnie italy and greece is where we are seeing any selling today. Ing all around the world with yields everywhere going lower. What about the yield curve, the , if the Federal Reserve looks at that, how are they interpreting it . Katie markets have been so year to write out the yield curve as a signal. You are seeing some commentary to say this is something to Pay Attention to. The message it is sending is investors expect this virus will be a bigger hit to growth and inflation than centralbank policy makers are letting on at this point. The fact that you see the long and rally so much shows Inflation Expectations are dropping. We are probably not going to see a big, Global Economic recovery. It will not be a rapid rebound. That will probably force the hand of centralbank policy makers, including the fed, ecb. Vonnie we continue to go lower. Our thanks to the katie greifeld. Still ahead, youll hear from the ceo of the worlds top platinum miner, sibanye stillwater. Is disrupting his commodity markets. This is bloomberg. Vonnie this is bloomberg markets. Im vonnie quinn. Commodity world majorly disrupted by the spreading coronavirus. Gold surging to a sevenyear high estimate are safe havens climb. We are there with a key voice. Thank you very much. Neal froneman is the ceo of sibanye stillwater. Thank you for making time for us. I want to start with coronavirus. Your company is a little bit unusual, the stock is at a rest massive rally over the past year because of your palladium assets. You also have gold, platinum. Impact on thet company so far from all of the churn we are seeing in Metals Prices . Our share took a knock today. Because we are prominently seen as a pjim company, a company that has underlying demand for its products. Anything relating to a virus or Global Economic turmoil will impact our share price. However, hedging that is our exposure to gold. You saw Golden Valley today. Unfortunately, the market looked at us and thought we had a bigger industrial pending than a gold underpinning. What about the potential operational risks from coronavirus . Where would you see the vulnerability in terms of supply chains, operations, if this continues to get worse . There are really three areas we need to think about. The products that we sell, pjims, any disruptions to Manufacturing Industries the what the world will obviously impact them. There will be less demand, which is what shocked the markets this morning. Our operations in south africa are really some sufficient and mainly laborintensive. Other than the virus becoming pronounced in south africa, we should be ok there. In the u. S. , we are very mechanized. Any implications around manufacturing of machines will obviously have a knock on. We are not seeing any of these knock on effects. We read more about them than we see at the moment. Is there a particular asset or country where you think you might be more vulnerable if the case numbers continue to rise . I would say countries that are more linked to interaction with china through physical contact. Ofafrica, there is a lot physical contact with chinese people, there are a lot of Chinese Workers in africa. That could have an impact. We have chinese shale. Although it is global now, people all over the world have it. Hard to say certainly. You have to be very careful where you travel. It is not just china. You talked about the hits that your stock took today. We spoke last night. You spoke about the potential for a very large acquisition. I dont know if that is affecting the stock at all today. The interview,in after you reinstate the dividend, repay the debt, but you said potentially 5 billion for a north american shallow gold asset. What kind of timeline are you looking at . We are probably looking six months to nine month. Before you start looking or pull the trigger . Pulled the trigger. A lot of work to do before that. A lot can change. Of course, today, theres been a reversal in terms of the valuation gaps we have seen. Havehas gone up, pjms gone down. Im confident that things will pan out in our favor in the short term. If you are right, and in 6, 9 months you start actively trolling for one of these assets, you said to me, are there specific companies in your sight . I cannot mention the companies. In terms of scale, within six months to nine months, we will pull the trigger. You will be ready to buy something for 4 billion to 5 billion . Absolutely, yes. That makes me think that you are in discussions with somebody right now. Are you . We are looking at various assets. We have a number of opportunities. We are not having any specific discussions yet. There is still a lot of work to do. Entering into discussions, doing due diligence, getting all of the financing in place is probably a six months process. Would you go hostile for that kind of offer . No. I dont believe in hostile takeovers. It is too risky. Thank you very much, neil. That to you. Danielle. R thanks to coming up, we will be speaking about how theer virus is affecting emerging markets. The s p 500 down 3. 6 . 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Global news 24 hours a day, onair, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. Im Mark Crumpton. This is bloomberg. Live from bloomberg World Headquarters in new york, im vonnie quinn. Live in toronto, im amanda lang. We are joined by our bloomberg and Bnn Bloomberg audiences. It is a sea of red for global stocks. S p 500 has wiped out its gains its2020 and is hosting worst day in two years. The dow is losing up to 1000 points on some points. Emerging markets are not immune from the selloff. The msci index having its worst day in six months. We dig into the specific pressure points. And is globalization under attack . Finance cheese from the Worlds Largest economies realizing the coronavirus have exposed the vulnerabilities in globalization itself. Vonnie lets get a quick check on major u. S. Averages. They are following the cues of averages around the world, and we are losing steam as we had through the session. The dow down 3. 4 . It was done more than 1000 points a little while ago. The s p 500 down 3. 3 . The nasdaq down 3. 7 . We will be examining the chipmakers in a moment. This is where most of the action is. Low. 0 is the record as we were talking about, bond markets around the world seeing bid after bid. I thought it would be nice to have a quick look whe