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There’s never been a better time to start trading in the markets online

A person trading online. [Courtesy]

The ravaging Covid-19 crisis has had a huge negative impact on the global financial markets and anyone watching the news over the last few weeks can’t have failed to notice the price swings as Shares, Oil, Gold and the Forex markets react. This has not only been evident in the markets, but also with jobs everywhere.

We are having organisations lay off people, others are asking employees to take pay cuts as they are unable to sustain their payrolls. If you have not been affected, chances are you know at least one person whose job has been affected. This turbulent scenario is likely to continue in the coming months and experts predict it could take up a year for life to go back to normal.

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