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Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... billion and set aside ¥2 trillion for additional purchases of commercial paper and corporate bonds... until financial markets stabilise while at the same time, stressing that it would implement more stimulative measures if necessary. Looking back the ...

FPA launches benchmarking tool

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... systems and processes at a time when they need it most. "As the COVID-19 pandemic creates increasing volatility in financial markets and uncertainty among investors, financial planners need to ensure their practices are firing on all cylinders as they ...

Chief economist update: COVID-infected Aussie stats trickle in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Ho-hum. Financial markets widely expected the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to keep monetary policy settings unchanged at its April meeting especially so soon after announcing a comprehensive accommodation package the month before ...

CBA appoints chief economist

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... things." CBA said Halmarick and his team would ensure both internal and external stakeholders are well informed on financial markets. "Stephen and his team work to ensure that customers and clients are well informed and have a strong understanding of ...

A coronavirus-bitten cat bounce?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... attached to a person's heartbeat ( I don't know what that machine is called), but not when it comes to the financial markets. This is because, in terms of financial markets, the huge ups and downs represent lingering uncertainties especially ...

Melbourne fund tightens redemptions amid COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... accepted daily. "No doubt investors are aware of the COVID-19 crisis and the effect it is having on economics and financial markets globally," Newgate said in a letter to investors. "The fund has experienced volatility as many other funds have, with ...

Chief economist update: Oil gush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
If financial markets are going to time the beginning of the end - that is, when equity markets started their slippery slide into where we are now, it'll be 9 March 2020. That was the day the music died. Sure, equity markets were already sliding ...

Chief economist update: AUD depreciation no cure for coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... isolation and lockdowns limit domestic spending - as would the negative wealth effect from the sharp decline in the financial markets. That's why no one's mentioning a currency war these days. We're all in this together. This time is really ...

ASX suffers worst quarter in over a century

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... March," it said. Kyle Rodda, market analyst at IG, said yesterday marked the end of a turbulent quarter for global financial markets. "All-time highs and practically a sense of euphoria characterised its first half, and a bear market and a sense of total ...

Investors flock to TCorp floating rate note

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... issuance into its 2025 floating rate note, as investors seek shelter from the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on financial markets. With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to impact financial markets, New South Wales' $108 billion public sector investment ...