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Chief economist update: Different contagion, same fiscal policy divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... early lockdown and reported early recovery, fresh reports out of Europe provide proof that lockdowns work. As at April 5, Italy recorded its lowest daily deaths in more than two weeks while those critically sick fell for a second day. The government ...

Market recovery or dead cat bounce?

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... helped along by strong fiscal stimulus from around the globe. "There are improvements in testing, fall in death rates in Italy and also trials for vaccines starting to occur." But while the risk of a depression has eased, it's unlikely that we will ...

Chief economist update: Lock us down Scotty!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
Think your 30-50% year-to-date loss in your equity portfolio is bad? Just wait until all buyers disappear, consumed by a tiny speck of micro-organism. Remember Murphy's Law? "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong". Monetary and Keynesian stimulus ...

Best, worst equities performers in COVID-19 sell-off revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... could be because Asian markets have managed to contain the virus more efficiently than other developed nations, such as Italy and the US, Morningstar argued. "At this point Asia appears to be getting 'ahead of the pandemic curve,' with China ...

Philippines halts all trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... country's largest and most populated island, with 57 million people now restricted to their homes. Following in the steps of Italy, all businesses in Luzon will be closed, with the exception of those that provide basic necessities like supermarkets ...

UniSuper suspends stock lending

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
UniSuper has instructed its custodian to recall all shares currently out on loan indefinitely. The $85 billion super fund has requested BNP Paribas Securities Services to suspend stock lending, effective immediately. UniSuper said restricting the ability ...

Chief economist update: The cure for Italy's tourism problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Italy, it seems, is getting everything that it wished for courtesy of one microscopic organism. Long before the COVID-19 epidemic spread, the Italian government implemented new rules and regulations in an attempt to reduce over tourism including; prohibiting ...

Global stocks plunge as COVID-19 fear accelerates, oil crashes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
Global markets, already feeling the burn from the spreading COVID-19 virus, have tumbled further, after Saudi Arabia sparked an oil price war which saw oil futures plunge more than 30%. Nearly $140 billion was wiped from the S&P/ASX 200 yesterday, as ...

EM debt relatively unscathed by virus: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... excluding the cases on the Diamond Princess cruise ship," they said. "Many of the cases on the rise in South Korea, Iran and Italy have no known connection to China." While the short-term effect is not as bad as originally expected, the research said ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... countries and their citizens have long been complaining about the growing problem of overtourism in their respective cities. Italy, for one, has introduced new rules and regulations prohibiting sitting on the Spanish steps, riding bikes in Venice, eating ...