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BlackRock turns optimistic on credit

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... an eventual recovery. Europe is more dependent on foreign trade." Japan equities are underweight (limited fiscal and monetary policy room for its central bank) while EM equities are neutral (cheaper valuations but COVID-19 is testing public health care ...

Chief economist update: BOJ expands Enhancement of Monetary Easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) added another monetary policy term to our vocabulary at its March 2020 meeting - Enhancement of Monetary Easing - as it tries to limit the economic fallout from the coronavirus. It had the same label for its expanded policy initiative ...

Bitcoin bonanza amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... of fears regarding inflation or the depreciation of currency has re-emerged among investors that are worried about the monetary and fiscal policy measures that have been used during the pandemic. "Many investors consider Bitcoin as a hedge to inflation ...

COVID-19 will bite into credit ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... government budgets are even in surplus. As S&P Global prints in its April 2020 report: "The unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus that many sovereigns are implementing in order to help their economies weather the pandemic will have long-lasting ...

Chief economist update: Turns out Brexit was heaven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... suggest that global growth has stabilised, reflecting the partial easing of trade tensions and the significant loosening of monetary policy by many central banks over the past year," he said. "Global business confidence and other manufacturing indicators ...

The next big short

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... almost all investors. Combine this with aggressive policy responses that are both restrictive (lockdowns) and supportive (monetary and fiscal stimulus), and it is not surprising to me that we have seen a dramatic increase in market volatility as investors ...

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... according to State Street Global Advisors head of global macro policy research Amlan Roy, who argues the International Monetary Fund's prediction of global growth falling to -3% in 2020 could lead to major social disruption. "The practice of referring ...

Australia versus the world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
While industry professionals praised the government's stimulus package, the International Monetary Fund seems convinced it's not enough. So who is right? The IMF predicted that global growth will be -3.3% this year, while Australia's GDP will be significantly ...

Financial services exec embroiled in bribery scheme

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... steps to prevent the firm from participating in the transaction and it is not being charged." The SEC will be seeking monetary penalties against Berko in addition to other remedies.

COVID-19 is not the only factor: deVere

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... decline. He said investors need to be focusing on other markers like the price of gold and oil, and watch international monetary policy measures closely. "There is a concern that the all-encompassing COVID-19 news could prevent investors from tracking ...