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US faces deepest recession on record

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
The US is facing a COVID-19 triggered recession that will be the worst on record, according to Bank of America economists. It comes as about 6.65 million people filed for unemployment in the US this week, in the highest level of claims received by the ...

Pandemic response concerns overblown

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
Deloitte Access Economics is urging Australians to leave their concerns about the budgetary impact of Australia's response to COVID-19 at the door. New analysis by Deloitte Access Economics partner Chris Richardson shows Australians needn't be concerned ...

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 ...

Asset devaluation continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... the circumstances as they evolve and to ensure that all asset values reflect "fair value" across all account balances. The news comes after AustralianSuper and UniSuper both devalued their unlisted assets last week. It's been a tough time for super ...

Chief economist update: Oil gush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... time) was met by the slide in crude oil prices. Brent crude oil prices slumped by 23.7% to US$34.54 following unexpected news that, instead of agreeing to cut oil production at their March 6 meeting, "OPEC+" talks collapsed due to Russia's dissent ...

Not buy time yet: Lonsec

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Lonsec's chief investment officer says valuations look way cheaper than a month ago, but he's not hitting buy just yet for its $600 million managed accounts asset pool. Lonsec's managed accounts have about $600 million in assets under management and ...

Business unusual: COVID-19 threats facing real estate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... long-term lease commitments of many office tenants." Demand for co-working spaces increasing, he argued, may not be the best news for landlords. "[However] adopting active leasing strategies to capitalise on the workspace of the future may bear fruit ...

Self-isolation to accelerate secular trends

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
The world's new reality will soon be defined by social distancing and self-isolation. And while that might be sad for most of us, some stand to benefit incredibly from the new normal. Speaking with Financial Standard, Antipodes Partners chief investment ...

Is it time to lean on the Future Fund?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
The government's $213 billion stimulus package is set to push up the country's total debt but experts say it is not reason enough to draw down on the sovereign wealth fund. The government has so far announced $213 billion in stimulus spending ...

Return of the king

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Holding cash as part of your portfolio may not be sexy, but in uncertain times investors are rushing back to old faithful. In January this year, Financial Standard published a piece on cash management and all those who held cash also held the same mentality ...