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Gargantuan stimulus needed to survive economic disaster

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... delivery of the arts. They also urged the government to consider long-term "war bonds" or "COVID bonds" at low interest rates, similar to what the government issued during WWII. "The bonds would allow visibility into the extent to which the Commonwealth ...

BlackRock turns optimistic on credit

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... -provide a favorable backdrop. Developed market central bank actions should pave the way for lower volatility in interest rates, providing a stable environment for credit spreads to narrow," Boivin said in the note. "The risk of temporary liquidity crunches ...

Credit value exists in emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... sovereign bond issuance increase in EM during 2020. "We've already seen EM central banks move to reduce benchmark interest rates and boost liquidity, and most EM countries are planning large relief programs to ease the shock on their local economies," ...

Oil tanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... infection. Lower oil prices reduce businesses' operating costs but zero operating costs plus zero customers even at zero interest rates for working capital equals zilch. Just ask Virgin Airlines.

ETF demand boosts gold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... correction there was an expectation it would be quite aggressive," Walesby said. "Another reason is because real interest rates were going negative globally, across the developed world, so even though the yield on gold is zero it is still higher than ...

APRA-regulated fund or SMSF: It's all the same

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... cash, 17% is in property and 43% is in shares. Shares are down about 30%, property valuations are down and the interest rates SMSFs are likely getting on their cash holdings are falling fast. The RBA has reported that the average term deposit rate on ...

Boutique buys out Bennelong

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... Australian investors challenged by today's 'lower for longer' equity growth environment and historically low interest rates," MacLeod said. "We look forward to leveraging our track record and momentum to pursue new opportunities." Bennelong ...

Listed infrastructure mispriced: FSI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... value since the GFC," Greenup said. "Listed infrastructure firms are trading at very low earnings multiples despite interest rates being low to negative around the world. "I do get worried about governments and central banks printing money, but I sleep ...

Chief economist update: Different contagion, same fiscal policy divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... 28.9%, giving up all its 2019 gains (24.8%), and then some. While the European Central Bank (ECB) has kept policy interest rates unchanged to date, it has announced several accommodative policy measures, including increased QE. ECB assets have grown ...

Pandemic response concerns overblown

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... be concerned about the budgetary impact of the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with record low interest rates ensuring the decision to borrow hundreds of billions makes sense. According to Richardson, while the numbers involved in Australia's ...