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Chief economist update: The corona crash of 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie are in self-isolation - aside from earlier reports of that ministers (health ministers) in some countries were themselves infected -- brings home the reality of it all. Their infections would only ...

ScoMo launches $17b stimulus package

ALLY SELBY, ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... billion economic stimulus package, as it ramps up its efforts to dodge a coronavirus-sparked recession. It comes as the World Health Organisation regrades COVID-19 to a global pandemic, with 118,326 cases of the virus globally and 4292 deaths. The stimulus ...

Stopping SG is nuclear response to COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... ours. This is because CPF has three elements: it's a retirement account, it's a home saving fund and it's a health insurance fund." That said, while stimulating the economy with super could work, he said there's no way the current government ...

Westpac not evacuated, misinformation abounds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... were self-isolating as were those they had direct contact with. "Based on what we know, and advice from our independent health experts, if you have not had close contact with a suspected case the risk to you is low. As such, please continue to work as ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
It's official! The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Uh, scary! But what's in a word? According to the ABC : "An outbreak is a sudden rise in cases of a disease in a particular place. An epidemic is a large outbreak. ...

Willis Towers Watson, Aon to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... comment. Under the deal, the two entities will combine under the Aon name and focus on the core areas of risk, retirement and health. The headquarters of the combined business will be Aon's existing London headquarters. It's not the first time a merger ...

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

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... the world. The impact of COVID-19 on our economy would only be made worse if the virus had a significant impact on the health of our workforce, Morrison said. The Prime Minister said the government was primarily focused on controlling the biological ...

Virus fallout worse than GFC: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... director of the research department at the IMF, warned that the coronavirus outbreak is different from past issues. "This health crisis will have a significant economic fallout, reflecting shocks to supply and demand different from past crises," Gopinath ...

Chief economist update: The crash we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... fear of being infected by the virus as distinct from the disease itself - has exposed the limit to central bank power. Health is wealth. Sure, low and negative interest rate push equity prices higher but there won't be any wealth effect if consumers ...

Actuaries Institute appoints 2020 president

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... she said. "As a profession we have a role to help our society deal with emerging risks such as climate change and mental health." Bui hopes to deliver major papers on intergenerational wealth and equity and the gig economy during her term. She also expects ...