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Market Update 20 March 2020 | AMP Capital

Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets remained under pressure over the last week as the number of coronavirus cases continued to surge, economic data started to weaken sharply and financial markets saw increasing dysfunction. The latter was highlighted by a blow out in corporate borrowing rates and a surge in government bond yields (as fund managers facing redemptions sold their liquid previously strong positions and their has been a rush into …

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COVID-19 update: effect on equities and bond markets | AMP Capital

The impact of the novel Coronavirus outbreak has played out in an unprecedented manner on stock markets over the past few weeks, with large falls, extreme volatility and rapidly changing conditions across the major markets. This is unlike any crisis we’ve witnessed over the past few decades, with movements of more than 5% on a daily basis. It’s difficult at this stage to predict how far this situation might run for the global economy, …

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Assessing companies as peak COVID-19 panic approaches | AMP Capital

Assessing companies as peak COVID-19 panic approaches As markets head towards peak panic with the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to critically assess which of your moves are based on a temporary versus long-term environment – remembering always that we believe fortune favours investors who can hang tight when fear takes over. The state of play As we move into the thick of the COVID-19 outbreak globally, we are closely monitoring the duration and depth of …

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After the Bell: daily market update, March 19 | AMP Capital

ECONOMICS & MARKETS After the Bell: daily market update, March 19 19 Mar, 2020 We take a look at markets on a day marked by a substantial easing of monetary policy from the Reserve Bank of Australia, and continued COVID-19 panic worldwide. While every care has been taken in the preparation of this recording, AMP Capital Investors Limited (ABN 59 001 777 591, AFSL 232497) and AMP Capital Funds Management Limited (ABN 15 159 …

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Tech in the 2020s: what’s on the cards in the decade ahead? | AMP Capital

Tech in the 2020s: what’s on the cards in the decade ahead? As we begin a new decade, one thing is undeniable: technology bears a far greater influence on our daily lives and investment portfolios than it ever has. The impact has been so spectacular that the dispersion between companies, individuals, and investors embracing technology and those who haven’t has never been wider. It is unsurprising therefore that understanding where we are in this cycle, …

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What the RBA’s response to COVID-19 means for the Australian economy | AMP Capital

What the RBA’s response to COVID-19 means for the Australian economy The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) met today and agreed to a support package for the Australian economy, through the challenging period that is the COVID-19 outbreak. The central bank acknowledged this is, first and foremost, a health issue, and that the primary response is to manage the health of the population. As the RBA said, other arms of policy play an important …

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The threat to Australian house prices from Coronavirus | AMP Capital

The threat to Australian house prices from Coronavirus Key points The Australian housing market is at risk from the coronavirus recession Australia has now entered. A relatively short recession that sees unemployment rise to around 7.5% would likely only set prices back around 5% or so after which prices would bounce back. But a deeper recession with say 10% unemployment risks tripping up the underlying vulnerability of the housing market around high prices and high …

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After the Bell: daily market update, March 18 | AMP Capital

ECONOMICS & MARKETS After the Bell: daily market update, March 18 18 Mar, 2020 It was another rough day in markets and there’s more downside to go. AMP Capital’s senior economist, Diana Mousina, talks through the day that was, including a summary of wartime-like measures announced by Australian prime minister Scott Morrison. While every care has been taken in the preparation of this information contained in this website, neither AMP Capital Investors Limited (ABN …

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Mixed implications for infrastructure as COVID-19 outbreak continues | AMP Capital

COVID-19: Impacts on Infrastructure AMP Capital believes infrastructure, as an asset class, offers defensive positioning that makes it an attractive inclusion in a portfolio in an environment such as the one we are currently facing. That’s not to say that individual infrastructure assets won’t be exposed to significant risk from the COVID-19 outbreak, however, in our view, a number of defining characteristics of the sector – consistent returns, lower volatility, and reliable long-term income yields …

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Learnings for Aussie equities investors as a shutdown looms | AMP Capital

Learnings for Aussie equities investors as a shutdown looms The lockdown measures in Australia are at their beginnings, sending markets into a meltdown. For nervous holders of Aussie equities, it’s worth remembering there are two situations to brace portfolios for: the course this pandemic will run, and the inevitable recovery. Getting the facts right Though the number of cases in Australia of COVID-19 seem relatively low compared to global counterparts, this virus is spreading quickly …