Is coronavirus driving a recession, depression or an economic hit like no other? What does it mean for the bear market in shares?

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Key points Global share markets have fallen into a bear market, but whether this turns out to be long or short depends on how long the hit to the economy... Read more continue reading

Pandemic lockdown drives recession and turmoil

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It hardly seems like a few of weeks ago that we were considering the imminent spread of COVID-19 outside of China and to the rest of the world. While the... Read more continue reading

Historic stimulus a welcome relief to mid-market businesses

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The Pitcher Partners network congratulates the federal government for legislating a comprehensive $189 billion economic stimulus package. These measures were announced in several tranches. Last week, the government announced a... Read more continue reading

Consumer confidence slumps to 30-year low

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Consumer confidence; Manufacturing & services activity Consumer confidence: The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating fell by 27.8 per cent last week. The index fell from 100.7 to 72.2 –... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 20 March, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets remained under intense pressure over the last week as the number of new coronavirus cases continued to surge, economic... Read more continue reading

Five charts on investing to keep in mind in rough times like these

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Key points Successful investing can be really difficult in times like the present with immense uncertainty around the impact of coronavirus on the outlook. This makes it all the more... Read more continue reading

NSW releases COVID-19 stimulus package

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The NSW Government has announced a major $2.3 billion health and economic stimulus package to protect the community and help protect jobs in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak over... Read more continue reading

Retail spending rose in February

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Retail trade Retail trade: Early estimates show that retail trade rose by 0.4 per cent in February. Retail trade data is important for consumer-focused companies. What does it all mean?... Read more continue reading

Comparing two market crises: a new type of crisis requires a new solution

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The Global Financial Crisis of 2008 was a gigantic worldwide liquidity crisis that morphed into a recession but was largely treatable by monetary policy with fiscal support. Novel monetary and... Read more continue reading

Equity markets can survive this crisis

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The market has reacted sharply over the past week as news of COVID-19 continues to dominate. The policy response has been to encourage social distancing to slow the pace of... Read more continue reading