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Chief economist update: Equity market disconnect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... developed equity markets is down only 2.8% this year to date, the emerging markets index, down just 6.1%... and get this, the Nasdaq composite index has rallied to new record highs! Certainly, the flood of liquidity from central banks and government ...

Chief economist update: US labour market turns V-shaped

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... Wall Street on the up and up - the S&P 500 gained 2.6% on the day (4.9% on the week); the DJIA rose by 3.2% (6.8%); the Nasdaq went up by 2.1% (3.4%) and the Russell 200 increased by 3.8% (8.1%). For a number of weeks, Wall Street appeared to be buying ...

Sustainable dividend stocks offer yield opportunities: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... that as of mid-May, the S&P 500 was up 31% since its trough, and in-line with September 2019 levels, while the tech-heavy NASDAQ index was up 7% for the year. "This is all rather eye popping when one considers the current macro-economic backdrop," it ...

Boom time for exchanges

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... in their profits, as COVID-19 volatility pushes up their revenues from higher transactions. The New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, Tokyo and Japan exchanges have all reported a surge in their revenues in the March quarter, as the markets became more volatile. ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... their way to Wall Street. For how else is one to explain the rally on 'the wall' - S&P 500 up 1.7%; DJIA up 1.9%; Nasdaq up 1.6%; Russell 2000 up 3.6% -- on the same day that the US Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) released actual non-farm payrolls ...

Markets slump as US jobless claims hit 30m

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... businesses shutter thanks to coronavirus shutdowns. Markets ended a strong month in the red, with the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq falling 1.17%, 0.92% and 0.28% overnight. It comes as famed investor Warren Buffett's stock-market indicator hits ...

Markets react as antiviral drug disappoints

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... closed up just 0.17%, after falling from a strong rally in the morning. Similarly, the S&P 500 closed down 0.05%, and the Nasdaq Composite ended the day of trade flat. Since their record highs on February 20, the Dow is down 20.5%, the S&P is down 17.5% ...

The domino effect: Oil falls, markets follow

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... barrel). Markets followed suit, with the Dow Jones shedding nearly 600 points or 2.44%, the S&P 500 falling 1.79% and the Nasdaq losing 1.03%. JP Morgan Asset Management global market strategist Kerry Craig said the crash wasn't surprising. "It was ...

Global markets bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... recording a new monthly high just yesterday. In Wednesday's trade, the Dow Jones fell 1.86%, the S&P 500 shed 2.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 1.44%. It comes as the US's biggest banks struggle to grapple with the impacts of the spreading ...

Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... focused instead on the recovery in Wuhan, with the S&P 500 soaring 3.41%, the Dow Jones lifting 3.44% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lifting 2.58%. At the time of writing, the S&P/ASX 200 had mirrored moves made in the US, lifting 1.75% in its last ...