Growing community infections of the new pneumonia-causing coronavirus worldwide have rattled financial markets and triggered a global stock sell-off, possibly dealing a further blow to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.Fears are also mounting that a downturn in Tokyo shares would darken the economic outlook as well as deteriorate business and consumer sentiment, which would drag down private spending and investment at home.If security prices continue to fall and domestic demand shrinks in the aftermath of the virus outbreak, the criticism of Abe, who has apparently failed to carry out stru…READ FULL ARTICLE
