Latest IMF report attempts to quantify the economic fallout of COVID-19 15 April 2020 | Gita Gopinath, IMF The world has changed dramatically in the three months since the publication of the IMF’s World Economic […]
Mixed news on the coronavirus front continues to feed into a bumpy ride for global financial markets 10 April 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Anna Shvets) Share markets pushed higher again over the past week […]
What signposts can we watch to be confident shares have bottomed? 8 April 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital After a roughly 35% plunge from their February high point to their lows around 23rd March, global and […]
Another week of volatility in investment markets but it’s both up and down volatility on a day to day basis as opposed to just straight down as was the case up until a couple of […]
The Australian government has announced a third, and far and away biggest, fiscal stimulus package to protect the economy from coronavirus driven shutdowns 30 March 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (IMAGE: Joshua Hoehne) Prime Minister Scott […]
After 30% plus falls from their highs earlier this year, share markets had a welcome rebound over the last week. 7 March 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: John Cameron) While the number of coronavirus cases […]
Share markets had a very volatile week, helped initially by more policy easing globally with both the Fed and the RBA cutting interest rates but only to get hit again by intensifying coronavirus concerns 7 […]
The US central bank decides not to wait and takes unusual step of lowering rates between board meetings 4 March 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: neonbrand) The US Federal Reserve has lowered its key Fed […]
Australia’s central bank cuts official interest rates to an historic low of 0.5 percent 3 March 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital The RBA has cut the cash rate by another 0.25% following its March board meeting […]
Share markets plunged over the last week on the back of a rapid escalation of new COVID-19 cases outside China 29 February 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Gigi Ling) The news on COVID-19 has got […]
Over the last few days, it seems as if global investors outside China have suddenly woken up to the economic threat posed by the coronavirus, more than a month after the virus became widely reported. […]
With much to ponder, global markets pulled back as GM announced it was pulling the plug on Australia’s most iconic car brand 22 February 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital Global share markets mostly fell over the […]
In the short-term it looks as though the combination of the impact of bushfires and COVID-19 will put the brakes on the Australian economy 17 February 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital The number of confirmed COVID-19 […]
At its first board meeting for the year the RBA leaves official cash rate at 0.75% 4 February 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital Australia’s central bank (RBA) last eased rates back in October and […]
With 2019 proving a solid year for investor returns, AMP Capital Chief Economist, Shane Oliver has five charts that are critical to the global outlook 24 January 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital Our high-level […]
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