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Changes to foreign investment rules hurt managed funds

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... Australia said the new temporary FIRB rules would curb the managed funds industry's ability to support Australia's economic recovery. It comes following Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's announcement on March 30 that Australia will extend the time frame for ...

Chief economist update: BOK holds as infections ease

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... high" while at the same time promising that: "The board will continue to conduct monetary policy so as to ensure that the recovery of economic growth is sustained and consumer price inflation can be stabilized at the target level over a medium-term horizon ...

BlackRock bullish on China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... and bonds in global indices may boost broad-market returns, but security selection will be the key driver of alpha amid recovery, which will likely be uneven across sectors.

Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... recovered from the virus in Hubei alone. Despite the US' own increasing body count, markets focused instead on the recovery in Wuhan, with the S&P 500 soaring 3.41%, the Dow Jones lifting 3.44% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lifting 2.58%. At ...

Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... conclusion that despite the solid bounce in regional bourses in recent weeks, investors are not factoring in an economic recovery," he said. "Instead they are embracing a combination of cheap valuations and lower earnings risk and are finding this in ...

Big banks cop a beating

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... expectation of a significant economic shock in 1H20. The agency said it expects GDP to shrink in 1H20, with only a modest recovery starting in 2H20 and extending into 2021. "Unemployment is likely to spike sharply and remain very elevated relative to ...

Chief economist update: Different contagion, same fiscal policy divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... isolate then you deny the virus that opportunity." Where doubt remains over China's early lockdown and reported early recovery, fresh reports out of Europe provide proof that lockdowns work. As at April 5, Italy recorded its lowest daily deaths in ...

The shape of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
It's time to start thinking about recovery and what shape it might take; a U, a V or as some think, maybe even the Nike swoosh tick. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, likens his forecast to the Nike swoosh rather than a V- or U-shaped ...

Lonsec recommends PCFM fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... volatility, arguably because China's response included a relatively quick shutdown, which could lead the nation to a quicker recovery. "It's also starting to warm up. It's going to take a while before that makes a difference to the spread of the virus ...

Market recovery or dead cat bounce?

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... billion JobKeeper stimulus package saw the ASX soar 7% in its best session in 40 years. But are we witnessing a market recovery, or just a dead cat bounce? Today, the Aussie bourse followed a strong session in the US overnight, rising 2.7% in the first ...