The STI was on an uptrend when news of Trump’s infection broke; Index still managed a 1% gain for the week; SGX’s market cap was 2.7% down in Sep at $740b; US economic recovery looks like its stalling; Authorities updated guidelines for conduct of meetings; MAS ordered Ayondo to provide documents for investigation; Best World dropped defamation suit against Bonitas Research Trump’s positive virus test was main talking point The big news last week wasn’t the economy, interest rates or tech stocks; instead it was news on Friday that US President Trump and his wife have contracted COVID-19. The news was initially known in mid-afternoon in Asian trading, leading to a 500 points slide in the Dow futures and bringing the sellers out in force around the region. Here, the Straits Times