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G7 finance, central bank chiefs to hold talks amid outbreak

Wall Street was cheered by news that the G7 would hold talks amid the coronavirus outbreak, sending the Dow up over 3.0 percent. [AFP/File / Johannes EISELE]

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from G7 countries will hold talks Tuesday amid rising global uncertainty over the coronavirus epidemic, the US Treasury said Monday.

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell "will lead a call with their G7 counterparts tomorrow morning," the department confirmed in a statement.

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