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Global stocks plunge as COVID-19 fear accelerates, oil crashes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... market alone losing US$5.7 trillion from its all-time highs a mere three weeks ago." Birkhold said the long-running bull market, which near reached an 11-year run, clouded investors views of the risks involved in equities. "The problem with a long-run ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street sneezes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... At the time, that fear was instilled by the ongoing US-China trade war (back then) and when the Fed "murdered" the bull market by delivering another 25 bps hike in the fed funds rate to 2.25%-2.50% at the conclusion of its 18-19 December FOMC meeting. ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus infects oil market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
It appears that no one and nothing is immune from the spread of the coronavirus. It's now turned the bull market in crude oil into a bear. Crude oil prices sank by more than 10% (the technical definition of a bear market) - WTI oil down 15.6%; Brent ...

Bearish sentiment bites Aussie investors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... some of the losses suffered this week. And yet, markets are still trading at a premium*, with the longest-running bull market in history near to celebrating its 11th birthday in just two months' time. That might be why investors are looking a bit ...

Where to invest when a GFC looms

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... alternative places to invest. "The most likely rationale for staying put is simply the direct conflict presented by an aging bull market for equities and an extended low yield environment for fixed income," Natixis said in the report. "With stocks in ...

Chief economist update: Lower iron ore a boon to the Aussie budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. In the case of iron ore prices, it's a tale of two markets this year - a bull market in the first half; a bear market in the second half. Iron ore fulfilled the condition for a bull market (defined as a 20% ...

Crunch time for boutique funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... and Firetrail Investments. Zenith Investment Partners head of equities research Quan Nguyen points to the continuing bull market as a reason for boutique launches -- and in offering pointers to what could hamper future ones. "This coupled with strong ...

Active, passive investing continues to confuse: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... identify opportunities and manage downside risk. "Over the past decade investors have enjoyed strong returns from a bull market supported by low rates and relatively low levels of volatility," Watson noted. "As a result, their return expectations may ...

New Bond ETF for BetaShares

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... has seen an increase in interest in its fixed income range as investors become increasingly wary of the late cycle bull market in equities. "The strong flows in the fixed income category have also been assisted by the growth in investment options now ...

Chief economist update: Surveys back All Ords climb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... FTSE-100 gained 10% and the Nikkei-225 index rose by a mere 6.2%. Aside from the optimism brought on by the (near) bull market in Australian equities, recent surveys show there may be more where it came from. The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) ...