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Chief economist update: Australia succumbs to pandemic-induced recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
It was good - so good - while it lasted. But as the saying goes, "nothing lasts forever". It had been more than a generation since Australia experienced "the recession we had to have" back in 1990/91. The Australian economy withstood the US savings ...

Emerging market debt rebounds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... to -3.0%. However, Eaton Vance said, for several countries, the outlook appears worse. India's GDP forecast is at -4.5%, Russia's -6.6%, Brazil's -9.1%, Mexico's 10.5% and South Africa's is -8.0%. "These countries, which typically grow at a decent rate ...

Chief economist update: Could COVID-19 dissenters be correct?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... want to live amongst the compliant, "there's plenty of countries that we'd be happy to ship him off to - China, Russia, Cuba, North Korea, just to name a few". No harm, no foul. China, Russia, Cuba, North Korea are heavens compared to one gentle ...

Financial institution charged over Epstein scandal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
The US Department of Financial Services (DFS) has hit Deutsche Bank with a US$150 million penalty for the bank's relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. This marks the first enforcement action by a regulator against a financial institution ...

Chief economist update: Still the best and better than all the rest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... the US - 2,463,166 total cases; 38,998 new cases; and 124,279 total deaths - or Brazil - 1,192,474; 38,998; 53,874 - or Russia - 606,881; 40,995; 8,514. Some would claim that this is because Australia has a smaller population compared to these countries. ...

COVID-19 poses unique human rights threats

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
COVID-19 is posing distinct threats to the digital human rights of people all over the world, with consequences for companies and investors. In a new paper Robeco head of sustainability integration Masja Zandbergen expressed the belief that if digital ...

Global dividends to fall 15%: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... equivalent to underlying growth of 4.3%. The US and Canada each saw all-time quarterly records, while Japan, Hong Kong, and Russia broke Q1 records. The index of global payouts rose to a record 196.3. To assess the impact of the pandemic on 2020 dividends ...

COVID-19 to lead to deglobalisation: Amundi

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
Despite improving investor sentiment and inflows into emerging markets, the coronavirus pandemic will have a significant economic impact on several countries, as they struggle to manage the health emergency. That's according to Amundi Asset Mangement ...

The domino effect: Oil falls, markets follow

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... their businesses," Craig said. "Low oil prices will also put pressure on commodity-exporting emerging markets, such as Russia, the Middle East and Latin America. However, this benefits importers in Asia, especially India, whose current account deficit ...

Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... weak start and entered bull market territory, defensives led the rise, oil rose on one comment from an Algerian minister, Russia said they are willing to cut production and safe havens were reasonably flat," he said. "Despite the up-and-down state of ...