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Chief economist update: A sensationalised version of the flu?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... around the world have reported a total of 82,794 confirmed cases of the coronavirus COVID-19 that originated from Wuhan, China, and a death toll of 2,817 deaths". Based on its figures, this equates to a death rate of 3.4% -- it's grown from earlier ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street sneezes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
It may have started in China and is infecting its way around the planet but the coronavirus hadn't had much impact on equity markets until it hit investor sentiment on Wall Street. Five straight down days have taken returns on the S&P 500 index ...

EM debt relatively unscathed by virus: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... likely grow if the severity of the pandemic increases, and more uncertainty is priced into the market," the EM team said. "In China, sentiment has changed, and reactions have been more geared toward restarting the economy to try and avoid mass unemployment." ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... citizens -- €3 million allocated to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism for repatriation flights of EU citizens from Wuhan, China.

Three ETFs axed by Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... BetaShares product next month. From March 20, it will no longer publish qualitative research on iShares MSCI Japan (IJP), iShares China Large-Cap (IZZ) and BetaShares Australian Top 20 Equity Yield Maximiser (YMAX). It will also remove the analyst rating ...

Chief economist update: Who's afraid of COVID-19?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... spread. The latest World Health Organisation (WHO) data show that there are now 79,331 confirmed cases of infections (97.4% in China) across 29 countries with 2595 dead. You call that a virus? Flu is a virus. According to Medscape: "The World Health ...

Stability needed: Maroney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... long-term project to rebuild communities and lives," Maroney said. "Meanwhile, a virus that originated in an inland city in China is now having a global impact." This precarious start to 2020 after "a relatively positive 2019", Maroney said, shows why ...

China vaccinates against corona

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... financial markets back. According to Al Jazeera, a total of 76,288 cases and 2345 deaths have been reported in mainland China as at February 21 - there'll be several additions now as I type. These additions will continue to multiply for as long as ...

The sick short: Banking big on the coronavirus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... the World Health Organisation, 1873 people have died from the COVID-19 virus, with only three of these deaths outside of China. More than 73,332 people have been infected by the virus globally. As the saying goes, in every problem there is opportunity. ...

Bleak year for dividend growth in Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... vulnerable than peers elsewhere in part because payout ratios are so high, but also because of the country's exposure to China. This really highlights how a global approach to income enables investors to take advantage of the benefits of both geographical ...