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Markets melt down over 'premature' recession fears

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... ASX had its worst day since March 2020 yesterday, wiping $102 billion as investors got the jitters over a potential US recession. Mediocre jobs data released in the US sparked recession fears with investors also concerned the Federal Reserve is behind ...

Equip Super returns 9.23% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... pressures in Australia, it was a positive year for Equip Super members. "In the face of concerns over a potential US recession and rising interest rates earlier in the year, the majority of our members have enjoyed strong returns," Howard said. "The ...

Infrastructure's diversification benefits timely: Clearbridge

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... this variable lag." Langley said it's important to note that markets are currently estimating the probability of a US recession in 2024 at only 15%. This is an unusually low chance for this point in the economic cycle, he said, especially considering ...

Billionaires of all ages watching AI: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... billionaires," the report said. The report found 66% of first-generation wealth creators were concerned about a potential US recession and 62% about geopolitical tensions. Among the successors, though, inflationary pressures (57%) and the availability ...

Australian ETF industry crosses $150bn milestone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... exposures with $1.6 billion and $688 million in net inflows this year respectively. Also, despite global fears of US recession and the rising interest rate environment, nearly half of all investor assets ($74.6 billion) are held in international equities ...

US recession possible, but recovery would be strong: Capital Group

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
Despite an eventful first half of the year, the US economy has been surprisingly resilient, according to Capital Group economist Robert Lind. Addressing the audience at Capital Group's global mid-year investor outlook presentation, Lind said this is ...

It's not 2008, but there's likely more pain ahead: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... into problems," he said. "In turn, this will impact on local economies and small- and medium-sized businesses, thus US recession risks are higher." Amid market turmoil, Iggo favours bonds. "Fixed income markets love a rate peak," he said. "Returns from ...

US recession probability reaches 75% - is Australia at risk?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
According to UNSW Business School associate professor Konark Saxena, the probability of a US recession is about 75%, possibly impacting several macroeconomic indicators. To bring down inflation, the US Federal Reserve must increase interest rates until ...

Chief economist update: Japan to double down on stimulus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... sunshine. Japan's economy has risen and fell through the 1990-91 recession, the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the 2001 US recession, the 2007-2009 Great Recession, the 2010-2012 European sovereign debt crisis and lately, the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Evergreen launches stress testing tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... re-simulations of the global financial crisis, the Euro-debt crisis, the US credit rating downgrade, oil shocks and US recession, rising global interest rates, trade conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic. "The tool assesses how today's portfolios would ...