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Chief economist update: China leads the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... worldwide recession is at hand. The latest economic stats from China - ground zero - provide an indication of where other economies are headed. Industrial production dropped by 13.5% (year-on-year) in the January-February period following a 6.9% expansion ...

Panic selling to do more damage: Ord Minnett

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... "Recent market moves are unprecedented and in some assets, largely unjustified," it said. "The impact of the virus on economies is uncertain, and therefore the ability to price the risk is near impossible, particularly against a backdrop of an already ...

Coronavirus is an investment opportunity: Fidelity

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... That's according to Paul Taylor, portfolio manager of the Fidelity Australian Equities Fund. "Coronavirus will impact economies, markets and lives - but when you look at it from a market perspective, it's important to recognise it's a one ...

Trump slams Fed in Twitter tirade

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... usual, Jay Powell and the Federal Reserve are slow to act," he tweeted. "Germany and others are pumping money into their economies. Other Central Banks are much more aggressive. The U.S. should have, for all of the right reasons, the lowest Rate. We ...

Equities not that expensive: Hamish Douglass

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... said the value of assets and investments are 100% sensitive to interest rates. "Central banks are trying to stimulate economies with these policies of super low interest rates," he said. "But at the same time, they're putting the very institutions ...

Chief economist update: Coronaphobia sickens Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... digress. While most nations around the world are reeling from the virtual freezing of economic activity in their respective economies and sharp declines in their equity markets, Japan is fast becoming a special (basket) case. Japan's economy contracted ...

Boutique dealer groups merge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... director Andrew Coloretti told Financial Standard that the merger was driven by a desire from both groups to achieve economies of scale. "We were also attracted to accessing enhanced technology solutions for clients, and enhanced internal capabilities," ...

Chief economist update: Welcome to the day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... engaged in a concerted/coordinated scrambling to mitigate the negative impact of the spreading disease on their respective economies and the world at large. This is underscored by the 'Statement of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' ...

Chief economist update: The C word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... country central banks and fiscal authorities have been acting/giving assurances of supporting their respective domestic economies as cases of infections from the coronavirus multiplied and spread around the world. But it's the sharp sell-off in the ...

EM debt relatively unscathed by virus: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... fewer direct economic ties to China and import commodities may do better, as falling import prices are a boost to their economies. "Our overall view is that the virus is more widespread than has been reported, meaning there is still a vast amount of ...