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Chief economist update: US labour market turns V-shaped

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... and the danger that it poses with regards to spreading the coronavirus, could force authorities to re-enforce social distancing and lockdown restrictions anew. Then again, the Fed and the White House are prepared to do more if the worse returns. The ...

SMSFs to weather the storm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... it." The issue, Shorte said, is the potential for a second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak leading to further social distancing measures. "That's the biggest fear for most SMSF trustees," he said. "That would trigger losses in retirement savings and trustees ...

Collapse of REITs spells opportunity: SG Hiscock

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... misbehaviour of gearing up, owning poor assets or embarking on other non-core activities - but through the impacts of social distancing. Now, REITs are on the frontline as the economy reopens, Berry said. "Capital markets are opening and functioning ...

Expats sweat as main residence CGT cut-off looms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... hundreds of thousands of dollars - compared to it not being a taxable event at all." He argued COVID-19 related social distancing measures has put further pressure on sellers, as exemplified by the above. These include no longer being able to hold inspections ...

Chief economist update: V could still become W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... and slaying citizens of planet Earth. Under house arrest and in solitary confinement - forced upon society by social distancing measures and lockdown restrictions - it seemed like eternity. Equity market investors were correct in divesting stocks in ...

Chief economist update: Japan reopens for business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... low recorded on March 19 and more than halving its deep 30.0% loss for the year to 12.3%. Similarly, easing social distancing rules and lockdown restrictions in other nations - and some semblance of financial market stability -- have reduced safe-haven ...

Chief economist update: Border brawl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... second wave of infections and deaths that would again cripple business activity through the re-imposition of social distancing and lockdown measures. Latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and the CBA-Markit Economics surveys underscore ...

Multi-boutique warns of fourth quarter reckoning

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... prolonged weakness. Aviation is likely to be the hardest hit, she said, with retail also facing the ramifications of social distancing measures for the foreseeable future - even after lockdowns are lifted. "Market participants should anticipate a wave ...

Chief economist update: Pay cut or pay not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... household incomes afloat and therefore, mitigate a much sharper decline in consumer spending. The gradual easing of social distancing and lockdown restrictions in the country - barring a second wave - would also help. This is reflected in the recent ...

Australia facing largest ever GDP fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... took the unemployment rate to rise by the same amount in the early 1990s. The Treasurer said the combination of social distancing, lower incomes and increased uncertainty has weighed heavily on aggregate demand and has resulted in reduced cash flow. ...