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KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020

... far the steepest drop from an all-time high in the history of the US stock market," it said in a March update. "The VIX index spiked over 80, matching levels during the GFC. This was a black swan event that our proprietary model did not forecast. "The ...

Chief economist update: Powell blamed for fall on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020

... this is just the normal (well, abnormal given current coronavirus conditions) day-to-day volatility on Wall Street. The VIX index - the fear gauge - may have risen by 6.8% overnight, but at a reading of 35.28, it's waaay down from the record high ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020

... were even more workers out of work that month - 870K versus the initial estimate of 701K. To top these all, the CBOE VIX index - the fear gauge - has fallen to a reading of 27.98 on the day which is the lowest reading since 26 February this year (two ...

Chief economist update: Stimulus measures ease extreme fear

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020

... in the month of March - the steepest monthly decline since January 1946. Still, there's reason for optimism. The VIX index - the fear gauge - has come down from a record high of 82.69 in March (higher than its GFC peak) to around 45.41 (lower than ...

Chief economist update: The corona crash of 2020

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020

... to hide. Everywhere you look, there's gloom and... there's doom. Financial markets are running scared - the VIX index jumped by 40% overnight to a reading of 75.47 - the highest since the 80.86 reading way back in November 2008 in the aftermath ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus causes equity market correction

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020

... other media organisations by printing the gloomiest and doomiest headline of them all. But it's working. The CBOE VIX index - the fear gauge - jumped to a reading of 40.1 at the close of last Friday's trading - the highest since 2011. Most global ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street sneezes

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020

... Dow to minus 5.5%. As the old saying goes: "When Wall Street sneezes, the rest of the world catch a cold". The CBOE VIX index has risen by 100% this year, suggesting that fear has doubled since the opening trade of this year. To put that in perspective ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus has gone viral

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020

... markets around the world, from New York to Rio and ol' London town. The financial markets' fear is palpable. The VIX index - the "fear gauge" - jumped to reading of 18.23 overnight from this year's low of 12.10 - recorded immediately after ...

Chief economist update: Weaker yen strengthening Japan

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019

... indications from the Markit PMI surveys that the contraction in global manufacturing activity has bottomed. As such, the VIX index - the fear gauge - has dropped from this year's high of 24.59 in August to a reading of 11.75 overnight. This was around ...

Chief economist update: US recession in the offing

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019

... Russell 2000 (1.35%). Meanwhile, 10-year US bond yields closed at 2.14% - the lowest since January this year - and the VIX index jumped by 18.2% on the day. Wall Street's reaction is to be expected particularly given Trump's latest bombshell ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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