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First in first out?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
As if reports that China hasn't recorded any domestically-transmitted cases of the coronavirus for several days running aren't good news enough, the latest purchasing managers' survey from the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) provides an early indication ...

Market recovery or dead cat bounce?

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... risk of a depression has eased, it's unlikely that we will have a quick economic recovery, she said. "If we look to China which was the first country to enforce lockdowns, while the situation has improved from earlier this year, only 80-90% activity ...

Chief economist update: A whole new world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... from, as necessary spending on defense and espionage became unnecessary and instead put to more productive enterprise. Even China - under Deng Xiao Ping - has embraced pseudo-capitalism and its economy boomed, in effect, marking the triumph of capitalism ...

Sargon trustee businesses sale expected soon

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... other entities were forced into administration after they defaulted on interest payments of a loan made to the companies by China's Taiping Trustees. So far, OneVue has been able to recoup $4.36 million from selling Sargon's stake in ASX-listed Sequoia ...

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 ...