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Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... stimulate their respective economies, and the bears who think there is a lot more bad news to come." D'Amato believes everything is reliant on the trajectory of the US economy. "If the economy is on a downward trajectory, companies will be too," ...

Pandemic response concerns overblown

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... after they lose their job in a recession rarely work ever again in the rest of their lives - with knock on costs in everything from mental health to domestic violence," he noted. "So, some of the jobs saved now will be returning benefits for a genera ...

Asset devaluation continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... similar considerations, by 15% on average. In a letter the fund reassured its members and investors that it is doing everything it can in the current circumstances. "We are actively monitoring these unprecedented circumstances to ensure that your hard-earned ...

Return of the king

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... on cash was so low," he said. "I think these periods can act as a good reminder of the different value and risk of everything in a portfolio." As Doyle explained, a cash holding can provide certainty in uncertain times, and actually gives investors more ...

The week that was

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... Australia, according to the Department of Health, social distancing measures have seen strict rules placed on just about everything, from restaurants and cafes to weddings and funerals. As a result, earlier this week saw hundreds of thousands of Australians ...

Macquarie shares halve in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... "A deposit guarantee from the government (like during the GFC) or something similar might be necessary as well but everything possible would be done to ensure the banks survive. If they fail, we have far bigger problems." Medallion Financial Group managing ...

Banks defer small business loan repayments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... still requires authorisation from ASIC. The news comes after Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn vowed to "do everything that we can" to keep businesses open and people employed during the crisis. Comyn said this is a "very difficult" period ...

Chief economist update: Cash splash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... that's paralysed economic activity. Fiscal and monetary authorities are splashing cash, printing money and throwing everything at their disposal to try to prevent the certainty of a global recession from turning into a global depression. According ...

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

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... markets." Australian investors have suffered heavy losses during the COVID-19 sell-off, as they race to sell anything and everything to generate liquidity. "Australian investors have seen the domestic bourse among the hardest hit in Australian dollar ...

Volatility hits super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... shares, and overseas shares, and technology stocks for example, gives members a fairly wide exposure, without betting everything on the one asset class." CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article included incorrect returns for AustralianSuper's ...