Finance

Markets retreat as concerns mount

Global share markets started the past week off strongly with US shares breaking out to new recovery highs, but gains were partly reversed later in the week 26 July 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image Jason Mowry) […]

Finance

Better coping with COVID-19

The elimination, and control, of COVID-19 is a long way off but market confidence is holding up amidst signs that nations are better managing the challenges of coronavirus   20 July 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital  […]

Finance

Retirees on edge

Superannuation system doesn’t deliver as COVID-19 puts paid to the old expression “looking forward to retirement” 7 July 2020 | Staff Writers (Image: Jack Finnigan) A survey of over 1,000 current and prospective retirees shows […]

Finance

Markets ride the ‘second wave’

Share markets and COVID-19 infections continue to move upwards 4 July 2020 | Shane Oliver,  AMP Capital (Image: Dimon Blr) Despite ongoing concerns about coronavirus most major share markets saw solid gains over the last […]

Economy

Second wave slowdown

A surge in new COVID-19 infections and cluster breakouts in nations where the virus appeared to be under control is a concern for markets 28 June 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital “Second wave” coronavirus fears […]

Finance

Deep V recovery

Some good data suggests a recovery from the dramatic COVID-19 economic lows but there are still plenty of variables and risks 21 June 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Shownen) The past week has seen an avalanche […]

Economy

Shares defy a wall of worry

Despite all the bad news there is some logic behind the 39% rally on global shares 6 June 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital  Share markets continued to power up over the last week as developed countries […]

Finance

A bounce is not a recovery

The market has bounced back from its COVID-19 low but what will stop the market returning to the pre-coronavirus high? 2 June 2020 | Roger Montgomery (Image: Danilo Batista) The worst seems to be over. […]

Economy

Global markets retreat

Global share markets pulled back over the last week on worries about second waves of VODI-19 outbreaks, the economic outlook and tensions with China 10 May 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Maksym Kaharlytskyi) It’s been […]

Economy

Economy getting ready to move

With a dramatic drop in new infections, Australia is reopening with a three staged easing of restrictions with the aim of having much of the economy operating again by July in a coronavirus safe environment […]