Wall Street's "Fear Index" surged close to "panic and turmoil," its highest possible reading. The index rose 70% in one day, its biggest jump since February 2018. Even in March 2020, at the time of the pandemic collapse of the global economy, there was no such growth.

Wall Street's "Fear Index" surged close to "panic and turmoil," its highest possible reading. The index rose 70% in one day, its biggest jump since February 2018. Even in March 2020, at the time of the pandemic collapse of the global economy, there was no such growth.