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CBA appoints chief economist

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... Halmarick will be responsible for a team of economists and strategists covering Australian and international economics, rates, fixed income, foreign exchange, credit and commodities. On LinkedIn, Halmarick thanked his mentors for supporting him through ...

A coronavirus-bitten cat bounce?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... in February provides a preview. So has the sharp fall in PMI indices across the planet. The problem is that easing death rates and infections are now prompting calls for the relaxation of social restrictions. The Financial Times reports that European ...

Chief economist update: Different contagion, same fiscal policy divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... 28.9%, giving up all its 2019 gains (24.8%), and then some. While the European Central Bank (ECB) has kept policy interest rates unchanged to date, it has announced several accommodative policy measures, including increased QE. ECB assets have grown ...

Pandemic response concerns overblown

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... be concerned about the budgetary impact of the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with record low interest rates ensuring the decision to borrow hundreds of billions makes sense. According to Richardson, while the numbers involved in Australia's ...

The shape of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... been less common recently and, in the past, have been driven by interest-rate-sensitive industries. Zandi pointed out that rates were already low before COVID-19. "An L-shaped recovery would occur if fiscal policy is not sufficient, since the economy ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... will be dealing with the impact of the government's measures relating to early withdrawals and reduced minimum drawdown rates; this will include facilitating members' access to advice and managing potential increased outflows," he said. "Other ...

Business unusual: COVID-19 threats facing real estate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... a potential impact on property prices and serviceability." There has already been a sharp reduction in auction clearance rates, he said, with the preliminary rate falling to 61.3% as of March 22. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of House Price Expectations ...

Is it time to lean on the Future Fund?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... superannuation funds, and some have proposed solutions like the central bank lending to superannuation funds at zero interest rates using their assets as collateral. Grattan Institute program director Brendan Coates says the Future Fund does not support ...

Lonsec recommends PCFM fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... operator in China." Mitchell said those stocks can be bought on multiples which he said "are pretty interesting" given their rates of growth. Part of this story is an excerpt from Financial Standard's latest feature on global equities. Read it here.

Chief economist update: AUD depreciation no cure for coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... as US$0.5821 from this year's high of US$0.7029. Central banks' race to the bottom (in terms of policy interest rates) that transpired in response to the GFC was aimed at cheapening their respective currencies to gain competitive advantage in ...