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Chief economist update: BOK holds as infections ease

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... (BOK) decision to keep monetary policy settings unchanged at its 9 April meeting. So does the fact that the Korean central bank announced policy easing measures only less than a month before. At its March 16 emergency meeting, the BOK cut its base rate ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... according to the Reserve Bank of Australia. However, this year is a different story across the world. The European Central Bank has asked banks to defer dividend payouts until October, while the UK has seen nearly half of its biggest listed companies ...

Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... was still struggling to recover. "Australia (-27.5%) continues to struggle to lift despite very low case numbers, central bank QE and zero interest rate policy, not to mention one of the largest fiscal responses amongst all nations (which could cost ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... Japan (BOJ) acted quickly in response to the coronavirus outbreak. In an emergency meeting on March 16, the Japanese central bank announced it would buy ETFs at an annual pace of ¥12 trillion, double its J-REIT purchases to ¥180 billion and set aside ...

Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Wall Street's rally seems to have run out of steam, with the major indexes ending the day of trade in a sea of red. Early in trade the Dow Jones surged 900-points before closing down 0.12%. Similarly, the S&P 500 lost 0.16% and the Nasdaq Composite ...

Chief economist update: COVID-infected Aussie stats trickle in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... conducting one-month and three-month repo operations in its daily market operations until further notice. In addition, the central bank will conduct longer-term repo operations of six-month maturity or longer at least weekly, as long as market conditions ...

The catalysts for a rebound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
As global markets begin to simmer down, there are three catalysts that can cause a rebound in emerging markets debt, according to Eaton Vance. The investment company said global markets have settled into a more normal, high volatility environment from ...

Opportunities in fixed interest during crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... get US-style spreads into our portfolios by buying names that we know the Fed, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank (ECB) are going to be buying." It has also been buying "high quality corporates" such as McDonalds, Coles and Apple. Despite ...

Chief economist update: Different contagion, same fiscal policy divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... date, the Euro Stoxx-50 has dropped by 28.9%, giving up all its 2019 gains (24.8%), and then some. While the European Central Bank (ECB) has kept policy interest rates unchanged to date, it has announced several accommodative policy measures, including ...

The shape of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
It's time to start thinking about recovery and what shape it might take; a U, a V or as some think, maybe even the Nike swoosh tick. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, likens his forecast to the Nike swoosh rather than a V- or U-shaped ...