Nothing short of containment and massive coordinated monetary and fiscal stimulus will save the global economy, economists believe. The RBA is now in on the act and the Australian government is doing its bit as well.
The February result season started out well but faded as the month progressed. Subsequent developments nevertheless ensure past earnings results now have little relevance.
A sluggish economy and a strong stock market in 2019. Forecasts for 2020 are becoming increasingly diverse.
The Australian stock market looks set to begin 2020 on from an overvalued position, making gains in the year hard to come by.
Recession or recovery? The global economy is on a knife edge heading into 2020, due to ongoing uncertainties meeting renewed central bank support. How should investors greet the New Year?
In the wake of bank reporting season, disappointed brokers cannot see how dividend levels can be sustained given the gale force headwinds blowing in FY20.
Saxo Bank suggests the failure of a decade of monetary policy experimentation will lead the world into recession despite the lowest rates in history. It will begin with US dollar intervention.
A comprehensive assessment of the August 2019 reporting season that might have been the worst since the GFC, but central bankers cutting rates provided ongoing support.
The February result season was one of the worst on record. The August result season actually was the worst on record.
The Royal Commission has changed the face of Australian banking, the housing market bust has killed loan demand, and ever lower RBA rates are not much helping. Nor are increasing capital requirements.
