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ASX delays CHESS replacement again

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... lingering impact of the pandemic and their ability to cope with trading volumes. Many are requesting more testing. Early March 2020 saw an "unprecedented bursting of daily trade volumes", eclipsing previous records by approximately 3.5 million trades ...

Chief economist update: The next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... index rose by 0.5% on the day, the broader Stoxx 600 rallied by as much as 1.3% and closed at its highest level since early March. The euro currency surged to US$1.15 for the first time since January 2019. It's still a long way away from the EU having ...

Advisers switch platforms amid pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... communicate with their clients and accelerating their adoption of digital tools. "Since the start of the lockdown in early March, planners have significantly expanded their use of online meetings, email campaigns, digital signature tools and social media ...

S&P warns of record fallen angels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... below 7% late last month, and reached a three-month low of 5.90% on Monday, June 8, down from double-digit figures in early March," it said. S&P said retail funds investing in US high-yield bonds posted an inflow of US$5.1 billion during the week ended ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... After keeping the Bank Rate steady at 0.75% since 2018, it chopped 50 basis points to it in an emergency meeting in early March and by another 40 basis points to 0.1% later that month - as well as increasing its government and corporate bond purchases ...

Sydney boutique shutters fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... but it was closed out prematurely mid-way through the crash as the market became oversold and remained as such since early March." In April, it posted -2.45% returns for the month, as S&P 500 returned 12.68% (in USD) after rallying in the month. "The ...

Unemployment already over 15%: Roy Morgan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... estimate for March 2020 of 5.2%," it said. "The ABS figure for March was based on interviews conducted in reference to early March (pre shut-downs) and did not include data related to the situation in late March (post shut-downs)." About 68% of the people ...

The great fall of China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) - scheduled for early March - used as a rubberstamped platform to announce the country's growth target for the year. It might be hard to imagine (pre-coronavirus) ...

Economic impact worst since WWII: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... industries when flights from China were banned on February 1, quickly emerged as a serious threat to Australia's economy in early March," Roy Morgan chief executive Michele Levine said. "The rapid responses of governments around Australia to enforce ...

A coronavirus-bitten cat bounce?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... isn't another coronavirus-bitten cat bounce. But as the chart below shows, we've been here before... since early March - US equity indices (and the rest of the world) have been oscillating between huge rises and falls since. This is a good vital ...