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Chief economist update: Labor Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
It would have been funny had it not been for the gravity of the circumstances the planet has found itself in these days of the coronavirus pandemic. For right on the eve of "Labor Day", the US Department of Labor reports that more than 30 million Americans ...

Is it really as bad as it seems?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... mostly comes from politicians and rich-listers, even Tesla chief Elon Musk took to Twitter to call for the freedom of the American people. The IMF has warned the lockdown measures to stop the spread will result in global growth coming in at -3.3% this ...

The next big short

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... operates," Reyes said. "Even though passive investing has become a big part of the vernacular of your average Australian and American investor, it still only accounts for about 15% of the ownership of the overall US investible securities, and so there's ...

US faces deepest recession on record

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... impact of social distancing. "Similar to last week's unemployment claims numbers, today's report reflects the sacrifices American workers are making for their families, neighbours, and country in order to 'slow the spread'," he said. "The Administration ...

Self-isolation to accelerate secular trends

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... value proposition," he said. He said the firm finds it hard to see SaaS alternatives maintaining superior products to the American giant. "Like Google, Microsoft has an unparalleled research and development budget that should negate any specific product ...

Will COVID-19 infect mortgages and RMBS?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... said. "The profound impacts of both the COVID-19 pandemic and the public health measures taken in response to it on the American economy have caused high-performing mortgage loans, grounded in solid economic fundamentals, to suddenly and sharply decline ...

Dow skyrockets in two-day winning streak

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has posted second day of gains, rising 2.4% after witnessing its best one-day percentage gain since the Great Depression on Tuesday. "Turnaround Tuesday" saw the bourse surging 11.4% or 2112.98 points during trading ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 eating into jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
Wall Street and most other equity markets welcomed reports that the White House and the US Senate have finally reached a deal to unleash a stimulus package worth around US$2 trillion. "Highlights include: $250B in direct payments to Americans; $367B ...

World rolls out stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... President Donald Trump's "go big" strategy, announcing a US$1 trillion plan with $250 billion for direct cheques to the American people. Following the Federal Reserve unleashing quantitative easing measures, Trump called on Congress to approve his ...

Pension fund acquires Plenary Group business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
Plenary Asia Pacific is set to offload its North American operations to a $390 billion pension fund. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) will acquire Plenary Americas' in addition to the controlling stake already held through its PPP portfolio. ...