coronavirus

While the primary impacts of Coronavirus are currently being felt by individuals and communities around the world, the duration and severity of its effect is still...

The most recent Crestone Investment Forum was held on 26 February, yet much has transpired globally and in Australia since that time. Most pressingly,...

Without trying to sound like an expert the issue at hand for most economies is not so much the sickness and deaths associated with the virus itself, it is the...

We are in the eye of the worst financial storm in modern history, which has vaporised the liquidity of key government bond markets, compelling profound central bank...

The bond market has a reputation for seeing what is coming before other asset markets begin to adjust. While equity markets embarked upon a feverish rally in January...

In today's emergency podcast, our attention turns to one of the most volatile periods in money markets we have seen in a century. We thought given the uncertainty,...

One factor I have been watching closely is the spread of the coronavirus through summer or tropical countries. For most of February, it appeared travellers brought...

The last seven days have been historic times in markets. The eleven-year bull market that started on 9 March 2009 finally ended eleven years and two days later, amidst...

The most recent Crestone Investment Forum was held on 26 February, yet much has transpired globally and in Australia since that time. Most...

The spread of coronavirus, COVID-19 has created fresh uncertainty for the global growth outlook and sparked volatility in financial markets.We offer key facts on the...

In John Hempton’s eyes, what is occurring in financial markets is not an economic problem that can be solved through central bank stimulus. It’s a virus problem, and...

On 28 February I wrote to the Reserve Bank of Australia, the prime minister, and the treasurer warning that “it is clear both equity and bond markets are starting to...

Coronavirus shocks have resulted in a major blow to Australia by slowing economic activity with its major trading partner, China. We look at the 3 sectors hit hardest...

The last two weeks have been brutal for investors, with major indices descending into bear market territory with a sense of aggression reminiscent of when the 2008...

Following the biggest market sell-off since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 and volatility not seen since the 1987 crash, we turn to our investment teams for their...

The coronavirus has thrown the markets for a loop, understandably. Half of the solution is understanding the problem, so we are reassured by the universal and unified...

The long-awaited sell-off in markets has finally arrived and as is usually the case, the bears are sinking their teeth hardest into the small fish, with the S&P/ASX...

Investors are facing a new reality. The longest bull market in history seems to be over. A double shock, triggered by a global pandemic and an oil price war, are...

At the beginning of this year when we wrote our outlook for 2020, we were more positive than most on the idea that the housing cycle was moving into full swing, which...

Figures for the coronavirus outbreak in China totalled 80,754 as of 9 March 2020. According to the National Health Commission there were...