27 March 2020
Emily Nicol
,
Chris Scicluna
- While Japanese stocks rallied into the weekend, momentum in other major markets softened after EU leaders failed to rise to the occasion again, with Merkel and co. still refusing to countenance issuance of a common euro area bond.
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26 March 2020
Emily Nicol
,
Chris Scicluna
- While the Senate finally endorsed the $2trn US fiscal support package, and the ECB confirmed legally that it will not need to abide by its issuer and issue limits under its new PEPP programme, the market mood in Asia was more downbeat as Covid-19 took its toll on sentiment.
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24 March 2020
Emily Nicol
,
Chris Scicluna
- While the flash March PMIs are signalling a deep contraction in global economic activity, the Fed’s commitment to buy an unlimited amount of USTs and agency MBS provided a fillip to Asian markets.
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23 March 2020
Emily Nicol
,
Chris Scicluna
- With the Asian market mood downbeat, and central banks, including the BoJ and RBNZ, upping their interventions to stabilise the markets, fiscal policy in the US and Germany will dominate attention at the start of the week.
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19 March 2020
Emily Nicol
,
Chris Scicluna
- After the ECB’s night-time PEPP announcement, the BoJ upped its asset purchases, the RBA cut its cash rate and started yield curve control, and the Fed announced a new facility targeted at money market funds.
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