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Dow skyrockets in two-day winning streak

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... bottom, they should look to a stabilisation in the growth rate of COVID-19 cases in the world's three largest economies (China, Europe and the US), Perpetual said. They should also look out for declining credit spreads, for the financial sector to ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... performers over the period have been strategies which lagged the strong bull-run in 2019." This is likely due to the fact that China makes up slightly more than one third of the emerging markets benchmark, which has only fallen 11.9% during the COVID-19 ...

Chief economist update: Lock us down Scotty!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
Think your 30-50% year-to-date loss in your equity portfolio is bad? Just wait until all buyers disappear, consumed by a tiny speck of micro-organism. Remember Murphy's Law? "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong". Monetary and Keynesian stimulus ...

Chief economist update: What happens in China...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... dating will just have to evolve to online romances, online dinners, online kissing and online divorces. No pain, no gain! China - the epicentre of the virus - and its actions provide a guide on what happens next. China quarantined and locked down activity ...

Hamish Douglass remains confident amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... than ever that we look forward and not backwards in this world." During the roadshow, Douglass said cloud computing and China would continue to be investment opportunities in the future. "We have to understand the power of these technology platforms... ...

JP Morgan commits $86m to COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... existing not-for-profit partners responding to the COVID-19 crisis, and US$8 million will assist small businesses in the US, China and Europe, vulnerable to economic hardships during the developing crisis. The remaining US$35 million will be deployed ...

Best, worst equities performers in COVID-19 sell-off revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... Italy and the US, Morningstar argued. "At this point Asia appears to be getting 'ahead of the pandemic curve,' with China and South Korea curtailing new COVID-19 infections, while confirmed cases continue to escalate exponentially in Europe and ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... the coronavirus guarantees a second quarter - putting the economy in a technical recession. Having said this, reports that China is starting to re-open for business offer a silver lining, the same way that China's strong growth in 2008-2009 prevented ...

Wall Street tumbles, ASX holds ground

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
Wall Street has been taking a battering since the coronavirus outbreak left the shores of China, with the S&P 500 falling another 12% overnight. A sharp cut in interest rates, stricter quarantine enforcements around the globe and a change of tone from ...

Chief economist update: China leads the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... With economic activity frozen in most parts of the globe, a 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) ...