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Dow skyrockets in two-day winning streak

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... coronavirus. Anticipation of the stimulus bill, as well as positive sentiment around the Federal Reserve's new quantitative easing measures and slashed interest rates, has helped fuel US markets' two day rally. However, according to Janus Henderson ...

RBA expands stimulus measures to states

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... banking system and remunerating exchange settlement balances at 10 basis points instead of zero. When announcing the quantitative measures RBA governor Philip Lowe said that while COVID-19 is a public health issue, the bank was compelled to step-in due ...

Calls for super release to borrow from RBA

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... through a higher tax rate on future earnings, or through voluntary contributions. Davis suggests a novel form of quantitative easing could be the solution. "The super funds could borrow from the Reserve Bank, using super fund assets as collateral (a ...

World rolls out stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... 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 stimulus package as quickly as possible. Over in the UK, Prime Minister ...

US turns to QE, RBA to follow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
The RBA has signaled it will begin quantitative easing after the US Federal Reserve implemented QE measures overnight and slashed its interest rate. The Fed's QE measures include a US$700 billion bond buying program, as part of its effort to offset ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus cures climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... by a full percentage point to 0-0.25% (following the 50bps cut on March 3), as well as launching a US$700 billion quantitative easing program and asserting coordinated action with BOE, BOJ, ECB and SNB to boost liquidity via US dollar liquidity swap ...

Advisers too time-poor for cash management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... management services, but just 50% are able to offer those services to their clients. The report draws on the findings of a quantitative survey of 541 business leaders across advice, accounting and stockbroking, including 450 independent and dealer group ...

Chief economist update: The crash we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... problem and the problem will go away. ZIRP (zero interest rate policy), NIRP (negative interest rate policy) and QE (quantitative easing) worked, sending most equity markets worldwide into record highs. Coronaphobia - the fear of being infected by the ...

Billionaire investor warns against buying the dip

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... science fiction," he said. "We still have no way of predicting the ultimate impact of this virus." He argued that quantitative, programmatic trading has exacerbated the market's volatile moves. "For investors, events such as the coronavirus make for ...

Fidelity sweeps Morningstar Australia Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... which is well supported in the institutional space, is worthy of attention from retail investors. A highly regarded quantitative research team and differentiated portfolio construction make this a strong contender for those seeking alternatives strategies," ...