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Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... STOXX 600 companies in Q1 are expected to surge 71.3% from a year earlier, which would mark the best quarter for European stocks since IBES records began nine years ago" and that, "European bank Q1s show fading concerns about pandemic driven meltdown". ...

UK loses £800bn in assets amid Brexit fears

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... no-deal scenario, MSCI executive director of risk management solutions research Thomas Verbraken estimates UK and European stocks could fall by about 25%. Various scenarios tested suggest a significant slowdown in the UK economy and large losses in its ...

Sell everything (again?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... The major correction sparked by China would snowball; oil could fall as low as US$16 per barrel; Wall Street and European stocks will fall 10-20%, "with even an deeper slide for the FTSE 100 given its high weighting of energy and commodities companies. ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street snapped a five-day losing streak and European stocks were boosted by bargain-hunting after recent China-inspired losses. At 0802 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... (PMI) came in at 48.2 in July, the weakest reading since 48.1 in April 2014, according to Markit's data. LONDON - European stocks fell as poor data out of China sent a chill through markets about the prospects of a global economic recovery. London's ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... growth in China and weak aviation parts sales. IBM fell 5.9 per cent, while UTC dropped 7.0 per cent. LONDON - European stocks reversed their trend as volatile commodity prices and company results hit shares, giving up some of the gains won over the ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... outlook on its YouTube business and hinted that moves to return cash to shareholders were in the horizon. LONDON - European stocks marked a pause despite growing optimism over Greece which was given a further boost as the EU approved a 7 billion euros ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... for more than three hours due to an "internal technical issue" that it said was not caused by hacking. LONDON - European stocks finished higher, despite heavy losses in China, on hopes of a resolution to the Greek crisis after European leaders gave Athens ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... interest rates would be slow, before easing to $US1.1407. "US equity markets opened higher and spread optimism across European stocks which reversed earlier losses and climbed higher during the afternoon's session," said Myrto Sokou, senior research ...

Grexit nears, markets cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... yesterday. Grexit here we come! And yet, the "fear gauge" - the VIX index - dropped 3.8% to 14.81 overnight. And yet, European stocks rebounded - the Stoxx 600 index increased by 0.65% -- after Friday (minus 0.9%) and Monday's (minus 1.6%) big falls. ...
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