Finance
Good and bad news for global markets
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 […]
Comment
Australia responds: COVID-19 update
Crisis far from over but things have become a little more clear 3 April 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein Just ten days ago, Australia’s rate of COVID-19 infections had reached a point where the number of […]
Business
Virgin Australia. Bailout or buyout?
Having already primed the economy with a stimulus package worth a whopping 10 percent of GDP, the government will soon have other problems, Michael West reports on a neat solution to a very untidy problem, the […]
Culture
Homeleisure: the new fashion category for China
China’s population was the first to face a major lockdown, which came during the nation’s busiest festival, from this young Chinese consumers have led a new fashion trend 1 April 2020 | Jiaqi Luo, […]
Business
Maintaining banking system safety amid the COVID-19 crisis
The global banking system faces extraordinary pressures that will remain after the health crisis has been controlled 1 April 2020 | Tobias Adrian & Aditya Narain, IMF (IMAGE: Jan Kolario) Today we face economic upheaval […]
Economy
The IMF response to the COVID-19 crisis in Europe
Poul M. Thomsen, Director of the IMF’s European Department, looks at the implications for both nations within and outside of the Eurozone 31 March 2020 | Poul M. Thomsen COVID-19 has struck Europe with stunning […]
Finance
Australia’s $130 billion anti-virus economic injection
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 […]
Economy
Australia suspends lower limits for foreign investment review
Fears that foreign buyers may swoop on distressed Australian assets are more to do with optics than any imminent threats 30 March 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein In response to COVID-19 generated pressures on the Australian economy, […]
Finance
No telling where markets will end but controlling the virus is the beginning
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 […]
News
COVID-19 Racism Race: Sydney Morning Herald takes the lead
South Australia’s AMA President slams media reports of Chinese-Australians ‘hoarding’ medical supplies and sending them to China 27 March 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein Dr. Chris Moy, President of the South Australian branch of the Australian Medical […]
News
Targeting Chinese-Australians in an Australian crisis
The Sydney Morning Herald’s top journalist in a misleading beat-up wrongly suggesting Chinese-Australians are robbing the community of vital medical supplies 26 March 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein The front page of one of Australia’s major broadsheet […]
Comment
Why are Chinese-Australians taking social distancing seriously?
Thanks to a culture which recognises individuals should act with the greater good in mind, Chinese-Australians have potentially spared tens of thousands of Australians from COVID-19 infection 25 March 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein Short of […]
Comment
What is happening in Australia right now?
Many Chinese-Australians and Chinese working and studying in Australia are troubled in this crisis because it is difficult to understand the actions of our government and health officials, Marcus Reubenstein helps explain what is going […]
Comment
This is NOT an economic crisis!
The global reaction to the consequences of COVID-19 is absolutely warranted BUT its low mortality rate has lulled much of the world into ignoring the fight against a highly contagious virus. 20 March 2020 | […]
Comment
Behind the headlines is a painful lesson
Is an obsession with criticising everything China does about to deliver needless pain to countless people around the globe? 19 March 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein Since its breakout in Wuhan, most likely in December, COVID-19 […]