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Chief economist update: Easing does it (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
Easing of central bank monetary policy settings helped equity markets rebound and economies to recover from the "Great Recession" wrought by the Global Financial Crisis of 2009. Easing - this time, of social distancing and lockdown restrictions (implemented ...

Dividends take hit, but will recover

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... existing shareholders. Although the fall in economic activity will be larger than that seen during the GFC, fiscal and monetary stimulus should aid a quicker recovery. "The amount of government and central bank stimulus and support already exceeds that ...

Chief economist update: Annus horribilis with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... is for a year that's worse than "annus horribilis" but 2020 would be it. While the Bank of England (BOE) to keep monetary policy settings unchanged at its May meeting - the Bank Rate at a record low 0.1% and purchases at £645 billion - it's ...

Emerging markets weather varied COVID-19 storms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... deficits and foreign-denominated debt may continue to be at risk of capital flight, especially as they reach the limits of monetary and fiscal policy aimed at supporting their economies during this unprecedented demand shock," they said. "On the corporate ...

Chief economist update: Will emerging markets be first to emerge?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... months make. At the start of the year, in its 'World Economic Outlook' (WEO) report, the IMF's (International Monetary Fund) crystal ball predicted that "emerging market and developing economy group, growth is expected to increase to 4.4 ...

Long/Short fund returns 23.2% in April

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... by stock and sector. In an ASX announcement, the fund said the surge in performance came following enormous fiscal and monetary support from governments and central banks. "The fund performed strongly due to a recovery in many stocks that had been oversold ...

Chief economist update: The outlook for Australia, according to COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... governor Philip Lowe's statement - released after the Australian central bank's May 5 meeting (where it kept monetary policy settings unchanged, "including the targets for the cash rate and the yield on three-year Australian Government bonds ...

Chief economist update: No escaping the inverted yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... despite global developments and ongoing risks. With our decisions through the course of the past year, we believe that monetary policy is well positioned to serve the American people by supporting continued economic growth, a strong job market, and inflation ...

Chief economist update: Labor Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... numbers that will come out from Japan and the UK will be equally concerning, if not worse. This will make the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) world growth forecast of a 3.0% contraction this year seem optimistic. Monetary and fiscal stimulus ...

Chief economist update: No cheers as RBA hits inflation target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... this temporary, underscored by the revision in its June 2020 headline CPI forecast to 1.6% (February 2020 Statement on Monetary Policy) from 1.9% (November 2019 SoMP). Then COVID-19 this way came... igniting panic-buying (towards the end of the first ...